Update, January 16, 2025
Rick Retro’s Realm, Behind the Scenes #16: Two paths, or, a fork in the road.
When will I get back to writing reviews for you, right?
I’m currently working along two paths, with one being preparing to move us over to Substack, as I shared yesterday. That involves more than I expected. And just when I felt like I was getting a good rhythm going, I have to rethink how I’m doing everything to best serve a growing audience on a platform that works quite differently.
So. My next steps:
1. Finish up the Reference Rundowns.
2. Finish up the “scoresheet” that will help me collect my notes about a film or other work, and the review template that I use to write the reviews.
3. Start revisiting the reviews I’ve posted already in order to: a) polish them for posting on Substack, and b) test my enhanced review system to make sure I’m happy with how it works.
4. Then I will probably begin catching up with reviews by posting 2-3 of the old ones on Substack per one new one I do for the text group. Might mean that the Dark Whimsy Favorites in 80 Days stretches to more like 100 to 120 days, but we will see. I’m hoping that the upgrades to the old reviews will be quick and easy. But I also expect a learning curve to deal with when I start the Substack posting.
So, the answer is...
Not sure. I’m guessing that if all goes well, I’m seven to ten days out from reviewing the first of my Dark Whimsy Favorites.
Thanks for your support.
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Originally posted to text group 2025-01-16
Last updated 2025-02-04