Substacks recommended by James McLoughlin

Recommended by James McLoughlin

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

The Treatment

By Charlotte Simmons

Hippocratic assertions from an antihero of film criticism

FilmStack Daily Digest

By The FilmStackDD team (Amanda

A collection of highlights from (and for) the FilmStack community, curated on a rotating basis from the community.

Hope For Film

By Ted Hope

We need a vibrant alternative to mainstream culture, especially a non-dependent cinema ecosystem. Let's build it together & examine what got us here in the first place -- including how we can each build our own sustainable & generative creative practices.

Technically Deliberate

By Camilo Lascano Tribin for TECHNICALLY deliberate

Technically Deliberate examines how modern technologies reshape judgment, institutions, and human agency, using history, philosophy, and political economy to interrogate the trade-offs we increasingly accept without deliberation.

Artful and insightful dispatches on who we are and what we're becoming.

- James McLoughlin

Rough Cuts

By Ed William

Movie stuff that makes you think

Jeff Rauseo

Jeff Rauseo is a content creator and writer who covers movies, home entertainment, and physical media. His writing is dedicated to film lovers who want to go beyond the algorithm, exploring hidden gems, overlooked classics, and the future of movies.

Reasoned and passionate pieces about cinema.

- James McLoughlin

Writers' Hour Magazine

By London Writers' Salon

A global weekly writing contest and magazine from the team behind London Writers’ Salon. New contests each Sunday. Subscribe to enter and write with us!

Excellent community resources for writers, with competitions and prompts, as well as insightful articles on the craft.

- James McLoughlin

Dying to Get There

By Dying to get there

After the unexpected death of my dad, I came here to try to make some sense of it all. I write about grief, mental health and travel.

Breakthroughs & Blocks

By Bec and Chris

Get the strategies, support and motivation to keep writing from Bec Evans and Chris Smith, authors of 'Written'. Upgrade to a paid subscription for exclusive access to our Writing Sprint Club - designed to help you stay on track and make real progress.

Christian's Substack

By Christian Chacon

Literary prose and screenplay writer from Colorado.

Under the Paperweight

By Elliot

A community for the intellectually hungry.

Social Currency

By Phoebe Dodds

Network-building 101 — or "how to win friends and influence people" for the digi-generation. Interviews, hacks and recommendations.

The Horn Gate

In Greek mythology, the "Horn Gate" (Greek: Κέρας) is one of two gates through which dreams pass. According to this tradition, dreams that pass through the Horn Gate are true and prophetic, representing reality and foresight.

Story Cap

By Leonardo Torres

I love the human experience, and by extension I love story telling, and by even further extension, I love the art of filmmaking, and somewhere at the intersection of all those things-I love writing. This is where all that love comes to settle.

Hag Life

By Melanie Sumner

Prize-winning novelist gleefully turned Hag.

The Writer's Attic

By Parker Peevyhouse

Unique insights into what makes for compelling fiction, with tips for writers and guides for readers.

Scott Macaulay

The art, business and producing culture of independent film.

The Comic Dreamer

By Abhishek Singh

Stories of a millennial, middle aged house husband. An ex engineer, ex lawyer, entrepreneur who tried, and a serial quitter who’s oddly proud of it. Mostly confused, always hopeful. These are my little rants about life, funny, messy and yet relatable.

Lyrical and reflective pieces which always deliver something of value, creatively.

- James McLoughlin

The Lines Man

Recommended by James McLoughlin