Substacks recommended by Lady Of The Lake

Recommended by Lady Of The Lake

Weekly updates on literary agents open to queries, complete with research on their preferences, genres, and past sales.

A storytelling and fiction writing platform posting stories EVERY WEEK, with weekly essays and in-depth guides available for paid subscribers.

We are the weirdos, mister.

By Leigh Bardugo

#1 NYT best-selling author of The Familiar, Ninth House, Shadow & Bone, Six of Crows, The Invisible Parade, and suchlike🌙

Ink Made of Sky

By Marie Charon

My personal Substack

Awen's Porch - Fiction & Feels

By Olivia/O. J. Barré🪄🌎

Unique urban fantasy fiction and original articles with heart. Join in the conversation or be still and catch your breath. Drag up a chair and stay a while. You're safe on Awen's porch.

Beautiful Things Grow Here

By Debra King

Personal essays, poems, and trauma-informed writing tools for anyone living with chronic pain, childhood trauma, or the mother wound—and wanting a place where they feel understood.

The Age of Monsters

By L.M. Sypher

In this grounded fantasy version of our world, mythology comes to life through the stories of our hero, Jorden Casillas, a shapeshifter from Mesoamerican mythos.

Daily Wonder by Ana Harrison

By Ana Harrison

Honest writing about motherhood, creativity, and walking with God through the ordinary and the sacred.

🪶Writer Stack

By Mallory Stock

A newsletter for book writers and readers! I will be sharing my book-writing process, publishing journey, writing advice, and other book-related things.

The Lyrical High‑Fantasy Library

By Andrew Taylor

Lyrical high fantasy in the vein of Tolkien & Rothfuss. Weekly chapters, lore, magic and more.

Happy Nielsen

Follow along as I write a cozy fantasy novel

The Tearoom

By Mariella Hunt

Welcome to The Tearoom, where I reflect on reading, writing, and art! Join me each Sunday for Steeped This Week, a segment in which I share great articles and update you on my bookish life.

Turtles of Alchemy

By T.P. Kaaos

We believe in the quiet power of storytelling—the kind that transforms you softly. This publication is a home for stories that shimmer strangely: haunting flash fiction, peculiar beauty, soft chaos, and curious truths.

Mia Vega-Ayala

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The Alchemy of Ink

By Kaaos

Through hauntingly beautiful prose and deeply immersive storytelling, my publications unravel the intricacies of the human experience—love, loss, mystery, and resilience—creating worlds that linger in the soul long after the final page.

T.P. Kaaos writes utterly beautiful, immersive, and transcendent pieces that poke at the heart and create wonderful stories in the mind. I can not read enough of Kaaos' work.

- Lady Of The Lake

Auraist. The best writers on Substack.

By Sean

Trusted by 50K+ readers, we pick the best-written books from US and UK new releases and prize shortlists, and publish articles by world-class authors on prose style and AI writing. Plus the satire The Demon Inside David Lynch.

The Three Candlesticks

The Three Candlesticks is a collaboration of three sisters making stories through novels, short stories, comics, and poetry. We dabble mostly in the speculative, fantasy, horror, folklore, and etc., but we don't want to be limited to them.

The Circus Dragon’s Substack

A cozy slice-of-life corner, and sharing the various shenanigans that my dragons get up to. I guess I'm becoming an illustrator too hurhur..

A Crow At The Beach Is Like A Seagull At A Funeral

By G. K. Allum

What If Poetry Could Change the Way You See the World? This is a space for reflection, healing, and growth. EXCLUSIVE newsletter directly to your inbox. Every Wednesday you will receive a new poem.

JustDarling

JustDarling is where personal stories, soft chaos, poems, and occasional truth bombs meet. It's a little heart, a little bite, and all me.

Dear Whole Writer

By Nicole Meier

Write, revise, and publish from a place of wholeness.

Cozy Quill Tales

By Tamsin G.

