Retreat? Sweet!

Going away to get going.

Hello, NIHILISTIC readers!

First, thanks for being here and thanks for subscribing. There isn’t an installment today, per se, because I’m just south of the Ashokan Reservoir in New York State, working on NIHILISTIC, the book. A good friend – an actual writer! – graciously loaned me her writing studio and I’ve been here since Sunday pounding it out. My intention is to have a book by the end of the year, possible podcast series to follow.

I consider the NIHILISTIC book to be my “third act” after my musical “career” and subsequent radio “career” (I’m using quotes because I’ve never thought of myself as a careerist, just someone who stumbled into a few things). I’m trying to keep a certain vision in my head: I’m at an independent book store doing a reading from NIHILISTIC, then being interviewed about same (per this totally fake image below):

As my writer friend points out, “Writing is hard!” and it’s been a slog because, like you, I get pulled in a thousand different directions daily and I’ve set a high bar for myself on this book. I want it to be good, even if I’ve never felt truly worthy of the title “writer.” Writers – good ones – are who I respect most in the world. The ability to fashion something compelling from mere words… if only I could rise to that level.

I’m trying, damnit.

I’ll be back in the chaos tomorrow but for right now I’m enjoying the solitude and the quiet and getting to play writer.

All best,

Chris T.

The Nihilstics