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SubMakk

By Rebecca Makkai

Rebecca Makkai's Substack: mostly writing and books! but also Zillow, true crime, etymology, food, general inanity

Edinburgh Shelfie

By Alison Belsham

Weekly listings of book events taking place in and around Edinburgh

Antony Johnston

News from Antony Johnston about books, writing, podcasts, and other things of interest.

This Itch of Writing with Emma Darwin

All about fiction and creative non-fiction: writing it, reading it, teaching it and occasionally hating it

Dave Cook Comics

By Dave Cook’s Substack

Hi, I'm Dave Cook. I'm an award-winning author of comic books and video game history books from Scotland. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter for project updates, or the paid tier for more regular blogs, reviews and essays.

The Ladybird Purse • Talk Money to Me

By Keris Fox

Open and honest conversations about money for women, creatives, freelancers and more.

The Foley Scriptures

By Tim Foley

The writings of Mr Tim Foley, Esq. (audio, theatre, misc)

Roman Skullduggery by Fiona Forsyth

Writing about writing about Ancient Rome

Great writing about Ancient Rome by a great writer!

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Miranda’s Sparkly News

By Miranda Dickinson

The place to find out what I'm doing, details of my Miranda Dickinson novels and MJ White crime-thrillers, plus lovely free stuff and exclusives. Grab a cuppa, cosy up and enjoy!

Julia Kent's Writing Cabin

By Julia Kent Author

I make ^%$# up in my head and transfer it into yours. Offering you deep-dives, funny stories, exclusive excerpts from unpublished books, and sometimes a live chicken, all from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling romantic comedy author.

Fiona’s Substack

By Fiona Erskine

Engineer by day, writer by night.

Full of sage advice and hard-won wisdom!

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Secret Oranges

By Steve Cook

Experiments with Time, Photography, and Comic Books - Free to subscribe!

Savvy Writers

By Tracy Buchanan

Articles, advice and anecdotes about the marvellous and messy world of publishing from bestselling novelist, Tracy Buchanan.

Mark Stay

Mark Stay is an author, screenwriter and award-winning podcaster. And he's made every mistake so you don't have to.

My personal Substack

Writing, reading, music, cooking, procrastinating, flailing. And cat pics.

Dr Luke Deckard

PhD. Author, Scriptwriter, Podcast Host.

The Neon Cowgirl

By Tami Neilson

A music Mama spilling tea on everything from growing up in trailer parks in her family band opening for Johnny Cash to moving across the world to New Zealand. On tour with Willie Nelson & Bob Dylan in 2025!

Kesia Lupo’s Substack

News & thoughts from a Publishing Person

The Writer's Verdict with Nadine Matheson

By Nadine Matheson

You came for my sharp insights but will stay for my dry wit on writing, publishing, the news and the quirks of popular culture. My weekly take on the stories behind the stories and the reality of creating my own stories.

Packed with insights and helpful information by one of the UK’s rising stars in crime writing!

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