JP Brammer shares what he wishes he knew when he was first starting out—and what treasured tool he would ‘die for’

This story was originally published on Passionfruit.

We’re reaching out to some popular creators to get their best tips and tricks for success and better understand the ups and downs of life as a trailblazer on the internet.

This week, we caught up with John Paul Brammer, aka JP Brammer, over email. Brammer is the illustrator and writer behind the popular LGBTQ and Latino advice column ¡Hola Papi!, currently self-published as a newsletter on Substack. Brammer also recently authored a memoir, ¡Hola Papi!: How to Come Out in a Walmart Parking Lot and Other Life Lessons. 

Brammer’s clever sense of humor has particularly shone through on Twitter, where he has attracted over 168,400 followers. 

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