Substacks recommended by Diary of a Novel with Soman Chainani

Recommended by Diary of a Novel with Soman Chainani

Hi! I'm Victoria Aveyard, #1 NYT bestelling author of the RED QUEEN series and the REALM BREAKER series. I ramble, I whine, but I mostly talk about what I'm writing, reading, watching, buying, and whatever my dog is doing.

My publishing soulmate! A must-read for all things fantasy.

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MELSTACK

By Melissa de la Cruz

Writing, reading, shopping, living, mom-ing

Ladyparts

By Deborah Copaken

The unvarnished, naked truth about living, working, loving, moving, and surviving in a woman’s body. Winner of the 2025 Webby Award for Best Independent Publisher.

From riproaring writer Deborah Copaken — a wonderful confluence of writing, journalism, and polemic. Focuses principally on issues for women 35+, but covers important topics for all of society.

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Christopher Clarey's Tennis & Beyond

Christopher Clarey, the longtime New York Times tennis & global sports correspondent, writes about pro tennis and more

Clarey was a writer for the New York Times and one of the best sports writers *ever.*

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Discursions

By M. L. Rio

Craft, process, and industry insights from bestselling author M. L. Rio

M.L. Rio is author of IF WE WERE VILLAINS, one of my favorite books of the last 5 years -- and this substack is a brilliant deep-dive into the writing process.

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Once Upon an Author by Jen Calonita

Twenty years of publishing, magic, and musings

If you think *I'm* committed to fairy tales... Jen Calonita knows how to write them better than anyone for kids.

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Lynn’s Substack

By Lynn Painter

My personal Substack

Here for absolutely anything, anything Lynn Painter does (which is a refrain you'll hear from most of her readers, too).

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