COMING IN 2027
Field Notes…
From Author/Writing Assassin Amber J. Craft.
This week, I decided I was going to get my life together. Not in the dramatic, buy-a-new-planner-and-become-a-completely-different-person-by-Monday kind of way. I was being reasonable about it. Mature, even. The sort
I have a complicated relationship with my own good ideas. We get
Gracie Lou has a problem. Actually, she has several, but the one
You never forget the moment your daughter no longer needed you to
There are books all over my house. Not in a charming, intellectual,
Nobody talks about the quiet moments. The ones where nobody is watching.
Ever find yourself in the ER in the middle of the night?
If you have to chase attention, you don’t have a marketing problem—you
You are not the problem. Your approach is. And that distinction matters more than
Home Depot isn't a home improvement store. It's a cemetery. Not for
There was a time—long ago, in the mythical era of “I can
Ask the average person what courage looks like and they'll describe a
Five days before Christmas, I got laid off. Again. Because apparently I
There’s a strange moment that happens when you stop lowering your standards
I always imagined my collapse looking cooler than this. Not cinematic collapse.Not
There is a certain look you recognize immediately if you’ve spent enough
There’s a specific kind of psychological warfare nobody talks about because from
Photo by Lance Cpl. MaryAnn Hill, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island
Let me start with a sentence that will either set you free
I got excited. That was my first mistake. You ever meet a
There’s a particular feeling you get when someone is trying to persuade
Everyone is selling authenticity now.Bottled. Filtered. Ring-lit. Link-in-bio’d. Authenticity has a font.
Everyone is exhausted.Not tired like “I need a nap.”Tired like “I can’t
Everyone is terrified of going off brand.Like it’s a felony.Like the Brand
Everyone wants growth.More followers. More reach. More eyeballs grazing their content like
Most people are addicted to being good enough.Not excellent. Not dangerous. Not unforgettable.Just…
There comes a time in every woman’s life—usually somewhere between her metabolism’s
Apparently I'm a terrible travel companion. I'm inconsiderate. I abandoned my party
Let’s get one thing clear: I didn’t mean to become emotionally attached to a
There are two things in life I have zero interest in understanding:
I can’t stand the weak, flimsy content that parades around online these
Guess who’s going to rip me to shreds by the end of
You know how you want to sit down and create content that
The crimson stilettos and blood-red lipstick. The black fishnets. And the hip-level
Yesterday I posted my “controversial” content. (You can find it in here)
It was five days before Christmas and I was laid off--- for
You know how there’s that one femme fatale whose emails you can’t
You know that rage-y, frustrated feeling you get when you want to
Remember, this is just a tool but it's a HUGE leg-up! So
Before I ask my questions, I want to emphasize that I'm sincerely
Let me guess… You’re trapped in a cycle of hamster wheel marketing?
No one is above internalizing criticism (we all do it) We are
Dear crusty, rigid, scared, lemming-type entrepreneurs, Those who follow the herd. Do
Amber J. Craft
Marine Corps Veteran. Author. Message Mastery Grunt.
Creative Writing Assassin.
Professional throat-punching word warrior of
blah marketing.
Serving warrior business leaders through high-voltage creative storytelling content and message mastery using sniper-like precision.
Fiction/Non-fiction Author. Creative Writing Instructor. Golden Girls Binge Watcher. Fanatical Follower of the RV Lifestyle.
Mexican/Chinese Food Advocate. (Seriously… guacamole EVERYWHERE).
Irrational Addiction to Office Supplies. Equally Irrational Fear of Balloons.
Damn nice to meet you.
