The Check-In, hosted by Daniel R. Fierst, is a real-talk reflection about creative work, financial survival, and building a life that makes sense.

The Check-In

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The Check-In, hosted by Daniel R. Fierst, is an honest, unscripted look at creative work, financial reality, and what it actually takes to build something meaningful — told against the backdrop of his debut novel (All I Want Is To Not Be Alone, Wicked Ink Publishing, Oct. 2026).danielrfierst.substack.com | danielrfierst.com | wickedinkpublishing.com danielrfierst.substack.com

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The Check-In, hosted by Daniel R. Fierst, is a real-talk reflection about creative work, financial survival, and building a life that makes sense.

Episodes

Costs of Becoming 10.07.2026 21:54

Episode 3 of The Check-In. It's about the slow drift between promoting something you care about and marketing something that performs. And whether those two things can coexist. About 20 minutes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danielrfierst.substack.com

Are You Ready? 12.06.2026 16:33

Episode 2 The Check-In. It's about the years I spent getting ready to write - and how almost none of that time was spent actually writing. And what finally broke the cycle. 15 minutes. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danielrfierst.substack.com

Both/And 15.05.2026 15:25

Episode 1 of The Check-In. It's about the gap between the work that pays and the work that matters - and whether that gap is as fixed as we've been told it is. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit danielrfierst.substack.com