This week, we’re taking our usual break from Office Hours for our monthly Shoutout Thread.
We host these Shoutout Threads because we know writers want more ways to discover great writing on Substack, and we’re always looking to celebrate writers who are finding a home here. This thread is a chance for all of us to share what we’ve been reading and inspired by recently on Substack.
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Introduce yourself. What are you writing about on Substack? No need to include a link to your publication: When a fellow writer clicks on your name, they will land on your profile. The publications you write are displayed in your profile, along with the Substacks you read and a feed of posts you’ve written.
Shout out a Substack writer you recommend! Share a link to the publication of a writer you admire, and why. Bonus: Point us to a remarkable piece of their writing we should check out first.
Our team will be in the thread today from 10 a.m.–11 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m.–2 p.m. EDT in discovery and celebration mode with you all.
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WOW! Another vibrant shoutout thread. So much to discover. Thanks for showing up and shining the spotlight on your fellow writers.
Our team is signing off now! We will be back next week with Office Hours, on Wednesday instead of Thursday in honor of the Veteran’s Day holiday in the U.S.
Talk soon,
Katie + Rose + Kelsa + Maria + Gabriel + Ben + Maggie
Hi all! My name is Julia, and I just started my newsletter, Snake Oil, this week. This is a place where I will explore the Wild West of Internet grifts, cons, propaganda, and disinformation. If that sounds interesting to you, please subscribe and share ^.^
Shoutout to Chaoyang Trap, a substack about the Chinese Internet. It has super interesting, nuanced stories about contemporary China that you won't find anywhere else: https://chaoyang.substack.com/
My immediate thought before I clicked the link was "oh, I wonder if she wrote about those weird manifestation accounts on TikTok." Was not disappointed. Dropped a follow!
A lot of my writing encourages readers to re-evaluate their relationship with technology and enjoy the world around them, especially among the company of others in the outdoors!
I love the shoutout thread! Every month I subscribe to new newsletters. My newsletter is about my experiences with the ordinary miracles and every day magic of nature where I live. I started last year but this year I'm planning to write more often: https://karendavis.substack.com
Karen I'm beyond happy to read this and learn of your newsletter! Thank you for sharing. Gives me great encouragement and hope for my own writing...
I'm brand new to Substack and also write about nature - from the Desert heart of Australia - making observations and linking them into lessons and wisdom for a meaningful life.
I'm just getting started and it's so great to know there is interest in this type of writing and other writers leaning into nature too - thank you! X
It was defiantly a personal challenge for me too so I understand the hesitancy and doubt. But I say just go for it! Writing is art, it matters and it makes a difference in this world. A paid option just gives readers the choice to further support you to do your best work, if they are willing and able to. Let me know how you go Xx
Hi everyone! I write Unruly Figures, a podcast and publication about history’s biggest rule-breakers! http://unrulyfigures.substack.com
Earlier this week I found Michael Estrin’s Situation Normal and I love it. It’s comedic but also full of really lovely stories about being a human in the world. “Prove You’re Human” is maybe one of my favorites: https://michaelestrin.substack.com/p/prove-youre-human
Valerie, that sounds fascinating! I wrote about Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man, one of the biggest rule-breaking texts of the 18th century (The Routledge Guidebook to Paine’s Rights of Man, 2020). I am definitely going to have a look at your Unruly Figures.
Hello! I'm Elle Griffin and I'm currently serializing my gothic novel via Substack. (Just like my heroes Charles Dickens and Alexandre Dumas did!). You can find that here:
Are there any other more bloggy-style "here are all my thoughts and feelings about life" newsletters I should be following? (But not the emo-depressive melancholy personal essay variety that seem to be all the rage rn?)
Loved the recent spotlight by Substack about your successful growth strategy for subscription #'s. Not just the info but the reveal of your kick-ass ambition to make your work available and succeed. Very inspiring. I am following you - not as a paid supporter yet but as a full-on admirer of your tenacity and dedication to your talent. I am an old broad who has seen a lot go down and places high value on self-love and the beauty of being human. My latest post - Leftover Candy. best to ya
Thank you so much Karin, that really means a lot to me. Especially considering that I often receive hate mail of the opposite variety, calling my dreams and ambitions "greed." Which I don't really understand because I'm with you! I place a high value on self love, and on believing in yourself, and in believing in your dreams!!! Because why live any other way!!!!??? Anyway, I really appreciate this post at this particular moment in time. Thank you so much for sharing it with me!
Hello Elle. I feel the same way about blog-like newsletters! The thing that attracted me to Substack was the possibility of the return of that feeling I got from the 'Golden Age' of blogging, 2007-2012-ish, where everything was experimental and a bit mad and fired from the hip, and everyone was hanging out in the comments more from uncontrollable enthusiasm than anything else - before advertising & sponsorships arrived & things got a bit too serious and a *lot* more selfconscious-sounding. (#EveryoneElsesMileageMayVary)
Anyway. A few suggestions:
Antonia Malchik's Substack is very blog-like: https://antonia.substack.com/ She's the author of a book on walking, and it's like she's using her newsletter to think her way into at least one new book, maybe more?
