Happy Friday Guilders! I subscribe to a weekly email from James Clear. He wrote Atomic Habits and as a certified habits coach, it's one of my manuals for inspiration. His weekly email is free and super quick but POWERFUL. I am not affiliated but here is the link https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/october-15-2026 if you want to check out today's email. In it he talks about what being uncomfortable for 5 minutes can do and gives examples like the first 5 minutes of exercise can help set you up for a regular routine. It reminded me of the line from We Bought a Zoo when Matt Damon talks to his son about what 5 seconds of insane courage can do. So, I am curious. What's something you were totally freaked out to even start, but once you did, you realized it wasn't as bad as you thought but yielded results that were worth it. Mine is in the comments.

Hi all - one of the things we have in the Create Classroom on Skool is a fictional series I write called The Moonfire Correspondence. The series is available for free to all members. Believe it or not the idea came from the old Folgers coffee commercials between the neighbors that fall in love because they met over something trivial that begins to evolve. We have a Moonfire event coming up November 7th and are working on the moments that will bring this series to life and immerse the readers into the story for real. Whether or not you come to the event, I think you'd be entertained just by the stories. Check em out. And now, drop a comment about your favorite Fantasy/Romantasy series of all time. Mine is Throne of Glass, though I do wish the Wyvern were Dragons.

Last week I asked what virtual connections would be meaningful and Show and Tell was brought up. Now I know you meant getting on a zoom call and we will, but for now, show or tell us something silly or serious that you want your fellow Guilders to know about you. Mine is in the comments.

I'm showing my age here with my Beastie Boys post title. I'd love to know what crafts you love and to see an example of your work. Mine is below. I just bought some air dry clay and excited to try it because I've only used the clay you have to bake.

This was a little play on words title. But in all seriousness, we know we have members from all over and sometimes you just want to hang out at home, online in your jammies. What would be a meaningful or fun activity you'd like to do (and will show up for) virtually? And...cheers to the weekend!