I've Been Full Time Freelance a Decade Now. It's Been Tough — It Turns Out the

Because my executive functioning is terrible in many ways, I need a lot of help. Unfortunately, because I am Bipolar, autistic, and have ADHD, I have a very hard time asking for help and accepting help because that involves other people. I find other people confusing and intimidating.  

A decade of doing almost everything on my own has driven home that I can’t do everything by myself. I just can’t. 

I wish I had somebody to help me monetize Nathan Rabin’s Happy Place, because I am not a great or even halfway competent businessman. I don’t know what people want or how to give it to them, but through trial and error, mostly error, I’ve figured out what people don’t want, which is very different and much less helpful. 

I’m proud of the community that I have built at Nathan Rabin’s Happy Place. I wish it had a larger audience, but I’m very happy that I’ve carved out a place on the internet where nice people have thoughtful, considerate conversations with other nice, intelligent, considerate posters. 

I’m similarly proud that I bucked the odds and published two books with my brilliant illustrator Felipe Sobreiro—The Weird Accordion to Al and its coloring book spin-off, The Weird A-Coloring to Al—that sold thousands of copies independently and had a real cultural impact. All I needed was the enthusiastic support and participation of “Weird Al” Yankovic, one of the most beloved entertainers in American history.