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FREQUENT CRIERS CLUB

By Erin Shetron

crude attempts at staying tender when everything is scary and everyone is numb

Write • Build • Scale

By Sinem Günel

Learn how to write online, build your audience, and scale your income.

Wannabe Press

We write for the rebels. Rebels that are obsessed with pop culture and question everything, especially authority. Punks, emo kids, goths, nerds, geeks, outlaws, bandits, and rebels, these are our people.

This is my publishing company. If you like comics and fantasy, you might like it there.

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The Six Figure Author Experiment

USA Bestselling Authors Lee Savino and Russell Nohelty conduct experiments and talk to experts about how to build a six figure career.

This is my podcast with 7-figure romance author Lee Savino.

- The Author Stack

Follow Your Gut

By Elin Petronella

The artist life and business for the dream-driven artists and writers who are fed up with gut-wrenching advice

If there was only one Substack I could tell people to follow, it would be this one, not because Elin can help you build your Substack, but because they can help you live a holistic artistic life.

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Sparkle on Substack

By Claire Venus ✨

Master Substack, write, build your DREAM business with joy! Global Top 10 Publication. Twice monthly space holding (co-working, workshops, teaching). Weekly chats, podcasts. A bespoke membership to help you stay creative and grow on Substack! 💫

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Let's talk about how to make that happen.

The Author Ecosystems

By Monica & Russell

Are you a nimble desert, a rolling tundra, an expansive grassland, an interconnected forest, or a dynamic aquatic? Dig deep into the new methodology developed by USA Today bestselling authors Monica Leonelle and Russell Nohelty.

The Writer_

By J. Kevin Tumlinson

J. Kevin Tumlinson is The Writer_. Fiction, nonfiction, short stories and novels, articles and posts—he's writing worlds within words. This Substack features essays and observations, viewpoints on writing, and living your philosophy. All readers welcome.

What Works

By Tara McMullin

What Works has moved! Find the full Substack archive along with new (and older) work at whatworks.fyi

Ines Johnson is having a Breakdown

Join Ines as she breaks down, outlines and pieces together techniques used in television episodes, movies, and/or an aspect of the indie publishing market.

Amplify Respect

By Rey Katz

You are welcome here if you're LGBTQ+, an ally, or just curious about a nonbinary writer's experience. I share relatable weekly true stories about what it's like to be trans and nonbinary, hiking, travel, martial arts, and building community!

Brand Seasons

By Sarah Robertson

A space to explore the rhythms of our creative lives and work, and get curious about what it means to connect and express ourselves through branding.

CREATIVE. INSPIRED. HAPPY with Evelyn Skye

Don't just read stories—live inside them, create them. Join our warm, vibrant community for weekly author interviews, book recommendations, behind-the-scenes of publishing, and more. Led by New York Times Bestselling author Evelyn Skye.

Evelyn has such a great sense of building a writerly practice with practice and engaging advice told in a fun, informative way. I've really loved working with Evelyn and reading her writing.

- The Author Stack

Going Gently

By Satya

...helping you be kinder to yourself & everything

The Mother Makers

By Kat River

The Mother Makers is a thriving symposium for the Mothers, The Makers and the Mystics. Designed to be an honest exploration of the deep dance between Motherhood, Creativity, energetic business and self inquiry into optimism.

I love how Kat talks about creativity.

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5AM StoryTalk

By Cole Haddon

A place to talk about stories in all their forms, the craft that goes into them, and the role art plays in our lives.

I really love this publication and how Cole talks about story.

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Subject to Change with Emily McDowell

Cautionary tales, unsolicited advice, and notes on living in liminal space, evolution, and returning to yourself.

The Creative Shift by Dan Blank

Helping writers and creators share their work and connect with readers in meaningful ways. Digging deep into marketing, book launches, and platform development. Get my weekly newsletter every Friday.

Newsletter Circle

By Ciler

Your go-to source for building a successful newsletter business. In-depth interviews with newsletter operators and insightful reports on paid subscription strategies.

The Editing Spectrum

By Amanda B. Hinton

A strategic publishing studio for exploring Substack data, audience signals and trust-forward ecosystems. Read by creators shaping audiences of 20K – 300K+

Writers Are Superstars

By Kern Carter

Connecting writing and publishing to pop culture through film, music, and other creative industries so writers learn their true value as superstars. Plus convos on craft and literary criticism.

TropeTalk

By Jennifer Hilt

I'm the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Trope Thesaurus series. I also write fantasy when I'm not geeking out about tropes, stories, and language. Incidental discussion of travel, shoes, and cats is likely.

Peak Notions with Laura Kennedy

Peak Notions is the ideologically exhausted person’s guide to untangling ideas, identity, and the chaos we live in

MILLER’S BOOK REVIEW 📚

By Miller’s Book Review 📚

Celebrating All Things Literary

Some of the best thinking about books on Substack.

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Publishing Confidential

By Kathleen Schmidt

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

Write More with Simon K Jones

A weekly newsletter about writing serial fiction and telling stories.

Simon is one of the best thinkers about how to write serial fiction and succeed on Substack.

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The World Needs Your Passion

By Monica Leonelle

Aligning to passion in every area of your life. Thoughts from a USA Today bestseller and publishing expert of 40+ books.

The Official Universal Fantasy™ Substack

By Theodora Taylor

A Thought Encylopedia for using Universal Fantasy™ to Sell Your Stories to ANYONE. Also, tips, tricks, and hacks for living your best writer life

Easily one of the best thinkers on writing in the world.

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The Lunar Dispatch

By Will Dowd

Arriving on the night of the full moon, this monthly newsletter brings you the latest news and musings on our nearest celestial neighbor.

A-Mail

By Anna Codrea-Rado

A newsletter about nothing and everything.