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From the Desk of Tai Freligh #2 - February, 2024

Feb 20, 2024

Happy February!

It turns out that this is the year I pivot towards the writing side of things and I’m okay with that.

I have loved writing since I was a kid, creating poems and writing adventure stories in fantastical worlds. I wrote for my high school newspaper doing feature pieces and then moved on to freelance writing for some comic book sites and then for the last several years for Flickering Myth out of the UK. I have had so many fun opportunities because of all these writing gigs and I am incredibly grateful.

Somewhere along the way, the writing went by the wayside and became a hobby for when I had time. I’m now realizing that writing is what I am supposed to be doing.

To that end, my newsletter is going to keep shifting and moving…more towards entertainment and copywriting and away from the social media and marketing-heavy newsletter it has been in the past.

I’m going to start including more of my old work and start back on the path to writing new stuff. I hope you stay on this journey with me, and as always, drop some comments on what you’d like to see more of.

~Tai

COPYWRITING & WRITING

20 Things We Learned From The ‘Batman v Superman’ Comic-Con Trailer

I had the great joy of attending San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) back in 2015 and was in Hall H when Warner Bros released the second trailer for Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman movie. I wrote this listicle for the Batman News website. You can see a list of all my articles for BMN here. Check out my original intro below…

When the second Batman v Superman trailer was released in Hall H for Comic-Con attendees, the reaction was immediate and ecstatic. It had everything we wanted to see, but didn’t in the first trailer (Wonder Woman fighting! Lex Luthor scheming! Superman and Batman actually fighting!) and more. After going through the Batman v Superman Comic-Con trailer frame by frame, here’s twenty things we learned about the upcoming Warner Bros film.

15 YouTube SEO Tips to Grow Your Channel and Get More Views

YouTube is a powerful platform for creators to share their content with the world, but in order to be successful you need to optimize it for search and discovery.

In this blog I cover everything from keywords to playlists, hashtags, and customized thumbnails.

Whether you’re just starting out or are looking to grow your existing channel, these 15 tips will increase your chances for more views, subscribers and longer watch time. Enjoy!

Exclusive Interview – Ted star Max Burkholder talks Seth MacFarlane’s Peacock series

Max Burkholder (Parenthood, The Purge, Invincible) stars as the lead of Seth MacFarlane’s Ted movie prequel series that premiered on Peacock, January 11th. The project takes place in 1993 and Max portrays the character that Mark Wahlberg played in the films. I asked him about working in television and movies as a child, some of his favorite video games and what it was like working opposite a special effect in the Ted television show.

Video Corner — Kelly Lynch talks about her dysfunctional relationship with her son on Mr. Mercedes

Kelly Lynch plays Brady Hartsfield's dysfunctional mother in Mr. Mercedes, a television show based on the Stephen King book of the same name. I interviewed her in person at Comic-Con back in 2017. Here she talks about her rather inappropriate relationship with her son. This video continues to be one of my most popular videos on my channel, garnering over 33,000 views and counting.

Watch other interviews on my YouTube Channel and subscribe so that you don't miss any new videos!

GEN-X / 80s NOSTALGIA

TikTok Time - Movie Taglines 80s Edition

I came, I saw, I conquered the 80s movie quotes challenge! 🎬👀 Finish these 12 quotes and drop a comment with how many you got! Share your favorite 1980s movies quotes as well.

@taifreligh I came, I saw, I conquered the 80s movie quotes challenge! 🎬👀 Finish these 12 quotes and drop a comment with how many you got! Share your favorite 1980s movies quotes as well. #80smovies #moviequotes #finishthelines #tiktok #80s #80snostalgia #80smusic #genx #80sfashion #80sstyle #80slove

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Positively Gen-X TikTok: ✨ Sharing 1980s flashbacks & unlocking #GenX memories. LA based. Road to 50K. 🛝

Positively Gen-X Amazon Shop

From Dazed and Confused to The Goonies, here’s a playlist of 12 quintessential movies for Gen-Xers (with links to buy on Amazon*).

VIEW THE PLAYLIST

Sharing 1980s flashbacks & unlocking Gen X memories on the Amazon Influencer platform in the Positively Gen-X Shop.

*As a shop owner I receive a small portion of sales when items are purchased using my special link. Thank you!

Merch Corner - Sarcasm is My First Language

As Gen-Xers, we learned to speak sarcasm at an early age. For most of us, it's automatic first response, even as adults. Do we look like we care? Try us.

BUY HERE

Shop a wide selection of apparel, home decor and other items themed with nostalgic memories from the 1980s and growing up part of Generation X in my Gen-X Nostalgia store on the Spring platform.

SUBSTACK RECOMMENDATIONS

I’d like to close each newsletter with a few people doing great work here on Substack and to recommend their newsletters. Drop comments below with your favorites and I might feature them in the next newsletter!

Lia Haberman - ICYMI newsletter (Be the marketing superstar every agency wants on their team. Subscribe for weekly creators and social media pro insights to make you better at your job.)

Rachel Karten - Link In Bio (Link in Bio is a newsletter about working in social media, creating clever content, and making sure your boss never asks you to “go viral”.)

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From the Desk of Tai Freligh