Introvert or Extrovert: How a Camera Changed My Life
I spent most of my life as a deep introvert, and grief pushed me deeper. What pulled me back out was a camera. Here is the story, and what it taught me.
Introverts make natural writers and reluctant marketers, and a writing career demands both. These articles cover working as an introvert: networking without draining yourself, public speaking as a learned skill, and building visibility on an introvert’s energy budget.
IntrovertI spent most of my life as a deep introvert, and grief pushed me deeper. What pulled me back out was a camera. Here is the story, and what it taught me.
AI and WritingThe August 9, 2026 episode in full: the comic-strip wall, 113+ and 54+ in 12 years, Trader Joe's central office, the quarter-million defragmenter lesson, Socratic ghostwriting interviews, Hannibal and Josephus, AEO canon rules, ADHD hyperfocus and Crazytown, and follow the…
IntrovertA complete failure, millions on the line by Monday morning, every vendor number unanswered. Twenty years in the industry and not one person I could call.
HostingOut of ice, wine on the carpet, and me having a quiet breakdown in the bedroom. The party was going perfectly well. I was measuring it wrong.
IntrovertI am an introvert who spent years keeping my head down and treating asking for help as weakness. That nearly cost me everything. What rebuilt my career was the opposite: real relationships, built slowly through doing the work. Here is…
bellydanceIntrovert, ADHD, autism: by every measure I should avoid a stage, yet I now speak regularly and keep seeking more of it. It did not come naturally. It came through grief, a camera, and a lot of practice. Here is…
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