Cozy Quill Tales is where whimsy meets wonder, and magic hides in the folds of ordinary days. Here you’ll find cozy fantasy, adventures, silliness, and meaningful tales that invite you to slow down, laugh, or simply be entertained.

beesandbelladonna

By Bea

A garden of healing and self-discovery. Where each story blooms in its own time, and shadows whisper of the light they once feared.

Magical Musings with MeBrady

By Maryellen Brady 💗📚

Brew a cup of tea book lovers, and join me as we adventure into world building, my writing life, & chat with my favorite authors.

Once Upon A Draft

By Sheridan

Once Upon A Draft is a weekly letter with bite-sized craft insights, courage boosts, and glimpses from my author journey to nourish your own sustainable, soul-feeding writing practice. For the busy writer who needs a quick infusion of creative fuel.

3AM Writers Club

A creative space where words flow, stories grow, and writers thrive. Whether you're just beginning your writing journey or you've been filling pages for years, this is a place to explore, play, and develop a writing practice that feels fulfilling and fun.

The Responsibility Blog

The Writer's Journey

By Bradley Ramsey

The Writer's Journey chronicles the ongoing creative projects of author Bradley Ramsey, as well as his personal thoughts on the craft of writing, and exclusive short stories for subscribers.

H. C. Kingsley

H. C. Kingsley is an author of Historical Fiction and writes from her love of obscure American history and all things western. She weaves these themes into her writing with a passion for faith, family, and the Montana frontier.

Verdant Butterfly

I am a writer and artist. In a world tilting toward darkness, I seek to restore balance around me through hope, kindness, and beauty. Here, you’ll find a mix of positive thoughts, poems about my hobby, and anything that makes me smile . ❥.࿚◠.࿚ ପଓ

Beautiful and light poems that will bring a bit of joy back into your everyday life.

- Lady Of The Lake

Readers & Writers - Rose Rodriguez

Readers & Writers is a publication for lovers of creating and consuming literature. I post about my journey as a Gothic writer working to publish their first novel by 2027, in addition to book/movie reviews, and life lessons.

Quiet Little Journeys

By Asteria Geisterblum

Quiet Little Journeys combines eerie dark whimsy and playful shenanigans. It's often referred to as "4:44 series". Subscribe to follow shopkeeper Orrin, his moody, sentient shop, and a bratty clay knight called Little Sir Menace on their little adventures

Love letters and lore

By Letters

For anyone who's ever felt seen, heard or understood through words. I'm writing for you.💐✨

The Anatomy of Reality

By Stories by Gaby Brogan

Fiction exploring the strange anatomy of worlds just adjacent to ours (and the human heart beating underneath it all.) Weekly stories from the edge of the possible.

The Fantasy Journals

By Anoushka

reading journals from a fantasy-obsessed book lover. book recs and film recs and general brooklyn 99 screaming, along with the occasional mildly tragic attempts at fiction writing

Writing from the Ashes

By Melina Charis

a sacred space to tend the fertile soil of our grief, our joy and our creativity. includes personal essays and poems, guided practices, and resources on writing + creativity.

Lauren Roberts Library

Join me as I yap about writing, life, and whatever else comes to mind.

Novaheart Demo

By Novastar

Greetings, Fellow Adventurers, Welcome to Novaheart's demo account, a portal to creativity. Join me as we navigate design and function unlocking the secrets to making your Substack a beacon in the cosmic expanse.

Kristin’s Substack

By Kristin Harmel

New York Times bestselling author Kristin Harmel (The Book of Lost Names, The Paris Daughter), who is also one of the author hosts of Friends & Fiction, keeps in touch with readers about upcoming events, book news, and great reads she's excited about. Sig

I’m reading 50 books on practical topics to level up my mindset and become a more useful human. Join me!

Musical Fragments

By Quin Halloway

A song and story series exploring the quiet moments, shifting seasons, and fragile beauty of being human.

Everything Quin writes is touching, full of love, and a beautiful reminder to see and appreciate the unfailing figures in our lives.

- Lady Of The Lake

KC's Chronicles

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