One Year of Fashionably Late Takes

How to get an original pencil drawing & other updates for Year Two.

I began Fashionably Late Takes one year ago this week. The notion that we write to find out what we think rings true to me, and that is enough to make writing rewarding. But of course, no one wants to shout into the void. And so, your readership is a great kindness to me. Thanks a million for reading and subscribing to my visual essays.

My goal is to build this publication without putting up a paywall. To make this sustainable, I’m incentivizing paid subscriptions and reader sharing by offering prints of my drawings — and even the opportunity to commission original artwork.

This means that I’ll need your mailing address if you upgrade your subscription. I’ll email new and renewing paid subscribers and Founding Members to ask for your current address. You can also email me at: megan@fashionablylatetakes.com

If owning my artwork sounds tantalizing, then check out these updates for Year Two:

• If you upgrade to a paid subscription, then I would like to mail you a handwritten thank you postcard featuring my martini drawing:

• I’m excited to announce the new limited edition prints for Founding Members!

  
  Some of you signed up for Founding Memberships even before I had published much at all. That bode of confidence meant the world to me, and I hope that I've since earned your renewed subscription. If you're a free subscriber, please consider upgrading to a Founding Membership, and you'll receive an archival print of one of my drawings every year.
  
  For this new edition, I chose the drawing from “To Err Is Human”:

The print shop that made these did an incredible job replicating the drawing. They are almost indistinguishable!

• If you’d like to support my work but can’t budget for a subscription, then please consider participating in my new referral program. Indeed, helping me share my work is just as valuable. This is how it works:
  
  Share Fashionably Late Takes. When you use the referral link below, or the “Share” button on any post, you'll get credit for any new subscribers. Simply send the link in a text, email, or share it on social media with friends.
  

  Earn benefits. When more friends use your referral link to subscribe (free or paid), you’ll receive special benefits.

  • Get a handwritten thank you postcard featuring my martini drawing for 3 referrals

  • Get an archival print (normally reserved for Founding Members) for 15 referrals

  • Get to commission an original pencil drawing for 50 referrals
    

• My last update: Upcoming essays will now go out every other Tuesday at high noon (EST), so you'll get the next newsletter in your inbox on September 10th.
  
  Thanks again for reading Fashionably Late Takes. In case you missed them, here are my three favorite essays from the past year: