Substacks recommended by Will Granger's Writing and Historical Fiction

Recommended by Will Granger's Writing and Historical Fiction

Tim Lott's Writing Boot Camp & Philosophy Jam

A novelist's guide to writing fiction and memoir. Essays about current affairs and life in general. Comment, debate, and occasional philosophy posts.

Bishop of the East Wind

By Daniel Bishop

Let me unmake you, chain that you are, With syntax and rhythm, beauty and dark.

Virtual Author & Writer Events

By Sarah Nicolas

A weekly roundup of bookish and writing virtual events.

Historical essays

By Ariel Hessayon

Early Modern History (usually)

Not in the Script

By Alistair

Random musings and confessions by an historical fiction author.

Great stories of history along with recommendation of books to read.

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Long Ago & Far Away

By Lausanne Davis Carpenter

Historical Fiction and Fine Art from off the beaten path.

Arts & Letters Daily

The best literary and arts writing on the internet

Florida-ology

By Karen Mclaughlin

A blend of education, inspiration, and advocacy specific to Florida’s natural history.

Rick's Tech Tips Newsletter

By Rick’s Tech Tips Newsletter

Practical, easy-to-follow tech tips in your email inbox. Written in plain English without using confusing jargon.

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

By The Shit About Writing Team

A twice weekly newsletter chock-full of guidance and support from publishing industry insiders. Expect author interviews, guest blogs, giveaways, and more!

This is my favorite podcast on writing and publishing. Their regular "Books With Hooks" segment include the hosts reading query letters and then offering their evaluation on the letters and the first pages. I fell like this is the most useful Podcast I have found on writing.

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Marcus on AI

By Gary Marcus

"Marcus has become one of our few indispensable public intellectuals. The more people read him, the better our actions in shaping Al will be." - Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Ministry for the Future

A History of Mankind

By David Roman

The entire history of mankind, in regular installments. Not just European stuff, but the history of all mankind, from the Americas to Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania

Decode The Left with Karlyn Borysenko

Decode the Left is the only anti-communist platform built on thousands of hours inside the radical left’s inner circles. Karlyn Borysenko infiltrates their meetings, collects their materials, decodes their language, and exposes their ideas.

carmen_authenticallyadhd

By cdirace@gmail.com

Hi 👋 I'm an Early childhood special education teacher, a late diagnosed ADHDer, Podcast host of Authentically ADHD with Carmen and a certified Life and performance coach.

Very informative on ADHD and related issues. Post also include clear actionable steps that can help adults and children.

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Writing, Wreading, and Wrestling with Words

By Susanne Dunlap

This is my chronicle of the joys and tribulations of writing fiction, reading all kinds of books and sometimes tearing them apart (in a nice way), and generally working with words. Join the fun!

Great practical posts on writing, publishing, and marketing from author Susanne Dunlap.

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CRAFT TALK

By Craft Talk

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.

Non-Boring History

By Annette Laing

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

Ancient Origins UNLEASHED

Ancient Origins seeks to uncover what we believe is one of the most important pieces of knowledge we can acquire as human beings: Our beginnings

Examined

By Ryan McCormick

Vital and overlooked ideas your family doctor might share - if only we had more time.

Situation Normal

By Michael Estrin

Stories for people who enjoy humor with a side of humanity and a dash of insight

Seymour Hersh

It's worse than you think

FLORIDA HERITAGE TRAVEL EZINE

By Mike Miller

All about Florida places, people, history, and culture.

A great variety of interesting reports on locations all over Florida. I would recommend this ezine if you want to explore the state.

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Skipped History

By Ben Tumin

Interviews with top historians. Comedic performances about the past. I make history fun—especially the hard stuff.

Hush-Kit Aviation Newsletter

By Hush Kit

Hot aviation gossip, warplane technology, madcap history and other insights from the world of aviation

Small Craft Advisor

By Joshua Colvin

Sailing, Building and Cruising Small Boats

I really like the thorough write-ups and reviews on the small sailboats here. i'm hoping to get a sailboat in a few years, and I will refer to this newsletter before I do so.

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New York Cartoons

By Jason Chatfield

A free cartoon in your inbox every week + live drawing videos with creative insights, along with hand-drawn stories that prove being a New Yorker cartoonist & comedian in NYC is exactly as unhinged as you'd imagine.

In the Writing Burrow

By Margaret Atwood

Whatever comes into my addled, shrinking brain.

Another great writer on Substack! I continue to find more interesting newsletters to subscribe to.

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Cthulhutown

By Christian Gossett

Hollywood, 1923. A wealthy, fugitive cult of Cthulhu has a dream: use the influential new art of cinema to awaken their sleeping god and destroy civilization

Interesting stories about writing, monsters, and creativity.

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The Sunshine Republic

By AJ

Florida: The Outdoors, Culture, History, Adventures & More... Things You Might Not Know By Heart

Industrial Intelligence

By Nina Schick

What happens when the price of Intelligence falls to zero?

Leslie M’s Vignettes

By Leslie Roberts

Vignettes, Short stories & Other Musings

On Substack

By Substack Team

Resources, stories, and news for the writers, podcasters, musicians, video creators, and culture makers publishing on Substack.

Useful, positive information for anyone interested in writing on Substack.

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Dave’s Car ID Service

By Dave Burge

Automotive archeology, sociology, and anthropology

Chuck Palahniuk's Plot Spoiler

Exclusive fiction too out-there for prime time, by the author of Fight Club. Writing lessons. Lurid back story.

Brett’s Newsletter

By Brett Lamb

Bagpipes, Books, and Music

As a piper for ten years, I'm in for anything I can find about the instrument!

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Sailing Avemar

By Bill Blevins

Where to sail? That is the question.

England's Dreaming

By Tom Byrne

A Cosmic Horror narrative across film, prose and audio.

I like anything in the Cosmic Horror genre, and the tales here feel and sound very Lovecraftian. Fans of Lovecraft will know what I mean by this. I look forward to reading and watching more here.

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This Is The Point

By Paulo A. José

The points about money and marketing that make a difference to your daily life.

Florida Unplugged

By Fred Mays

Stories about interesting places in Florida, outdoor adventures and recreation, and reporting on the environment.

Charter Sailing Musings...

By Graeme McEvoy

Sailing, chartering, relaxing and rum!

While I plan to buy a small sailboat for day sailing and occasional overnights, I also want to bareboat charter a larger boat a few times per year. One day we will charter a catamaran big enough to hold my wife and I, our sons, and their families. I really like reading about the sailing experiences here.

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Tales Of The Frontier

By Jamie Ryder

Weird western stories and questionable character motivations.