And Jodi Ettenberg's Curious About Everything has more than a little of the Brain Pickings about it: https://jodiettenberg.substack.com/ (Or rather The Marginalian, as BP is now called). She's an OG travel blogger who is bringing her longform narrative sensibilities elsewhere, but she also still writes beautifully (and hopefully) about the really tough journey she's on right now with her health: https://www.legalnomads.com/health/
And if I might be so bold/outrageously self-promotional/sp*mmy: I'm a lapsed blogger, and my Substack is turning into the blog I've been wanting to write for at least half a decade. I'm also doing it in seasons (currently in season 3), which is *another* thing I've wanted to see blogs do for a long time, and that's proving a fun way to build. The topic is applied curiosity, and I'm letting it take me in all sorts of odd directions. Case in point: https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/why-everywhere-we-look-there-we-are
Cheers for what you do, Elle. (I've been on your free list for a while.)
The good old days of blogging. Ah...I had so much fun blogging during the Blogger dot com days. Recently, I've been thinking of going back to blogging. Yes, my thoughts and feels (notes on life, work, drawing). Haven't decided to do it on my WordPress website or start one on Substack. 🤷🏻♀️
That was what was so fun about blogging in that era, it was just everyone exploring life and sharing it. There wasn't necessarily a genre, just a person! I loved that. And you ARE totally blogging on Substack. I love your newsletter and look forward to reading them whenever they pop into my inbox!
“There wasn’t necessarily a genre, just a person.” *nostalgic eyes* Yeah, I missed those days of carefree writing. (And then, we grow up.) 😆
Thank you for the affirmation, Elle! ❤️ This made my day in a big way. Putting your encouraging words into my little folder of “break in case of emergency”! For the times when I’m feeling discouraged.
We don't have to grow up! Maybe we should start writing more about our lives in our newsletters and bring it all back!
And any time! I'm actually mentioning your post about burnout in my next issue because it's what inspired me to make my life more enjoyable. That will produce better art, after all!
Hi everyone, I started writing at the beginning of the summer on Substack in hope to inspire others to enter art into their lives daily (or weekly since I try to write once a week). I hope to involve other writers and create a community. Currently, I have two collaborators An art teacher and a Chocolate taster who write guest posts on Tarantula, the digital publication. I introduce monthly a new artist and feature their work with our articles, and of course I interview them at the end of the month! It all started really from contemplating how can we form a better post corona world, slow down, introduce art in the cracks of life to help us move on. I am hoping to include more fiction and non fiction stories soon. Recently, I discovered the Isolation Journals on Substack that I enjoy reading https://theisolationjournals.substack.com/p/exposed-beautiful-sublime and
Thank you! My background is in film and theater as a writer and director of two shorts. The artist of this month is a painter but also art performer so we are slowly introducing the performative also! And will include some art performance videos that the artist made in November.
Shout out to https://austinkleon.substack.com/. I've been reading Austin for about 6-months. Need an injection of creative genius? Check him out! Austin Kleon.
Hey hotties. I'm Dia and I'm based in Philadelphia. I write a weekly newsletter called Broke But Moisturized on self-awareness and millennial culture. Topics have included my lingerie failures, music festival culture and drugs, aesthetic injections (i.e. Botox & filler), etc. Today's piece is a personal reckoning on the Call Her Daddy podcast and the urge to other oneself from mainstream entertainment/"bimbo content."
Hey guys, I use ideas inspired by thousand-year-old philosophies to help people live more intentional lives. Take a break from a noisy world with That’s Philosophical.
Isn't it kind of amazing the Babel of voices that cherishes Substack? Freedom for all to pursue their passion!
Including me!
I spent a long career inhabiting some pretty cool journalism gigs (articles editor, Playboy; editor of Men's Health magazine; EIC of NatuRx, a cannabis/how to mag) and found times to write for all three of those pubs, and many others. But what I really love is travel. Specifically, "travel that transforms," as the tagline to my substack says. I write three times a week, recounting episode from my travel life, what I learned from them, what was hilarious about them, how they changed me. And I supplement all that with drawings, which is another way to appreciate the beauty of the world, and what's funny about it, too. On Fridays I serialize my coming-of-age-graphic-memoir, also with drawings, as well.
So, it's a lot, but also very rewarding. Now if I could only figure out how to get 20,000 paying subscribers and a book deal, I'd be all set. But: I've made a start!
Two 'stacks I love to read: The Forest, by Jeff Gill, and Nishant Jain's The SneakyArt Post. I've done guest posts for both, and I'm very grateful for that opportunity.
Very impressive! I travel via movies—particularly documentaries from other countries. One really beautifully shot movie, with scenery from various parts of the world, is "Addicted to Life" (2014), which I mention in this post:
Hi, Thank you for the treasure trove of new newsletters (new to me) here today. I publish SPARK, a newsletter that connects readers and writers each week usually around a theme. If a writers group married a book club, SPARK would be their child. We are on the brink of expanding. In the new year, I'll be hope to be seeking and paying writers of essays, book reviews, poetry, very short fiction, and artists for their work.
I'd like to shout out my most recent find, Sari Botton's Oldster [https://oldster.substack.com/]. This is a newsletter that cuts across all ages, all interests and gets to the heart of what it is like to "be" at any age. Love it.
