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A weekly(ish) newsletter about life, creativity, entrepreneurship, being a freelance writer, and everything in between.

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Change The World With Words

By Karen Banes

Your writing can change the world. Find your voice, write with impact, and build a body of work you’re proud of.

KaKa’s Poetry Garden Club

By KAKA LAM 嘉嘉 @iamkakalamkk

"KaKa's Poetry Garden Club" is a place full of poetic beauty, allowing us to embrace the enchantment of poetry and enrich our emotions. This garden is filled with love and creativity, leading readers into a realm of boundless imagination.

The Bored Millennial

By Marie

Follow a journey of growth, failure, and realness to what it takes to build an online business as an average, down-to-earth millennial woman. I figure out life while writing ✍️

Unstack Substack

By Kristi Keller

I help fellow Substackers make the most of their time by unstacking all the back-end chores that come along with writing on this platform.

Morning Musings

By Frances Brown

My morning musings, drawn from the things I see and touch, and those that touch my heart and soul, appearing out of the ether.

Writer's Hub

By Hudson

Learn how to make money writing online. 💻✍️

Bijibilla’s Substack

By Bijibilla Rama Rao

My personal Substack

Wildhood Wanted

By Kristi Keller

A weekly kick in the pants to DO SOMETHING about your restless human soul. This may or may not include disappearing to an island and living off coconuts and rum.

How to Write for a Living

By David McIlroy

Writers should get paid for doing what they love. Let's talk about how to make that happen.

Writer pilgrim Substack

By Writer Pilgrim by So Elite

Writer Pilgrim is a writer, journalist, poet & teacher who runs a podcast, TINAWW writers workshops both in person or online, offers monthly personalised poems and the weekly social hangout SPAWN.

Sean of the South

By Sean Dietrich

Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, and podcast host, known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Reader's Digest, Southern Living, Garden and Gun, and in newspapers from Savannah to San Diego.

The Journey We Take

By Janellie Wells

Diving deeper into random, thought-provoking topics of this erratic, yet extraordinarily wonderful world we occupy. The journey we take goes beyond the surface.

Substack Writers at Work

By Sarah Fay

✦ See the value in your work and earn the income you deserve on Substack ✦ Home of the Substack Growth Cohort: For busy people who want long-term growth fast

Empowering Progressive Writers

By Walter Rhein

Weekly tutorials to help you optimize your content and improve your success on various writing platforms.

when hope writes

By Nadia Gerassimenko

I write about a smorgasbord of subjects, always with a dash of hope. if you love reading about humanity, literature, writing, cinema, video games, and other related and unrelated stuff, let's connect.

The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋

By Veronica Llorca-Smith

Join 3,700+ to discuss writing, mindset & well-being. Exclusive newsletters, monthly webinars and digital perks.

All the News from Beneath the Reef

By Jennifer Woodworth

Jennifer Woodworth’s very short, surreal, & possibly funny Stories, Poems, and other Literary Items for those who like a good quick read now & then.

Do the Work

By Julie Falatko

How to get writing done when the distractions of modern life are coming at you fast.

PubStack Success

By Karen Cherry

A weekly newsletter for new Substack creators: how to start, how to grow, and how to monetize by a $18K Substacker

Tales of a Wayward Yogini

By Sue Ferrera

Fostering healing, acceptance and joy.

What Makes Great Writing?

By Todd Brison

Read the best writing on the planet. Learn why it works.

In Writing with Hattie Crisell

A life raft for writers at sea

Substack Reads

Your guide to great writing happening on Substack, plus the home of “The Active Voice,” a podcast by Hamish McKenzie.

Jenn’s Newsletter

By Jennifer Leach

A weekly column about business, side hustles, social media, and content creation

A Considerable Age

By Alice Goldbloom

Widely authentic stories delivered to you every Sunday morning.

Gentle Creative

By Cali Bird

gentle, realistic advice about writing with an occasional dollop of tough love

Pragmatic Productivity

By Michelle Loucadoux

Get more done. And feel better about it.

What Makes Great Writing?

By Todd Brison

Read the best writing on the planet. Learn why it works.

