I’ve been a fan of Felicia Day for many years. I’m a fan of sci-fi and quirky stories, and loved loved LOVED Dr. Horrible’s Singalong Blog which featured Day. I’m also a huge fan of Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, Simon Helberg, and of course, Joss Whedon. I remember how exciting it was to be waiting for the release of the next episodes when the musical debuted. It was geek heaven.
Let me stop for a second so I can have my fangirl moment.
Ok, well. Then life got a little complicated after that and I moved on to some writing projects that consumed me for a while and then a major move to another city, and I became a little disconnected from tv and streaming anything other than Stranger Things and The Crown.
I wasn’t reading my usual sci-fi and spy books, either. This past year has been an exercise in building up my reading again. I used to read a couple of books a week. I’ve gotten back to reading at least one a week now. I discovered You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by accident. I was scrolling through recommendations on a new Kindle, and got it immediately and then read it in a couple of days. I wanted to savor it, but no. I pretty much read through that first night, and knocked it out the next day. The book was published in 2015, and I regret not having seen it until now.
I don’t know what I was expecting…a funny recap of Day’s creative endeavors? Well yeah. There’s a lot of that, but there’s so much more about creativity, anxiety about creativity, work, and a host of inspiration and encouragement to create boldly and with confidence.
You don’t have to be internet savvy to appreciate this book. I can function online because I was around in those early days of Prodigy, and while I didn’t play World of Warcraft, I did play through the whole King’s Quest series and a couple of rounds of Diablo. The gaming was interesting. The internet series fun. But the real takeaway here is Felicia Day’s earnestness in telling her story, and how that informs her advice to be yourself, and embrace the things that make you special and valued. She celebrates everyone’s uniqueness and worth.
I feel ready to pursue new creative projects after reading this, and can’t wait for the release of her next book, Embrace Your Weird: Face Your Fears and Unleash Creativity available next week!