Very intriguing! If a support group and a film club married, "moviewise" would be their child 😉. I too follow a great, funny, brilliant writer who speaks about aging, "70 Years Old. WTF!": https://70yearswtf.substack.com
Hello! I am Lucy and I write a monthly newsletter about academia, literature, and creative writing, The Boredom & the Horror & the Glory--https://lucydiamondb.substack.com. My most recent post is about leaving my job as an English professor: https://lucydiamondb.substack.com/p/30-something-to-write-about.
I love Cafeteria Duty, https://cafeteriaduty.substack.com/, a learned, beautifully written, thoughtful newsletter about public schools in America.
It’s all pretty tricky, but you can click the name of the newsletter, e.g. “writes moviewise…” to go to the URL. You can also click on the author’s name to go to their profile, etc.
I enjoy reading What to Read If (https://whattoreadif.substack.com/about), another fun book recommendation letter that provides tons of suggestions for pairing interests with books.
Yay, I'm super happy to get to know your newsletter. For some time now I was searching for a place with book recommendations. I will check it out now :)
I also write a newsletter with book recommendations, info about book clubs, Bookstagram, bookish related podcasts and all kids of other bookish goodness. Here is the link to my archive. https://sonovelicious.substack.com/archive?utm_source=menu-dropdown. I am a What to Read if and Can We Read fan too. :)
If you ever want to review a book that is serializing on Substack, I'd be happy to give you access to my gothic novel! The first four chapters are free if you want to see if it's something you're into: https://ellegriffin.substack.com/s/obscurity
I'm writing about my years in the '70s and early '80s when I was on-air in professional FM rock radio in Houston and Baton Rouge, as well as two college stations! My meetings and interactions with the likes of Iggy Pop, the New York Dolls, the Ramones, David Cassidy (whom I interviewed in 1975), and a special 1980 brush with David Bowie...and many more!
If you're curious about the inner-workings of radio and the record biz, and going behind-the-scenes with your favorite rockers and punkers, fall on by!
Thanks, Rebekah! The stories YOU must have...I have no concept of the Aussie record biz from back in the day, and what it must've been like, Split Enz, the Little River Band, Skyhooks, and Men At Work notwithstanding! Hope you dig my stuff!
Hi everyone! Thank you Substack for your awesome platform to allow us the freedom to tap into the creative and expressive part of us! I started in Feb writing Physician Healer to share personal stories from my life experiences, good stuff, and not so good stuff, to help readers know they are not alone in their feelings of not enoughness and their yearning to be and do more than to be stuck in the current culturescape. Like many, I, too, have fears and old patterns and stories that have to fall away to make room for the new to emerge and share with the readers what I’ve done and how I do the inner work to achieve coherence of the mind, body and soul. Today, I want to give a shout out to a fantastic urban sketcher, writer and podcaster—Nishant Jain who writes the SneakyArt Post and hosts the SneakyArt Podcast. His work uses his skills and observations as an artist to teach not only art but life lessons that we can all learn.
Hello everyone! I'm Jackie and I write Story Cauldron, which is both a newsletter about storytelling and writing AND the place where I am currently serializing a young adult fantasy series called the Favor Faeries. Book 2, "The Boy Who Can Taste Color," just launched a couple of weeks ago and the first 3 chapters are free.
This month I'd like to shout out John Auerbach, who has just launched his NYC Questing Guild fantasy series on his Substack https://jonauerbach.substack.com/
I also would like to shout out my fellow fictionista Geoffrey Golden and his Adventure Snack choose your own adventure Substack, https://adventuresnack.substack.com/
I'm always excited to discover other fiction writers on the platform, so please let me know what you're writing as well.
Did you know they had female undercover agents back in 1892? I just recorded the testimony for one called Nellie McHenry and her report was sent to the district attorney but Lizzie's defense also read it and adjusted accordingly. How's ur fiction coming? I can't wait to read ur story.
I did not know that! That's very cool. My novels are coming along. My first book is available on my Substack now and I started releasing the first few chapters of my new one a couple of weeks ago. Now I'm simultaneously revising the rest of that book AND writing the next one for NaNoWriMo. November is kind of a crazy month!
Hello! I write The FLARE, a collection of personal essays, fiction, and poetry meant to foster connection. (Nailed the pitch this time, I think.) I’m willing to collaborate so you can email me at theflare@substack.com for inquiries.
I want to recommend two Substacks I’ve been tempted to pay for since I love their content:
Hi Liz here, from Dallas. I write about all the moving parts of indie publishing: writing, publishing, launching, marketing, and distribution so hopefully something for anyone taking this Author Adventure journey. Creating a Publishing Posse so please subscribe and join our community. Tell us what you are writing about or share your challenges or successes ... so we can encourage or celebrate together! Also if you live in Texas get in touch so we can invite you to the next Substack Texas Zoom Meet Up. Have a friend who recently started her substack KimMeliLovett.substack.com terrific writer and when she starts sharing on a regular basis you will want to hear what she has to say about Life, Self-Care, Mindset, and more. Also since I can't go globetrotting myself I am getting my travel perks and ideas for the future by osmosis from BrentandMichaelaregoingplaces.substack.com (thanks guys) and my history buzz from Annette Laing's Non-Boring History substack. Hope to be able to jump back on when the thread is live with substack staff.
