Substacks recommended by Scott Neumyer

Recommended by Scott Neumyer

Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and drawing assignments.

An incredibly vibrant, engaged community from one of the best artists working today.

- Scott Neumyer

Alex Segura

News and updates about my novel and comic book-writing work, plus reading recommendations!

Memoir Land

By Memoir Monday

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB interviews + craft; GOODBYE TO ALL THAT, NYC stories.

Decoding Everything

By David Chen

A newsletter by David Chen about movies, TV, tech, the media, and being an online creator.

The Creative Edge

By J.T. Ellison

Deep dives into fiction and the art of storytelling through craft insights, book explorations, essays on the creative journey, and practical guidance for aspiring authors.

Evil Witches Newsletter

By Claire Zulkey

We are people who happen to be mothers.

Emotional Support Lady

By Allison Raskin

A weekly newsletter of mental health musings from a New York Times best-selling author who has a master's in psychology and has been mentally ill since childhood!

Seeing Things

By Liza Donnelly

New and unpublished drawings and thoughts for people who want to see more of life, from a New Yorker cartoonist. Drawings, cartoons, words, live drawing, process, politics, culture, more...

Whether it's a behind-the-scenes look at the process or topical cartoons, Seeing Things is a great addition to any inbox from one of today's best artists.

- Scott Neumyer

Before and After the Book Deal

By Courtney Maum

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).

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

From the mind of the inimitable Sari Botton, Oldster Magazine is the quintessential look at life and aging in all its various forms.

- Scott Neumyer

Listening in the Dark with Amber Tamblyn

Creative-minded community and cultural catharsis. Full of feminism and always algorithm-free.

The New Fatherhood

By Kevin Maguire

"Like one big group text with other guys fumbling their way through fatherhood." — Esquire

TRAILER PARK GIRL EATS WORLD

By It's Ash!

Essays about food, culture, class, and the awkward art of belonging. With author Ash Ambirge.

Melt With Me

By Paul Crenshaw

Essays on kindness, pop culture, and occasionally poop. Cancer survivor x2. Father of awesome daughters. Four-time Best American Essayist.

Ministry of Pop Culture

Three award-winning authors go obsessively deep on movies, TV, and culture. Saved a seat on the couch for you.

Go Long

By Tyler Dunne

NFL longform journalism worth your time. We aim to take you places others will not.

Skipping to the Fun Parts

By Dana Jeri Maier

Tricking yourself into creating art, one Post-It note doodle at a time

The Anxious Overachiever

By Kathleen Smith

Therapy homework for busy humans who want to build better relationships.

Loose Leash

By Alicia Lutes

A not-at-all-secret, perhaps-too-public journal with stray thoughts on entertainment, society, mental health, and culture.

The Reverse Cowgirl

By Susannah Breslin

I'm a writer.

The Intrinsic Perspective

By Erik Hoel

Natural philosophy, belles-lettres, polemics.

Peak Notions with Laura Kennedy

Peak Notions is the ideologically exhausted person’s guide to untangling ideas, identity, and the chaos we live in

FlakPhoto Digest

By Andy Adams

A community hub for photography people

Maya C. Popa

Writing on the inner conditions of serious creative work

The Cranky Guide

By Cranky Guide to Writing Newsletter

Thoughts from a freelance writer on the unbound, nomadic, creative life.

Ellen’s Insights

By Ellen Hopkins

Educated opinions, rambling musings, and some of my very best writing you'll find nowhere else.

Field of View

By Patrick Witty

Observations and opinions on photography. Deep dives into the many ways of seeing. Viewer discretion is advised.

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Where real Substack growth happens—with leading Substack Strategist Sarah Fay and the Substack DNA Growth Framework™️

TOOLBOX

By Lil

TOOLBOX is a weekly newsletter about cobbling together a home.

In Retrospect with Frederick Joseph

This is a space for reflection and reckoning. It looks at the world and the self in the same breath, tracing how culture, power, politics, and personal experience collide to shape who we are. Each piece seeks clarity in the chaos, finding meaning

Sarah’s Smorgasbord

By Sarah Allen

Hi! I’m Sarah, award-winning kidlit author. (And poet, rom-com lover, and cat snuzzler). The menu here is behind-the-writing scenes, expert interviews, and resources for classrooms and creatives. All leavened with Joy. Subscribe for 105 writing prompts!

Create Me Free

By Kathryn Vercillo

Where Art Meets Psychology. We are not all "tortured geniuses" and art isn't always therapy but there is so much richness and connection and magic in the in between. Let's play, communicate, and learn there.

Liana’s Newsletter

By Liana Finck

A weekly selection of drawings by New Yorker cartoonist and matador Liana Finck, sent out on Wednesdays. Paid subscribers will also get a Sunday email of autobiographical comics, process drawings, and other behind-the-scenes things. www.lianafinck.com

Witty, clever, and poignant all at once, Liana's work is groundbreaking in so many ways.

- Scott Neumyer

Process ☼ On Photography, by Wesley Verhoeve

The leading weekly photography newsletter by Wesley Verhoeve, read by 18,000+ photographers worldwide—practical, honest insights on creative blocks, building projects, and showing up with your camera.

For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

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

Hands down one of the best newsletters around. Always informative, always interesting, and always exciting when it pops up in your inbox.

- Scott Neumyer

Noted

By Jillian Hess

Tips from the world's best note takers

Deeply researched, beautifully written, and utterly fascinating, Noted is one of my favorite newsletters.

- Scott Neumyer

Good News/Bad News

By Kate Baer

Monthly newsletter on books, tour dates, and more from Kate Baer

Austin Kleon

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

Pitch Club

By Brendan O'Meara

Brendan O'Meara is a journalist, author, and host of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast. Pitch Club — combining text and audio — dissects pitches from the best longform journalists, how they framed their queries, and how they published their work.

Uncut Slang

By Nate Marshall

Thoughts, recommendations, and ramblings from a Spades Champion who moonlights as a poet.

In the Flash

By Dina Litovsky

Adventures in the unseen world of photography.

Culture Study

By Anne Helen Petersen

Think more about the culture that surrounds you

Things That Don't Suck

By Andrea Gibson + Megan Falley

One poet's quest to uncover what shifts when we shift our attention

Shaved Meats, Piled High

By Laura Lippman

Blatant self-promotion for my novels because I never want to have a real job again. But, hey, it's only monthly and it's free.

The Enthusiast by Brad Montague

A weekly reminder there are things worth celebrating.

Full of hope, inspiration, and joy, The Enthusiast is always a welcome addition to my inbox.

- Scott Neumyer

Zoe Sees

By Zoe Si

Words & Cartoons by Zoe Si

Mirin Fader's Newsletter

My long form features for The Ringer and upcoming book news

Lotus of Control by Kate Summers

By Kate Summers

Lotus of Control is a weekly newsletter about disability, mental illness, and recovery. We talk about waking up from survival mode through connection, finding joy in the small parts of life, comfort, and releasing control.

A Little Lighter

By Louise Stevenson

Practical tools and gentle stories for overthinkers who want more calm, clarity, and confidence - one small shift at a time.

Cartoons by Hilary

By Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell

Weekly cartoons from the sketchbook of New Yorker cartoonist Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell