Writing, Wreading, and Wrestling with Words

Creating + making money amidst capitalism, politics, religion/spirituality, AI, Big Tech, publishing, motherhood, and more. USA Today Bestseller with 50+ books.

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.

Slay your doubt demons and get your novel or memoir reader ready with book coach Julie Artz. Because your story matters!

The art and business of real Substack growth—with the leading Substack Strategist, Sarah Fay

Re-imagining mental health with bestselling author of 'Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses,' Sarah Fay

The writing life.

Real talk about the writing + publishing industry from an author who doesn’t want you to feel confused, bewildered, or alone. Plus: craft tips, reading recommendations, writing support + solidarity (unless you are a jerk to people in the comments).

The free, weekly features of America’s oldest general-interest monthly.

A poetic reimagining of the biblical matriarch, Sarah

A newsletter about writing & other things that make this life dear—from the poet, not the dame

Helping book coaches build effective businesses so they can give writers a fighting chance in an unpredictable marketplace. (Secretly great for writers to learn how to level up, too.) Posts Fridays.

On creating time and space to write, best (and worst) advice, inspiration, and motivation from women writers and industry folks to empower writers.

Join renegade historian and Brit in the US Dr. Annette Laing on her witty history mystery tour. Substack Featured Newsletter.

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

#AmWriting is a podcast hosted by Jennie Nash and KJ Dell’Antonia. Join us for hard-won advice and inspiration to help you play big in your writing life and do work that matters.

More than just a newsletter, this is your cozy, literary home for dreams, writing, and the surprising places where they intersect.

Research and progress on writing, publishing, and marketing Shame of Kings, my historical fiction novel about the Calusa Tribe, the Aztecs, and the Spanish Conquistadors. I am also posting about my writing on the Avgeekery.com aviation website.

fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books, other things

The writings and musings of Canadian historian and speculative fiction writer David Perlmutter

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight.

I'm a readers' advocate and book coach, making the case for books. Join me for explorations in reading, how-to's and why-nots from coaching, and reminders of the little delights that make life joyful (I'm still optimistic, after all).

Be brilliantly inefficient and wildly profitable. At Hapitalist, we help you optimize for joy and build better containers for money. If you’ve looked at your business and thought “Isn’t this supposed to be fun, though?” You’re in the right place.

Writing, Music, Life

A place to explore the way the short story works.

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The Mindful Writer is where we live and write more mindfully and use our words to bring more peace, love and unity to the world.

Takes you didn’t ask for on topics you weren’t thinking about.

Welcome to Planet Erin! We hope you stay awhile.

A newsletter about the joys of creating worlds on the page, and the transformative power of writing memoir and fiction!

For the timid and brave, the published and unpublished, honest in-the-weeds missives from the writing trenches.

For kidlit writers who want to be published. Develop writing skills. Grow in confidence. Write your best book.

As soon as I walk out the door stories hurl themselves at me. I duck and sidestep most of them. Others shy away but some I pick up and carry with me. If they stick long enough I write them down. Here is where I will share them with you from now on. Enjoy!

A casual resource for women writing game-changing nonfiction

A podcast about the intersection of motherhood, public performance and bodies, from Sara Petersen and Virginia Sole-Smith.

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