Hi everyone! Sam Sklar here and I write "Exasperated Infrastructures" all about transportation policy, infrastructure planning, and WHY NONE OF IT WORKS!
Hello all, I am a human rights journalist based in India. I write All Things Indian - a weekly newsletter that unpacks the complexities of contemporary India. Each post is a short piece of fiction based on real people I have seen, heard of and met during my reporting.
If you care about individual stories of grief, joy, celebration, loss or are just an Indophile, I write about 1.3 billion people.
Hi y'all! I write PopPoetry, which is a Substack where pop culture meets poetry: explainers, author interviews, book reviews, & exercises for the creative mind and writers of all kinds. My mission is to bring poetry out of the ivory tower and into your living rooms and your hearts. Poetry is for everyone and has life-changing power: my mission is to democratize creativity and create powerful public-facing arts content. I study the intersection of poetry and poets with pop culture, including TV, film, music, and more with a scholar’s eye and a comedian’s sense of humor. I hope you'll check it out!
I've been reading and loving Astro Poets, an astrology Substack written by poets Dorothea Lasky and Alex Dimitrov. Check it out here: https://astropoets.substack.com/
Hey Caitlin! If you are interested in a collab, let me know! I write poetry and my newsletter is about creativity with writing prompts and poem of the week.
Hi Caitlin, Cool stuff. I write about TV and film - specifically with a pop culture lens and geared at helping people find their next great stream-worthy show or film. Thanks for sharing you substack!
Hi, I’m Jolene and I write Time Travel Kitchen about baking in my 1927 kitchen. My shoutout today is Alison Acheson who writes The Unschool For Writers: A DIY MFA and here’s the link: https://diymfatheunschoolforwriters.substack.com Cheers! Jolene
Hi all! My name is Miguel. I write weekly about pop culture, critical theory, and philosophy from an academic perspective. I cover a wide range of topics, but if you like seeing how the works of continental philosophy are applied in criticism, you’ll enjoy it! Likewise if you’re a movie buff or fan of niche video games.
My friend Sam writes a great newsletter to compliment his writing for Inverse and GQ: https://snake.substack.com/
He covers antiques and vintage clothing, focusing on the stories behind completed auctions on eBay. But, as you’ll come to read, his writing addresses a much wider range of ideas than just interior design or fashion. I hope you like!
I am finding more treasure here. The amazing Jolene of https://timetravelkitchen.substack.com/ created a cake, and cut it in half, with candles, for the celebration of my pub's half-birthday! That was just so cool! (It's her "pumpkin" from last week :)
My newsletter shares news, stories, and advice from the trail. Readers get a story every Thursday, and a podcast interview with a member of the outdoor community every Sunday. This weekend will be a discussion with a crew member from the first all Black team trying to climb Everest in 2022 -- really excited to share it!
Since our last shoutout thread, I've started reading "Something Daily" by Cole Feldman. These posts are bite-sized, captivating reads and a delight to have in your inbox. Here's my favorite snippet of his: the well-fed artist:
Howdy yall! I'm a newbie writer on Substack. I'm a curious thinker, writer, and adventure seeker magnifying ideas so that each of us can feel better, do better, and live better in our own ways. My writings are around themes that remind us to live with the spirit that the world is ours to mold, to shape, to change, to design. You’ve got one shot. Make it meaningful. It’s your world.
I'd love to shout out the person who inspired me to put my writing out into the wild, Matt Dajer (from Yes Theory) https://mattdajer.substack.com who remind us to seek discomfort and has created a virtual community of like-hearted people. It's philosophical, and raw, and reminds us of the power of our own ripple effect to create meaning in our lives and other people's lives.
Very true! And you may like this quote from the movie “Yes Man” (2008): “ I want you to invite yes into your lives because it will RSVP ‘yes.’ When you say yes to things, you embrace the possible.” 🤗
I write 10+1 Things, where I share 11 interesting stories that are handpicked and curated for generalists out there.
I'm interested in cross-promotion and have couple of slots available for the next week. Please connect if you're interested!
To give you a sense of what I write, in the latest edition I talked about the Most Chaotic City in the World, Story of Human Alarms in England, IKEA Effect, A Prototype of an Original iPod and an Urban Archeaologist.
I really enjoy your newsletter! I am in the process of getting to launch a new publication for an entirely different audience than I have now and the new one one would be great for cross-promotion so I’ll be in touch!
Hey guys! Brand new here! My substack is about unlearning the emptiness of modern life. I just subbed to What Is Called Thinking by Zohar Atkins and he’s super interesting!
Hi, I’m another Robert and I write short stories which I can fit onto paper bags. Occasionally, I cut them open so I can write on both sides, then. I type them up and post them onto substack. Last week I made my first audio post and this week I bought a little microphone I could plug into my iPad. Thanks to substack for making it so easy. I’m 77 and whilst my head feels 24, my idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis sometimes gets the better of me - which is why I describe myself as ‘a half-day person’. so I can’t type up as quickly as I’d like. However, I just decided I’m going to try reading my paperbag stories DIRECT onto substack- cut out the typing bit. I like the feel of substack. Thanks for reading this. Take care. Stay safe. Robert
I've just set up The 3-Hour Workday newsletter. I run an animation agency from home in less than 3 hours a day and have done the same over the last 12 years for other business models (coaching, training products, physical products).
