Substacks recommended by Linda McLachlan

Recommended by Linda McLachlan

Imagination. Ideas. Creativity. Conversation. This is the life of the Mind.

Dispatches from one woman's life as a Western Muslim told through the lens of mental health, faith, and the multi-generational immigrant experience.

Dear Reader, I'm lost

By Rebecca Holden

Letters from a writer navigating the world with absolutely no sense of direction.

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.

Because Words Matter

By Cindy Villanueva

Thoughts are great, but words have power. Let's use them wisely.

Cindy's writing makes me slow down and consider my words, intention and meaning. I am grateful she shares her experience and wisdom here.

- Linda McLachlan

#TwinzTalk

By Bill and Don Tomoff

Bill and Don Tomoff's tips and encouragement for personal development

The Moving Pen

By Kym Dakin

My blogposts are built on insights gained from 20 years of coaching & training. My poetry reflects the beauty, challenges, & mysteries I discover in nature.

Kym is an incredible communicator, coach, writer and creator. I've learned so much from absorbing her work.

- Linda McLachlan

Just Enough to Get Me in Trouble

By Lyle McKeany

Personal, vulnerable, and sometimes funny essays from a husband, father, and disability advocate, delivered whatever days he wants at exactly 8:08 am PT.

Scribble and Scran, the journal

By Alex Keerie

Exploring the flavours of food and life in Scotland—one recipe, one adventure, and one (non-award-winning) story at a time.

I'm one who loves to read the personal notes and whimsy that cooks share about their recipes - the origin, the disasters, the best accompaniments. I feel a kinship. That is what I feel and hear in Alex's writing. Be prepared to salivate and smile in equal measure. I'm pulling up my chair.

- Linda McLachlan

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Stay ahead of the curve—with the leading Substack Growth Strategist, Sarah Fay.

Weather Report: On Beauty

By Margaret O'Brien

What it might mean to include daily observations of beauty, with reference to the daily invitation to 'write or draw one thing I found beautiful in my day', in my book, "Weather Report: A 90-day journal for reflection and well-being..."

Run to Write: Where Movement & Writing Meet

By Julie

Personal essays through the lens of running and writing— how they both teach us about endurance, discovery, and showing up.

Imagine | Believe | Discover

By Shannon R. MacKinnon

Here to explore the inner journey, the creative life and my ancestral home, Scotland. Imagine | Believe | Discover

An exceptional, thoughtful writer who cares for her readers.

- Linda McLachlan

Now, Go Make Art

By Wendy Coad

Welcome to a peek behind the curtains of my adventurous, extraordinary life as an artist.

Manufacturing Sunshine

By Terri Tomoff

A gal that loves life and manufactures sunshine ☀️ if dark clouds ever enter her orbit!

Writing in the Wild

Recommended by Linda McLachlan