# A Year-ish Later – Memory Card #66 👋🏻 First things first, the first draft is done and in hibernation. Initial feedback is good. I am curious what I'll think of it when I pick it up next week. I'm trying a two-ish week maturation instead of six. I hope I don't [[Memory Card 54 – Mellow Runway|disappoint Stephen King]]. This week, one of my goals is to zero in on a thumbnail design for this video. I'll share that when I actually make a new concept. 🙃 Today is a sorta, kinda anniversary though. Thanks to my handy dandy "Previously On Max Frequency" feature, one year ago today I [[Announcing Two New Projects—Memory Card and The Max Frequency Library|announced]] this here newsletter and my gameplay YouTube Channel, [The Max Frequency Library](https://www.youtube.com/@MaxFrequencyLibrary). Over the past year, I've written some 41,562 words across 65 letters and published 369 videos that make up God-only-knows how many terabytes. While the newsletter adheres to the "real-ish time" qualifier from its pitch, the Max Frequency Library has published every day at 8:00 AM EST. I am quite proud of that consistency. While both projects are not large by any metric—8 subscribers and 17 subscribers, respectively—I am happy with my output. Memory Card has given me a tangible anvil to bang my ideas against in the pursuit of turning raw material into something worth your time. Thank you for your time and attention. I look forward to sharing more with you along this journey. Until next time... > [!email]+ Memory Card Newsletter > This letter is one block from the newsletter **[Memory Card](https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency)** by [Max Roberts](https://www.maxfrequency.net/about). Thoughts? Send *me* an email at [email protected]. > > Max is the writer and producer behind [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net), a place where he cultivates and curates curiosity—both for himself and for others—by delighting in the details and growing greatness from small beginnings. > > He's written a [[Chasing the Stick - The History of Naughty Dog during the PS4 Era|rich history and dive on the making of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II]], celebrated the [[MFP23 - “A Passion for Smash” – Celebrating 15 Years of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with Peter Spezia|15th anniversary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl with the voice behind its hype]], and examined how [Zelda "stole" Fortnite's best mechanic](https://youtu.be/kc2l_9Fdpek). > > **Memory Card** is a real-ish time, raw, drip feed newsletter of his creative process for telling these stories. It’s *how* The Thing™ gets made. You can sign up below. (Look down) > > It's all powered by [Max Frequency](https://www.maxfrequency.net) and [patrons](https://www.patreon.com/maxfrequency). > > Wanna see The Thing™? [Check it out on YouTube](https://youtube.com/MaxRobertsEssays). Read it on [The Blog](https://www.maxfrequency.net). > <iframe scrolling="no" style="width:100%!important;height:220px;border:1px #ccc solid !important" src="https://buttondown.com/MaxFrequency?as_embed=true"></iframe>