Substacks recommended by Tracey Warr

Recommended by Tracey Warr

Fresh writing and audio from one of the great contemporary storytellers

The Art of Enchantment, with Dr Sharon Blackie

New work from the award-winning author and psychologist. A gathering place for lovers of myth, fairy tales and depth psychology, exploring the mysteries of the psyche and reimagining women's stories.

Dwina’s Substack

By Dwina Murphy-Gibb

My personal Substack

Under a Fig Tree

By Gabriela Gutierrez

Investigations into deep history, spirituality, and the mythopoetic imagination. Weekly Sunday essays + audio for paid subscribers, monthly essays for all, and free seasonal rituals.

How to Go Home

By Eleanor Robins

On imagination and the possibility that we’re living through a shift in consciousness, via the deep histories of humanity, art, and writing.

Fascinating explorations into cave art, embodied experience, writing ...

- Tracey Warr

PostaPoetika

By Sepin & Mahir & Töre

Mahir, Töre ve Sepin'den yazılar ve canlı buluşmalar

Medievalish with Grace Hamman

Meditations on literature, history, beauty, and faith

da solo a piedi

By Stephen Weller

le storie di un pellegrino.

Friends & Fiction Endless Stories

Friends & Fiction is a podcast, web show, and online community created by bestselling authors Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, Kristy Woodson Harvey & Patti Callahan Henry. Meet our author guests for discussions about books and the writing world.

Writing, Wreading, and Wrestling with Words

By Susanne Dunlap

This is my chronicle of the joys and tribulations of writing fiction, reading all kinds of books and sometimes tearing them apart (in a nice way), and generally working with words. Join the fun!

Digging in with Joan Fernandez

By Digging In with Joan Fernandez

Bringing overlooked women’s stories to light—and lighting the way.

No Failure, Only Practice

By Matt Bell

Fiction writing exercises, craft essays, and reading recommendations from Matt Bell, author of APPLESEED and REFUSE TO BE DONE. Publishes monthly.

Medieval Italian people

By Tinney Sue Heath

...and the world they lived in

Elena Mazzi studio

Visual artist Co-founder of @awiartworkersitalia 🔛 PhD candidate @villaarsonnice www.elenamazzi.com

Gabrielle's Substack

By Gabrielle Mullarkey

This writing life

On writing cozy thrillers and more.

- Tracey Warr

One Sentence

By Ben Dolnick

Explaining and appreciating great sentences from books

Searching For Milady

By Victoria Osborne

Is it possible to find a fictional character from the dark, damaged, seventeenth century buried under modern Europe? Wonder what I'll find? Wonder how distracted I'll get? Come along too!

Fiction ZigZags

By Rebecca Hodge

The Joys (and Challenges) of Writing Fiction

Renaissance Rapture

By Alana White

Reading and Writing about Renaissance Florence, Italy

Writing Medieval

By Jules Frusher

This will be the new home for Lady Despenser's Scribery and Medieval Bits, as well as updates and selected scenes from my novel about Hugh Despenser. Oh, and some tips on writing historical fiction and fact too! Come and explore another century!

A little later than my own medieval fiction and research, but a similar blend of fascinating information on the medieval period and fiction writing in progress.

- Tracey Warr

Things From the Past

By Hdogar

Re-living interesting events from history.

Oneiric writing

By Denys

I write short stories about visceral and extra sensory ways of knowing, including synchronicity and telepathy. I also share images of my work as a practising artist which includes performance art, video, sculpture and drawing.

Trobairitz Sleuth

Recommended by Tracey Warr