You’re probably familiar with the proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
That’s true.
But here’s the real kick in the teeth.
Taking that first step means jackshit if you’re walking in circles.
Let’s be honest.
You’ve started projects, built worlds, created art… only to watch them die in obscurity while some teenager on TikTok gets famous for eating soap. (Don’t eat soap, kids.)
You’ve probably got notebooks full of ideas, hard drives packed with unfinished stories, and a gnawing feeling that you’re missing something crucial.
I get it. I’ve been there.
That hellish loop of creating something awesome, throwing it into the void, and hearing nothing but crickets.
It’s like screaming into a pillow made of rejection letters and zero social media engagement.
The worst part? Watching other creators build rabid fanbases while you’re still trying to convince your mom to read your blog.
Here’s the thing, though.
You don’t have to keep banking on luck or praying to the tech overlord-gods.
I’m taken everything I learned from 15+ years of building worlds, writing books, tech sales and growing an audience of art-loving weirdos, and distilled it into a place to hang out that doesn’t require you to sell your soul or dance like a monkey on social media.
It works by tapping into the psychological triggers that make people not just notice your work, but become evangelists for it.
(What marketing nerds call “organic advocacy” – fancy, right?)
If you’re ready to stop being the internet’s best-kept secret, if you’re tired of creating amazing stuff that nobody sees, then this is the roadmap you’ve been missing.
I’ve been having a chat to a lovely human who I absolutely adore and we’ve both noticed that social media in general is just a cesspool of sell sell sell.
There’s no community and no connection and while some people are pushing for certain platforms…
What’s considered OG (Facebook) is still the best place to hang.
So in 2025 I’ll be opening up a Facebook group.
My plan is to make it the most fun and most addictive place you’ve ever hung out online.
It’ll be going back to the old blogging days of sharing, where you can be yourself without judgement.
There will be strict laws, rules and a manifesto to follow.
You’ll get to pick my brain and I’m already working on everything I’m creating into modules you can learn from.
And I hope when you do join, you start to apply what you learn and create your own group aka cult of raving fans.
2025 is going to be all about going back to community and that’s my prediction, but not many people know how to do that. I’ll be sharing the secret sauce, cause what works here in my emails to you. Is addictive on Facebook.
So let’s end 2024 on a high and get ready to kick 2025’s ass.
Stop watching other creators live your dream. It’s time for you to build the audience YOUR art deserves and I’ll catch you next year
To Art + Chaos and Community.
Stephen Walker
https://stphnwlkr.com/
P.S. Seriously, don’t eat soap.
P.P.S. I’ll need to get one of you to help keep the squirrels out…