3 - 2 - 1 | Updates + A New Newsletter | On difficult people, the best literary clients, and heading back to YouTube series starts
After a 7 month hiatus I am happy to bringing back the newsletter in a newly imagined yet blatantly copied format.
After spending at least 3 hours of my time each week in writing articles when the newsletter was running, I realized that most people weren’t taking the time to read them.
And I don’t blame you.
There’s SO much to do in life. TOO much to do, honestly.
If you can’t read a full article on the toilet, how else are you going to squeeze it in (out?) ?
So, after much consideration on how to move forward in a positive way that won’t take up too much time on anyone’s end but will still ultimately be useful, I’ve decided to blatantly rip off the one newsletter I read every single week without fail:
James Clear’s 3-2-1 Newsletter:
3 Thoughts
2 Quotes
1 Question
That’s it. Donezos. Depending on your fiber intake you should still be able to get in some time on the ‘Gram even after you finish reading.
So, without further ado:
3-2-1: On difficult people, the best literary clients, and a head back to YouTube series starts
by Kate Gaulke | August 7th, 2025
3 IDEAS FROM ME
I.
“Difficult people don’t get very far. Collaboration is a MUST in film and TV. You want people to want to work with you. This applies to screenwriters just as much as anyone else.
This doesn’t mean letting yourself be taken advantage of or treated like crap, but it does mean adopting the sense of being a genuinely positive team player.”
II.
“The best literary clients are ones who continue to write - all the time. Output, quantity and speed are all highly desirable qualities in a client, even if the work isn’t top tier. ”
III.
Around the office: I’m hearing we’re going to be seeing a return to indie series creators making their own shows on YouTube, then leaping to larger studios / streamers a la BROAD CITY or HIGH MAINTENANCE
2 QUOTES FROM OTHERS
I.
From Sarah Wynn-Williams’ (International Policy Director for Facebook) absolutely fantastic book Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism:
““Do you know what the single most impactful thing to actually protect the oceans over the last decade is?”
“That’s a hard one. You mean a United Nations meeting?” I guessed.
He laughed. “No. Nemo.”
Thinking “Nemo” might be a Spanish word that I was unfamiliar with, I laughed too, playing along, not exactly comprehending.
“The fish,” he added. “That little fishy they have to find.”
“Ah.” I finally got it. “Finding Nemo.” I had to concede that he was right. […] a cartoon fish can achieve more than the United Nations.”
II.
Anne Lamott, Guggenheim fellow, American novelist and nonfiction writer:
“Very few writers really know what they’re doing until they’ve done it.”
1 QUESTION FOR YOU
There are a lot of ideas out there about what success in writing looks like; getting an oscar, quitting your day job, etc. But these are basic, imprecise and largely external measures that you don’t have full control over. So -
What does success in writing look like for you specifically? In ways you actually have control over?
