My favorite Substack newsletters on publishing
Substack has a strong community of authors, editors, literary agents, and publishers. Here are some of my favorite Substack newsletters on publishing:
The Shit No One Tells You About Writing
by Bianca Marais, Carly Watters, and CeCe Lyra
These talented ladies create a lot of great articles about craft, in addition to doing interviews with authors. I particularly appreciate the pull quotes they include in their newsletter. I find inspiration from those even when I don’t get around to listening to the full interview.
I quote Paula Saunders’ interview with The Shit No One Tells You About Writing in Why are we trying to discourage aspiring novelists from publishing?
Counter Craft
by Lincoln Michel
I enjoy Lincoln’s musings on the publishing industry and his interviews with authors. He’s very down to earth, but also uses words like panopticon. Respect.
I quote Lincoln in Confession: I love physical books.
Craft with Kat
by Kat Lewis
Kat provides clear advice on tactical writing issues, often breaking issues down one by one. She gets bonus points for her series of articles on The D&D Method for Better Character Development.
The Creative Shift
by Dan Blank
Dan writes about book marketing and connecting with readers. I particularly enjoyed this article about clarity. Dan gets bonus points for sending 1,000 weekly newsletters over 20 years. Email respect.
Other Substack newsletters on publishing I recommend
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