A Delicate Bloom of Learning

By Lynn Childress

An account of being an Oxford University graduate student.

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

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

Under the Jacarandas

By Sandra Stephens

We woke up empty nesters and said, why not move to Portugal?

Ijeoma Oluo: Behind the Book

Writing, life, and writing life

Kristina God's Online Writing Club

Helps you learn how to start, grow, monetize, and market your writing on Substack and Medium in a supportive community of 6,500 like-minded writers. Kristina God is a mompreneur, marketing manager, 5-figure Medium top writer, and $17K Substacker.

The Author Stack

By Russell Nohelty

Helping create a sustainable path forward for authors to build businesses that allow them to thrive and lives that light them up inside.

TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson

Transform yourself, transform the world.

Unfiltered by Tim Denning

I will help you live with less stress and more freedom by improving every aspect of your lifestyle – money, work, productivity, relationships.

Tommy Dixon

essays on coming home (every Saturday)

Words and Pictures by Pamela Leavey

Welcome to Words and Pictures. I’m a creative writer and photographer. I post Daily Affirmations, Quotes of The Day, Poetry, Personal and Photo Essays to Inspire and Enlighten. My posts are digital collages encompassing the world around me. Enjoy!

Doomberg

Energy, finance, and the economy at-large | Enter your email address below to receive free previews of new articles | Click through to our About page for pricing and FAQ.

The EndGame

By Don Akchin

Aging with purpose and joy. The EndGame is an inquisitive, empathetic, and humorous exploration of all aspects of age, for those who are not ready to fade away.

Austin Kleon

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

Becoming Crew

By Dan Burgess @The Spaceship Earth Podcast

Home to the Spaceship Earth Podcast and Becoming Crew community. Explore conversations, stories, writing, creative inspiration and community. Re-entangling with the web of life // Growing life-centric cultures.

Mind Of A Writer

By Tom Kuegler

Steel your (writing) mind. My goal is to instill a first-class writing mindset in you so you can stay motivated and accomplish your writing dreams.

Steady

By Dan Rather

Dan Rather's steady take on a complex and chaotic world.

Elevate with Yung Pueblo

By Yung Pueblo

Reflections on Personal Transformation and Relationships

Filling The Pail

By Greg Ashman

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." – As W. B. Yeats never said

Life in the Real World

By Karen Davis

An Oasis of Peace and Beauty

internet princess

By rayne fisher-quann

writing to make you feel crazier & writing to make you feel sane

Noahpinion

By Noah Smith

Economics and other interesting stuff

The Ask Newsletter — by Ellen Donnelly

Guidance to empower you in your entrepreneurial path.

Maybe Baby

By Haley Nahman

Chipping away at the inscrutability of modern life, popular culture, and how we feel about both.

Blogging Guide

By Casey Botticello

Learn how to make money writing online, navigate the digital publishing landscape, and join the creator economy! • Medium • Substack • Blogging • Newsletters • Digital Marketing

Tom Ryan, Author

Letters from New Hampshire...and Beyond

I look forward to receiving every issue from Tom…whose stories always leave me feeling inspired, grateful and comforted by his gentle loving approach to life. I savor each story ,word by word ,while sipping coffee on my sunny front porch. His stories may bring tears to my eyes or a smile to my face as he shares his adventures with his four legged friends. I am grateful to Tom for sharing his life with us in sucking a charming and loving way.

- Chinmayan

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

Hello, Writer!

By Linda Caroll

Writing, literature and books. Because, what else is there?

My Sweet Dumb Brain

By Katie Hawkins-Gaar

A newsletter about facing life's ups and downs, all while being kind to yourself.

Simon Owens's Media Newsletter

By Simon Owens's Tech and Media Newsletter

A newsletter about how publishers create, distribute, and monetize their digital content. This newsletter is free to subscribe to.

Understandably by Bill Murphy Jr.

No algorithms, no outrage. Just an essential newsletter trusted by about 170,000 smart people who want to understand the world. (I also write the free, daily newsletter you'll find at BigOptimism.com!)

Jill Filipovic

Politics, women’s rights, foreign affairs, and law

The Dawning Light

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