Starting shortly, I'll be writing about all aspects (good and bad, including some horror stories of things to avoid!) of setting up and running a 6-figure business that will enable you to quit your day job. No 'leap and the net will appear' advice here.
Please click on my profile to subscribe.
Also, here's an excellent article I read today about the real reasons for imposter syndrome in writers, which resonated with me because I've been putting this off for months! - https://thomasjbevan.substack.com/p/imposter-syndrome
Hi everyone! I'm Sarah -- I write twice a week about children's books, raising readers, and how to create culture of reading in your home.
I would be remiss if I didn't give a special shoutout (and huge thank you) to Is My Kid the Asshole? for helping me figure out how to help my 7yo needle-phobe manage upcoming flu and Covid shots: https://melindawmoyer.substack.com
I've also been enjoying Buzzing, which is about eating insects (but a lot more than just eating insects) and is far more fascinating than I expected when I subscribed: https://buzzing.substack.com
Lastly, Monday Monday -- I've been following Marlee Grace online for years and have read many iterations of her newsletter. I like this one on Substack the best: https://marleegrace.substack.com/
As always, thanks to Substack for your efforts around promoting writers on an individual level. Office Hours remains helpful, week after week.
This week I took a break from writing about punk rock and SST Records for a more somber subject. I wrote about how Dia de los Muertos taught me how to grieve.
Hello! I'm Ryan Lark and I write a monthly newsletter on positive news stories in the world of environmental sustainability called For the Love of Nature.
If you enjoy comedic writing, I suggest you subscribe to Max Barth's newsletter The Weekly Lately. He's a hilarious comedy writer, and all of his stuff is brilliant.
I also write in the nature space. I'm actually working on putting together a documentary about sustainable trail access in the outdoors -- how the fragile ecosystem can be preserved without gatekeeping the community. It's been a labor of love over the past few months of collecting data and interviews, but I can finally see the finish line! (With a telescope.)
Thank you! It's been tough to do while working another full time job. And most of my shooting has actually been done up in the mountains. Now I'm just down to number crunching, transcribing, and editing. Somehow this is the hard part. Oof.
Ever wonder what it’s like to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange?
My most recent piece from Taking Stock puts you right there. I’m a former journalist and currently work at the exchange as Head of NYSE Communications. Taking Stock is a series of stories providing a behind the scenes look at the NYSE and our financial markets broadly.
I just uploaded my prior columns to Substack and started sharing from here. Feel free to check out the series and let me know what you think.
Shoutout to the Veggie Digest (https://veggie.substack.com/) which has been keeping me up-to-date on food innovation and sustainability and taught me cool concepts like agrivoltaics, upcycling, and precision fermentation.
As for me, I post a weekly newsletter about tools to improve your thinking and ideas that will change your perspective on the world. Come check it out if you enjoy the process of lifelong learning.
Hello, my fellow Substackers! I'm Agnieszka, and I run the "Midweek Crisis" biweekly music newsletter: https://midweekcrisis.substack.com/ 🎧🎶💌 Regularly, biweekly on Wednesday, my Subscribers are receiving an email with a bunch of songs that resonated with me. Especially on Wednesday, when we’re experiencing the Midweek Crisis, we could all use some uplifting vibes, right?
I focus on various types of music that resonate with me. I share Spotify & YouTube embeds for each recommended track and a weekly playlist to make it easy for my readers to listen while they read. I'm constantly testing different formats of writing my issues. Sometimes I make mixtapes. And sometimes I write about whole music genres (country music or synthwave), a specific musician (José González), or about music that inspired some artists (painter Zdzisław Beksiński).
I recommend to you Salty Popcorn 🍿 https://saltypopcorn.substack.com/ with movie recommendations, reviews, and bite-sized pieces of information from the cinematic world. It’s all precisely selected and flavored with wit. Thanks to Tom, together with my husband, we've already spent a couple of awesome movie nights 📺.
As an experiment, we decided with Tom to switch our newsletters formats. We’re working together on a special crossover edition of our newsletters, bringing film and music together to talk about our favourite soundtracks and scores. The newest issue of the Midweek Crisis, which was published yesterday, belongs to him. And today, I've hosted a special music edition of Salty Popcorn 🎶.
Thanks so much Stygi!! I'd say "Pretty in Pink" has a lot of the same heart as "Almost Famous" and really fitting, emotionally resonant music that matches the different moods portrayed in the movie. I hope you love it as much as I do. Please send your post via e-mail: moviewise@icloud.com 🤗
Just subscribed! It's so much more difficult for me to find new music to get into now without the music-based message boards I frequented in the mid-00s. Algorithms just don't work the same as recommendations from someone whose tastes you align with.
