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Recommended by Alle C. Hall

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy

I'll Show You

Advice on Nonfiction Writing, Publishing, and Speaking Up from Published Essayist and Writing Professor. Free Subscribers: Weekly Newsletter. Paid Subscribers: Weekly Newsletter, Curated Submission List, and Monthly Zoom Q&A.

Nicole Hardy

Kelsey Francis

Kelsey Francis’s writing has appeared in Longleaf Review, The Washington Post, Adirondack Life Magazine, and The New York Times, among others. She lives, teaches, and writes in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York.

Patience Mackarness

A flash fiction writer living in rural Brittany

Joseph’s Substack

By Joseph Lewis

My personal Substack

The Gloomy Girl Variety Show with Freda Epum

Patris’s Substack

My personal Substack

Kiwiwriter47’s Substack

A Substack of subjects of interest to me...history, politics, writing, family, Asperger's, weird stuff, animals, and humor. For folks to enjoy. Angry trolls can go elsewhere.

From My Heart to Yours

By Dawn Levitt

Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."

Finding the Throughline

By Kate Hanley

Writings and podcast conversations about the creative process. Every piece of work, and each of us, has a throughline--the consistent theme that runs from beginning to end. It's not something you have to create. It's something you find.

The Passionate Writer

By Tali Sarnetzky

I write and motivate, therefore I am. Here I share my writing journey, with the hope that i can motivate and empower fellow writers and artists to be themselves, whole and true. I focus on emotional wellbeing as part of the creative journey.

Estelle Erasmus/Writing That Gets Noticed

How to find your voice, become a better storyteller, get published.

Night Pages

By Michelle Levy

Stories & Writing Prompts

Writing in the Dark with Jeannine Ouellette

By Jeannine

For people who do language. Writing saved my life—so I teach writing as if it can save yours.

Ask Anonymous

By Jamey M

Questions about AA life in sobriety and the program of recovery

Books + Bits

By Pandora Sykes

A Pandora's Box of books and culture recs

LitWorth

By Jacob Jans (He/Him)

We send you opportunities to get paid for your writing. (Including detailed research on payment rates, editorial contact information, and more.)

Love Over Addiction

By LOA

Stories, support, and truths about loving someone struggling with addiction.

Motherhood In the Margins

By Cathy Shields

A monthly newsletter about the joy and challenges of raising a child with a disability

Short Story

By Palisatrium

Author Payout = $100 + 50% of subscription revenue. No Fee to Apply. Readers get one quality story a month and support artists with their contributions.

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

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

Prompts of Resilience

By Meg Pokrass

"We have art so we shall not die of reality" -Friedrich Nietzsche Newsletter of Meg Pokrass' prompts and hint fiction contests. Paid subscribers have access to archive and exclusive “hint fiction” (very short story) contest opportunities.

Question Everything with Peter Catapano

Notes, insights and conversations on writing, music, art, philosophy and creativity from the founding editor of The New York Times philosophy series The Stone.

Dorothyparkersashes’s Newsletter

By beckersny

Brazen words by witty dames. All true. More or less.

Made From What's Not Real

By David Perlmutter

The writings and musings of Canadian historian and speculative fiction writer David Perlmutter

The Audacity.

By Roxane Gay

Writing that boldly disregards normal restraints.

What To Read If

By Elizabeth

Where book lovers find their next great read.

The Lion's Roar

By Vighnesh Rege

Sensemaking of taboo subjects revolving around trauma and politics using grounded logic and effervescent mysticism

THE DANGED

By Dale Wisely

Dale says things and reads things to you.

Ephemera

Writing, Art, Music, Creativity and Inspiration

The Where to Pitch Newsletter

By Susan Shain

Tips + treats for freelance writers, delivered pipin' hot once a month

Modern Parent

Celebrating and supporting the guardians of the next generation.

Agents and Books

By Kate McKean

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.

On Substack

By Substack Team

Resources, stories, and news for the writers, podcasters, musicians, video creators, and culture makers publishing on Substack.

After a few ... okay, several ... okay, MANY months on Substack, I am finally trying to understand how to personalize my newsletter and to ... well, USE the technology and whirls and jingle-jangles. (In case you can't tell, I'm not very tech-y.) This article was really well laid out and easy for even me - tech's Job - to understand.

- Alle C. Hall

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