I did a thing.

I purchased the domain name for an adoptee literary magazine.

I've had this vision in my head for a few years, but negativity was getting its way. It's too much work. How will I find editors, artists, and make connections? I don't have a huge social media presence. How will I gain visibility? Maybe I'll just write my novel, get it out there, and keep my writing career in the confines of my own fiction and poetry.

Nope. The idea stuck around, and it wouldn't stop making noise until I did something about it. So, I got the website name (I'm not revealing it until the site is up), and I'm not looking back. I'm going to start a lit magazine that features writing and art from both domestic and international adoptees.

Now it's time to dive into lit mag research, start networking, and keep my creativity going with my forthcoming poetry collection. I'm tuning into lit mag podcasts, and I purchased Vevna Forrow's Lit Mag Nation, which I can't wait to read.

And, like most creative projects, the doubts are pouring in. I've never founded anything in my life. I was an editor for my schools' literary magazines in high school and college. I have experience working with editors and the publishing process after launching The Quiet Edge of Memory. But can I really do this? Are literary magazines still a thing? I see calls for submissions to them all the time, but do people value their work?

Regardless of what the answers are, I'm doing this, and this time, I don't want to hide under Patrick Star's rock. My project is out in the open, and I'm taking confident strides toward the finish line.