Thank you! :) Yup, I couldn't agree more. An algorithm cannot fully replace a human being. The idea behind the Midweek Crisis is to share recommendations with the commentaries, giving the reasons why something is worth listening to. I hope you'll find something for yourself in my playlists.
Love finding other music-focused newsletters on here! I share original music through my newsletter, but I love the folks who are curating their favorite tracks and sharing them with the world. A wonderful way to discover new music.
I'd like to give a quick shout out to...basically all of you.
Writing is an act of hopefulness. A pushing-back againsy cynicism and "oh-what's the point"-ism. By showing up with hope (the hope of finding the right crowd and making a difference in their lives, the hope of finding a truer version of yourself in your words, the hope that the crappy things in the world can and *will* be made better) - well, you're helping row this boat in the direction it needs to go in. Every oar-stroke matters in ways you probably can't fathom.
That's the topic of this third season of my curiosity newsletter. It's proving an...eye-opener. (If you're slightly curious about something, write about it and try to teach what you've learned to others and you will have AMAZING FUN. (No, really - there's science, it's called the Protégé Effect https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/how-be-brilliant/201206/the-prot-g-effect
And I'll recommend to you the excellent work of Nishant Jain, an artist with a deeply curious view on the world: https://sneakyart.substack.com/
Hi friends! I'm Elizabeth. I write a book recommendation newsletter.
I want to shout out Lani Diane Rich who is sending daily (!) encouragement emails during National Novel Writing Month, helping everyone get their words in.
Hi. I'm Sebastian. I write about books, mostly literary fiction, from imagined perspectives. I write reviews with different constraints to explore different approaches to reading. My substack is meant to be somewhat informative and thought-provoking, but mostly fun.
Hey there! I write Innocently Macabre, a newsletter of short fiction for those who love tales of the speculative, the gothic, and the weird and wonderful. Come one come all, there's something for everyone!
I'd like to recommend the shockingly in-depth Ælfgif-who?, a deep dive into the lives of medieval English women by Florence H R Scott: https://florencehrs.substack.com!
Hi all, I'm shouting out for the classics here: The Chatner, Ask Polly, Popular Information, Roy Edroso Breaks it Down, Drawing Links, Heated. And I'm stunned and thrilled by the work of the new writer in residence, Jeanette Winterson: Mind Over Matter. Oh and Patti Smith of course!
Hey everyone...I'm Deborah and I write At Love's Altar; an ongoing weekly series of short fiction inspired by my own search for a person and a place to call home. It's a string of twists and turns brought to you by fate leading to an unplanned foreign relocation (and the whole lotta crazy that followed). I'm pretty new here and still trying to get my old brain settled in to how this works (technology/social media...not my first language!) but...I have read some Story Cauldron, SoNovelicious and Diving Deeper. So, shouting out all the way from Ireland.
Hello everyone, I'm Martin John, and I'm using substack to serialize a superhero murder mystery graphic novel, and to share my experiences in trying to make writing a job that pays. I'm an Indigenous Canadian author that just finished my debut prose novel, and am working on my first spec script based on a short story of mine. I enjoy writing genre with an Indigenous bent, as I think we need to hear and share our stories. Follow along here:
I’m Anamaria, founder and writer of FemWealth, a publication and community that celebrates women's successes in Business, Technology, Science, Arts, Leadership and other high-impact fields. 💌 Subscribe if you are passionate about advancing gender equality and equity.
I enjoy reading Bookmarked by Tabatha Leggett, a weekly newsletter that documents her journey as she reads a book from every country. This is one of my favorite posts:
Hey, beautiful people. The intention of my weekly scribblings on my "Moon Base" newsletter (https://fabiomoon.substack.com/) is to show what is it like to write and draw comics here in São Paulo, Brazil. Making comics or graphic novels can be an incredibly poetic and layered way to tell a story, sometimes smooth, sometimes chaotic. Most of my comics are done with my twin brother, Gabriel Bá, with adds to the unusual dynamic of my daily routine.
I'm curious of what kind of audience this shoutout experiment will bring.
WOW! Another vibrant shoutout thread. So much to discover. Thanks for showing up and shining the spotlight on your fellow writers.
Our team is signing off now! We will be back next week with Office Hours, on Wednesday instead of Thursday in honor of the Veteran’s Day holiday in the U.S.
Talk soon,
Katie + Rose + Kelsa + Maria + Gabriel + Ben + Maggie
I got a couple of signups. Glad to be able to put my voice out there!
glad to explore your imagined spaces
Thanks doing this! I appreciate the opportunity to get my name out there. Love this platform.
Thanks guys!!
Hi all! My name is Julia, and I just started my newsletter, Snake Oil, this week. This is a place where I will explore the Wild West of Internet grifts, cons, propaganda, and disinformation. If that sounds interesting to you, please subscribe and share ^.^
You can read my first post about Internet subliminals here: https://snakeoildotbiz.substack.com/p/what-the-hell-are-internet-subliminals
Shoutout to Chaoyang Trap, a substack about the Chinese Internet. It has super interesting, nuanced stories about contemporary China that you won't find anywhere else: https://chaoyang.substack.com/
My immediate thought before I clicked the link was "oh, I wonder if she wrote about those weird manifestation accounts on TikTok." Was not disappointed. Dropped a follow!
