🧰 (Word) Fixer. Language lover. 😎 Most days I'm an editor. Some days I get around to writing as well.https://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3magjccniyk2iI went looking for the history of the Yule log. I found cake. New WILF hit inboxes this morning! 📮20 Dec 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3magjccniyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma7tt7lf7b2hFinal call for my Seasonal Review workshop. We start tomorrow. It's small. It's live. It's for writers who are done with the chaotic guesswork. Last chance to grab a spot if you want in.17 Dec 2025 23:46 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7tt7lf7b2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma7lme2hv42lThe way I'm constantly wondering "Am I freakishly gifted with the power of déjà vu or is this a post I've already seen that someone copied and stole and published as their own?"17 Dec 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma7lme2hv42lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma746v3ubw2tMy writing workshop this Thursday is basically: We sit down. We look at the year. We say "huh" and "oh" and "right, THAT'S what happened." Then we make a plan that doesn't assume you'll turn into a different person in January. That's it. That's the pitch. https://craftcontent.podia.com/the-seasonal-review-for-writers-winter-26-edition17 Dec 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma746v3ubw2thttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma6rsboynw2qPSA: If you haven't done your year-end writing review yet, you're not behind. You're normal! It's December 17th, not December 31st. But if you'd like to do it, with a bit of structure and zero shame, we start Thursday: https://craftcontent.podia.com/the-seasonal-review-for-writers-winter-26-edition17 Dec 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma6rsboynw2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma57dm47il2mWhy do a year-end review? So you can start January (and the new year) knowing what you're working with, not just what you're working toward. https://craftcontent.podia.com/the-seasonal-review-for-writers-winter-26-edition16 Dec 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma57dm47il2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma4u457ujt2cI don't want to "crush" my writing goals. I want to understand them. Maybe befriend them? Make them a nice cup of tea and sit down to chat a bit about how warm and cozy and delightful the world can be. Is that so weird? (If it's not weird, maybe join our quiet review this week.)16 Dec 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4u457ujt2chttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma4onbas5c2oWell...that was a painful painful PAINFUL meeting with a business coach. Being told out loud that you are a failure, and that you need to just accept that and move on...it hurts. But, when you know it's true, I guess that makes it a little more bearable?16 Dec 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4onbas5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma4hrx5uqs2pAlright, writers. Quick poll! If you had to sum up your 2025 writing life in one word right now, what would it be? 1. Blurry Chaos 2. Ugh, Stalled 3. Surprisingly ok? 4. Crushin' It, Bro (No judgment. One of my drafts simply says: "Crumbs")16 Dec 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4hrx5uqs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma4fe2r6od2lI actually agree with the Word of the Year choices from Oxford ("rage bait") and Merriam-Webster ("slop") because they are important to describing what we needed to know about in 2025.16 Dec 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4fe2r6od2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3ma2j4gxzat2lY'all know that Bob Cratchit wasn't the example Dickens put forward for destitution, right? He was a middle class office worker. Folks were working in factories and fields for half his salary. Take a look at those two children in the robes: the results of a society running on Ignorance and Want.15 Dec 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma2j4gxzat2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7yc3pzfr42m“This project failed” is an event. “I am a failure” is an identity. But damn is it easy to slide into making that event your identity.14 Dec 2025 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7yc3pzfr42mhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7ustpqf5s2qThis week’s WILF tries to answer one question using a very old machine: how do you figure out where you are when you can't you fully explain everything around you? If you’re into mysteries, moon/sun/star light, or writers trying to make sense of their place in it all, the issue is in your inbox! 