I don't know if it makes a difference, but I primarily read your posts through email, so I don't know if that gets captured. I rarely if ever actually engage with Substack, but I'll actually save posts out for future reference. I think the number of people reading your stuff is actually more than what Substack's numbers would show.
I know the feeling though of putting long hours into something and wondering if it's even worth it or if anyone is even paying attention, are you just throwing stuff into a void? It's kind of similar to the problem faced by some GM's, putting all those hours of work prepping for a game, and then getting a lukewarm reception from the players and wondering, what am I even doing this for?
I've had to deal with more end-of-life/death stuff this year than I'd have cared to do, but it's responsible to contemplate the end of things. Whether or not it actually goes according to plan, it's good to have something at least worked out in advance for that eventuallity, to recognize that eventually the torch will burn out unless we pass it on to somebody else.
It's funny you should say this, because I too have been dealing with a lot of the same issues you describe and it definitely puts things into perspective.
Grognardia has been regular reading for me for years, and I don't think I will ever grow tired of it. The scenario I can imagine in which I might stop reading it regularly is if I get back to running a regular campaign and find that I have less need (and less time) to read your reflections on gaming because I'm involved in my own. Which is to say that, even if I ever stopped reading you, which I doubt will happen, it would only be because you helped inspire me to gaming activity of my own.
There are few blogs or rss feeds that I read whenever there is a new post, but yours is one of them. I was into D&D in the early 80’s after picking up the blue Basic rule book with module G1 in a Waldenbooks. I subscribed to Dragon magazine into the late 80’s. Reading your blog is nostalgic and reminds me of what I really enjoyed about the game back then.
Your blog, along with the now-defunct Planet Algol, was one of the reasons I started writing in English. Also, I'll be forever grateful for letting people know about Terminal Space when I was just beginning.
I understand you could run out of things to share with the world but believe me, there always will be someone to read you.
Keep up with good work - but first and foremost - do things that bring you joy.
I don't know if it makes a difference, but I primarily read your posts through email, so I don't know if that gets captured. I rarely if ever actually engage with Substack, but I'll actually save posts out for future reference. I think the number of people reading your stuff is actually more than what Substack's numbers would show.
I know the feeling though of putting long hours into something and wondering if it's even worth it or if anyone is even paying attention, are you just throwing stuff into a void? It's kind of similar to the problem faced by some GM's, putting all those hours of work prepping for a game, and then getting a lukewarm reception from the players and wondering, what am I even doing this for?
I've had to deal with more end-of-life/death stuff this year than I'd have cared to do, but it's responsible to contemplate the end of things. Whether or not it actually goes according to plan, it's good to have something at least worked out in advance for that eventuallity, to recognize that eventually the torch will burn out unless we pass it on to somebody else.
It's funny you should say this, because I too have been dealing with a lot of the same issues you describe and it definitely puts things into perspective.
Grognardia has been regular reading for me for years, and I don't think I will ever grow tired of it. The scenario I can imagine in which I might stop reading it regularly is if I get back to running a regular campaign and find that I have less need (and less time) to read your reflections on gaming because I'm involved in my own. Which is to say that, even if I ever stopped reading you, which I doubt will happen, it would only be because you helped inspire me to gaming activity of my own.
I find it hard to keep up with the frequency of posts! So oddly enough I think fewer posts may mean higher viewership per post!
There are few blogs or rss feeds that I read whenever there is a new post, but yours is one of them. I was into D&D in the early 80’s after picking up the blue Basic rule book with module G1 in a Waldenbooks. I subscribed to Dragon magazine into the late 80’s. Reading your blog is nostalgic and reminds me of what I really enjoyed about the game back then.
Your blog, along with the now-defunct Planet Algol, was one of the reasons I started writing in English. Also, I'll be forever grateful for letting people know about Terminal Space when I was just beginning.
I understand you could run out of things to share with the world but believe me, there always will be someone to read you.
Keep up with good work - but first and foremost - do things that bring you joy.