A lot of my writing encourages readers to re-evaluate their relationship with technology and enjoy the world around them, especially among the company of others in the outdoors!
Subscribed!
Cool idea for a newsletter 💡 I'm really curious what you're gonna come up with next, so I've just subscribed ✔️
This sounds great, I love a good grift! Excited to see where your newsletter goes.
That sounds so cool! Subscribed
Ok yes. this is good
I'm also currently looking at disinformation, from the perspective of New Zealand's Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Sounds interesting. Do you follow David Farrier (webworm)? He's interested in similar topics. https://www.webworm.co/
This newsletter looks awesome! Subscribed and am excited to see what you put out, as I think we have a lot of common interests!
Oooh. Great beat.
Subscribed!
Subscribed! can't wait to read all the things Julia
You hooked me.
I love the shoutout thread! Every month I subscribe to new newsletters. My newsletter is about my experiences with the ordinary miracles and every day magic of nature where I live. I started last year but this year I'm planning to write more often: https://karendavis.substack.com
I've been reading https://mysweetdumbbrain.substack.com and https://kenlamberton.substack.com, both excellent writers!
That is so similar to what I write for my poetry. Ordinary magic is such beautiful inspiration for writers.
Just subscribed!
I just subscribed - I love the first post I read!
Thank you Karen!
Love love love nature too! excited to check out your perspective.
My thoughts exactly. I was about to write the same
Thank you! I'm excited to learn about new music in yours!
Thank you, just subscribed to yours as well!
I also write on nature! Glad others are finding inspiration in the wild :)
Same Ryan! It's got me feeling really encouraged knowing there is interest in nature - both readers and writers :)
Great! I just subscribed to yours also!
Karen I'm beyond happy to read this and learn of your newsletter! Thank you for sharing. Gives me great encouragement and hope for my own writing...
I'm brand new to Substack and also write about nature - from the Desert heart of Australia - making observations and linking them into lessons and wisdom for a meaningful life.
I'm just getting started and it's so great to know there is interest in this type of writing and other writers leaning into nature too - thank you! X
Great! I haven't been brave enough to put a paid option on yet, but I love seeing that others have!
It did feel big to jump into offering paid. But free is still there. So not turning anyone away, giving readers the choice :)
I definitely want to do it!
It was defiantly a personal challenge for me too so I understand the hesitancy and doubt. But I say just go for it! Writing is art, it matters and it makes a difference in this world. A paid option just gives readers the choice to further support you to do your best work, if they are willing and able to. Let me know how you go Xx
I am an idiot for not subscribing before now. Just done so, though.
Thank you! I'm subscribing to yours too!
Yes!
Hi everyone! I write Unruly Figures, a podcast and publication about history’s biggest rule-breakers! http://unrulyfigures.substack.com
Earlier this week I found Michael Estrin’s Situation Normal and I love it. It’s comedic but also full of really lovely stories about being a human in the world. “Prove You’re Human” is maybe one of my favorites: https://michaelestrin.substack.com/p/prove-youre-human
Thoroughly recommend Valorie's Unruly Figures. Class act, so professionally done, and absolutely fascinating.
🤗 Thank you Mike!
Hi Valorie! Thanks for sharing. Michael's Substack looks fantastic.
Valerie, that sounds fascinating! I wrote about Thomas Paine’s Rights of Man, one of the biggest rule-breaking texts of the 18th century (The Routledge Guidebook to Paine’s Rights of Man, 2020). I am definitely going to have a look at your Unruly Figures.
I've been thinking about adding Thomas Paine to my list of future people to cover!
You should—he’s more relevant than ever! I’ll be more than happy to contribute!
That would be really cool! Shoot me an email at unrulyfigures@substack.com and we’ll figure it out!
Will do!
Oops, sorry—Valorie!
You had me at rule-breakers!
Hello! I'm Elle Griffin and I'm currently serializing my gothic novel via Substack. (Just like my heroes Charles Dickens and Alexandre Dumas did!). You can find that here:
https://ellegriffin.substack.com/s/obscurity
I would also love some recommendations. I've been really into newsletters that are more like blogs as of late. Like Lyle's: https://lyle.substack.com/ And Cat's: https://catnew.substack.com/
Are there any other more bloggy-style "here are all my thoughts and feelings about life" newsletters I should be following? (But not the emo-depressive melancholy personal essay variety that seem to be all the rage rn?)
Hi Elle 👋
Loved the recent spotlight by Substack about your successful growth strategy for subscription #'s. Not just the info but the reveal of your kick-ass ambition to make your work available and succeed. Very inspiring. I am following you - not as a paid supporter yet but as a full-on admirer of your tenacity and dedication to your talent. I am an old broad who has seen a lot go down and places high value on self-love and the beauty of being human. My latest post - Leftover Candy. best to ya
Thank you so much Karin, that really means a lot to me. Especially considering that I often receive hate mail of the opposite variety, calling my dreams and ambitions "greed." Which I don't really understand because I'm with you! I place a high value on self love, and on believing in yourself, and in believing in your dreams!!! Because why live any other way!!!!??? Anyway, I really appreciate this post at this particular moment in time. Thank you so much for sharing it with me!