📬13 Dec 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ustpqf5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7urfby4jk2lI built this because I needed it. If your writing life needs more grace and clarity, join me. If you've got it all figured out, you wanna share that and a piece of gum with the rest of the class‽ https://craftcontent.podia.com/the-seasonal-review-for-writers-winter-26-edition13 Dec 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7urfby4jk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7stw3mrcp2qWe need an update to "Robber Barons" cause we don't really use the term barons anymore. I'm personally a fan of "Robber Moguls", "Robber Titans", or "Robber Shorties."12 Dec 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7stw3mrcp2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7sicizjr22lYour writing life is weirder, softer, and more alive than any productivity template. Let’s plan it accordingly, eh? https://craftcontent.podia.com/the-seasonal-review-for-writers-winter-26-edition12 Dec 2025 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sicizjr22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7sbcqfp5d2lA strange little machine from a shipwreck has been whispering in my ear. It tracked cycles, predicted eclipses, and reminded its makers that they belonged to something larger than a single planet.12 Dec 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sbcqfp5d2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7qi3laczb2mThis is your annual reminder that writers have seasons… …and planning your year like a machine is a great way to burn out by February. Come do it the human way. ❄️11 Dec 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7qi3laczb2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7pt3d43722sCharles Dickens did not write "If they would rather die...they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population" in 1843 for us to be whining "Has any civilization had it as bad as MEEEEEE‽" in 2025.11 Dec 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pt3d43722shttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7efalv4n226Because I live on the edges of a Hallmark movie, I just got back from the area Christmas parade with fire trucks, the local civic clubs, the little league, and Santa on an 18-wheeler trailer covered in lights. 🤶07 Dec 2025 01:43 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7efalv4n226https://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7dhfgfqpz2eWeekend reminder for those who need it: Your mind is still writing, even when your hands aren’t.06 Dec 2025 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dhfgfqpz2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7d64pov272yLook, it's gotta be grEy not grAy, because the Grateful Dead have never led us astray before.06 Dec 2025 14:03 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7d64pov272yhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7bannjjwb2uShout out to all the folks so good at putting on a brilliant show with a smiling face; who have cycled through therapists and coaches that all shrug and say "But you seem to be doing so well!" while you hysterically sob and snot onto a Zoom screen.05 Dec 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7bannjjwb2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m7axkdc2dj2wIf you’ve got two candles in the house, put them next to each other tonight and watch what happens. Then read tomorrow’s WILF to learn why. That’s all I’m saying. (Oh, also, I'm finally back on my WILF rhythm: https://www.craftyourcontent.com/wilf-newsletter/)05 Dec 2025 17:00 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7axkdc2dj2whttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m76ut5cqif27In early 2020 we had murder hornets, and we're rounding out the end of 2025 with radioactive wasps. I'm hoping some timeline of chaos is officially bookended by these events, and we can finally move on from *waves arms around* whatever hell this has been.04 Dec 2025 21:06 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76ut5cqif27https://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m767suroci2yHere's the thing with me. I will say "I think you might just be a writer!" when people write brilliantly online, but hedge it with that feels-safe comment of "I'm not really a writer, but..." because people need to know when they are creating word wonders.04 Dec 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m767suroci2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m74f3hwbqx2jI call my parents whenever I'm driving home if there's a beautiful sunset I want them to see. I don't know how many more sunsets we'll get together (years of them, I'm hoping!), but I don't want to miss seeing a single beautiful sunset "together" while I still have this chance.03 Dec 2025 21:19 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74f3hwbqx2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m745hgns4u2g"You block people for disagreeing with you?" My dude, this morning I blocked someone IN SOMEONE ELSE'S COMMENTS who was negging them for being happy and proud of teaching themselves how to make an eggnog latte. We just don't NEED that negativity in our feeds OR our lives.03 Dec 2025 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m745hgns4u2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/elisadoucette.bsky.social/post/3m73oxezqr52uMy writing warm-up has nothing to do with words. It's closing 17 browser tabs, reheating my coffee for the third time, and staring blankly at the wall for 90 seconds (minutes.) Then I can actually dig in. But I'm working on it. 🤞03 Dec 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:6tyafjpb3y2qqa6k55ned2dd/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73oxezqr52u