Welcome to Good Things!
Officially? I’m Kaitlyn Bouchillon, a Virtual Assistant and Book Launch Manager for 100+ titles, the author of Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between*, a contributor for several books/publications/websites, and a storyteller who writes about discovering God’s goodness in the ordinary and faithfulness in the difficult.
*Scroll down for a (free) digital download of nine art prints from Even If Not.
Unofficially, though?
I’m a big fan of good words, deep conversations, snail mail and iced vanilla lattes. I’ve never been one to turn down chips and queso, love all things fall (cozy sweaters! colorful leaves! long walks with friends where we aren’t sweating after .2 miles!), and I’m always in the middle of 5-7 books (it’s fine, everything is totally fine).
Cool cool, nice to meet you. What is this, though?
Our inboxes have enough spam and sales-y promotions. For the last decade years, I’ve written blog posts and newsletters to encourage, to offer hope, or to share favorite things (good things, one might say) . . . all with this promise:
I will never click send and fill your inbox just because the Marketing Wizards say it's been “too long” since I sent something your way. No thanks. I’m entirely uninterested in adding to the noise — but sharing good things that bring a bit of hope or joy? Yes please.
Every other week, I write a short email called Thursday Things: a round-up of things I’m currently loving, reading, watching, listening to, thinking about or just recently discovered. AKA what I’d text you about if I had your number or mention if we met up for coffee!
If you click “subscribe now” and choose the free option, you’ll receive Thursday Things + one blog post every month or so.
If you’d like even more of the good stuff → Support my writing by joining All The Things for $5, which includes:
Thursday Things + blog posts
Surprise gifts in the mail throughout the year
Access to our private All The Things Instagram account
New prints and lock screens every other month
Access to regular Author Chats, where we gather on Zoom to chat with the author(s) of our most recent All The Things book club pick
Exclusive giveaways
Extra posts + first-word news about writing/life updates
You can upgrade from free to paid at any time, and you’re also more than welcome to join ATT for a month and then return to free-only, if you’d just like to join in one of the Author Chats.
Truth? As a self-employed single gal, your financial support makes it possible for me to keep showing up here. I have a full-time 9-5 job, so everything I write here/on social media happens after work hours. Because of increased monthly medical bills, I’ve had to either work longer hours (and therefore step away from writing anywhere) to bring in what’s needed for medical care, or pour as much as I can into All The Things.
I share that ^ only to provide context for why, after a decade of everything being fully free, a portion is now paid. All The Things makes it possible for me to keep showing up here — for everyone — while still thankyouJesus paying the bills.
Your support is no small thing to me, and I want to make the extras WELL worth a few bucks, while also continuing to provide a few free things for absolutely everyone. I’m so glad you’re here, however you’re here — there’s a seat saved for you right next to me at the virtual coffee shop (just look for the girl with the iced vanilla latte).
A just-for-you good thing:
As a thank you for inviting me into your inbox (I truly don’t take that lightly), I’d love to send you the nine prints published in Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between. These will automatically arrive via email right after you subscribe, regardless of whether you select free or paid!
P.s. these have never been available anywhere else, so pretty pretty please enjoy but don’t share the download link <3 thank you, love you, mean it.
Future downloads go to All The Things paid subscribers, but you’ll find a bunch of lock screens I made over the last decade saved in this Instagram highlight — if you want to poke around and download one or two!
Housekeeping things:
If you can’t find the Welcome email (with your 9 prints) after subscribing, check spam/junk or your Promotions tab!
All The Things friends, you’ll also receive an email inviting you to our private Instagram account + a form for your mailing address so I can send gifts your way throughout the year!
If you have technical issues, contact kaitlynbouchillon@substack.com. You can also use the free Substack app to read the archives of previous emails and posts, too.
I’m so glad you’re here. Really truly. Now — let’s get to the good things!
P.s. I am not an Amazon affiliate, but do occasionally include a Bookshop affiliate link. If you purchase a book through my affiliate link, it sends a few pennies my way—at no extra cost to you.
