Every writer is quietly running a race nobody entered them in, watching someone else's numbers and feeling behind. Jaime Buckley and author Kummer Wolfe (who writes as C.B. Ash) sit down over the wreckage of a bad tech day and take that race apart.

Two friends who both came over from World Anvil to Substack talk about the thing almost no one says out loud: you are not competing with other writers, and the moment you believe you are, it starts costing you. Jaime tells the story of the month he wrote 368,000 words trying to beat a leaderboard, made himself sick for two weeks, and then found out who he was actually "losing" to. Then they get to the part that pays the bills ... the Trickle Strategy, and why one small, steady flow of sales is worth more than one big break you keep waiting for.

Inside this episode:

- The 368,000-word mistake, and the man on the leaderboard who was not even in the race

- Why comparison is a losing game for everybody, including the person "winning"

- The Trickle Strategy: one trickle becomes many, and many become a flood

- Why readers asking AI for book recommendations is the free advantage most writers are sleeping on

Nothing about this is safe, but it's worth it.

Find Kummer Wolfe (C.B. Ash) on Substack: [link]

Go deeper (free article, paid deep dive, and a conversation guide for your writing group): jaimebuckley.com

Music: "Feel Good" by raspberrymusic