Hello Elle. I feel the same way about blog-like newsletters! The thing that attracted me to Substack was the possibility of the return of that feeling I got from the 'Golden Age' of blogging, 2007-2012-ish, where everything was experimental and a bit mad and fired from the hip, and everyone was hanging out in the comments more from uncontrollable enthusiasm than anything else - before advertising & sponsorships arrived & things got a bit too serious and a *lot* more selfconscious-sounding. (#EveryoneElsesMileageMayVary)
Anyway. A few suggestions:
Antonia Malchik's Substack is very blog-like: https://antonia.substack.com/ She's the author of a book on walking, and it's like she's using her newsletter to think her way into at least one new book, maybe more?
And Jodi Ettenberg's Curious About Everything has more than a little of the Brain Pickings about it: https://jodiettenberg.substack.com/ (Or rather The Marginalian, as BP is now called). She's an OG travel blogger who is bringing her longform narrative sensibilities elsewhere, but she also still writes beautifully (and hopefully) about the really tough journey she's on right now with her health: https://www.legalnomads.com/health/
And if I might be so bold/outrageously self-promotional/sp*mmy: I'm a lapsed blogger, and my Substack is turning into the blog I've been wanting to write for at least half a decade. I'm also doing it in seasons (currently in season 3), which is *another* thing I've wanted to see blogs do for a long time, and that's proving a fun way to build. The topic is applied curiosity, and I'm letting it take me in all sorts of odd directions. Case in point: https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/why-everywhere-we-look-there-we-are
Cheers for what you do, Elle. (I've been on your free list for a while.)
Thank you so much for these suggestions!!!!! I'm so with you. Blogging in aughts was such a vibe and I'm here for it!
You might enjoy my newsletter, ‘Cogitatio.’ I write on the Christian life, faith, and philosophy, as well as merely on life.
Thank you, Elle!
Fully invested in your newsletter at this point. :)
Go, Lyle!
You are a living legend and a true inspiration!
WAY too kind.
Hi Elle! 🌺
The good old days of blogging. Ah...I had so much fun blogging during the Blogger dot com days. Recently, I've been thinking of going back to blogging. Yes, my thoughts and feels (notes on life, work, drawing). Haven't decided to do it on my WordPress website or start one on Substack. 🤷🏻♀️
That was what was so fun about blogging in that era, it was just everyone exploring life and sharing it. There wasn't necessarily a genre, just a person! I loved that. And you ARE totally blogging on Substack. I love your newsletter and look forward to reading them whenever they pop into my inbox!
“There wasn’t necessarily a genre, just a person.” *nostalgic eyes* Yeah, I missed those days of carefree writing. (And then, we grow up.) 😆
Thank you for the affirmation, Elle! ❤️ This made my day in a big way. Putting your encouraging words into my little folder of “break in case of emergency”! For the times when I’m feeling discouraged.
We don't have to grow up! Maybe we should start writing more about our lives in our newsletters and bring it all back!
And any time! I'm actually mentioning your post about burnout in my next issue because it's what inspired me to make my life more enjoyable. That will produce better art, after all!
🎈here’s a balloon for the kiddo in us. :P
😘 thank you for mentioning my post! What an honour.
Yeah, life is short. Also, we gotta know how to take care of ourselves, to take good care of others. Looking forward to reading your next issue!
Serialization of novels is underrated!! That used to be the way... with illustrations too. Love that you're doing it!
Thank you! And I agree!
Hi everyone, I started writing at the beginning of the summer on Substack in hope to inspire others to enter art into their lives daily (or weekly since I try to write once a week). I hope to involve other writers and create a community. Currently, I have two collaborators An art teacher and a Chocolate taster who write guest posts on Tarantula, the digital publication. I introduce monthly a new artist and feature their work with our articles, and of course I interview them at the end of the month! It all started really from contemplating how can we form a better post corona world, slow down, introduce art in the cracks of life to help us move on. I am hoping to include more fiction and non fiction stories soon. Recently, I discovered the Isolation Journals on Substack that I enjoy reading https://theisolationjournals.substack.com/p/exposed-beautiful-sublime and
The Unpublishable https://jessicadefino.substack.com/p/fear-mongering-in-beauty
Thank you Substack for this opportunity!
This sounds amazing. So glad to learn about your newsletter. Going to check it out right now.
Thank you! I hope you like it. We are still forming it as we go along!
Awesome
Thank you!
This is a very nice mission! I consider movies art, and I feel inspired to share them with others as well 🤗
Thank you! My background is in film and theater as a writer and director of two shorts. The artist of this month is a painter but also art performer so we are slowly introducing the performative also! And will include some art performance videos that the artist made in November.
Wow! Wonderful!!
Shout out to https://austinkleon.substack.com/. I've been reading Austin for about 6-months. Need an injection of creative genius? Check him out! Austin Kleon.
Love Austin Kleon and his newsletter — his Steal Like An Artist book is super helpful for some creative motivation!
I just saw Austin give a keynote during a virtual conference. He was great!
Yes!
Hey hotties. I'm Dia and I'm based in Philadelphia. I write a weekly newsletter called Broke But Moisturized on self-awareness and millennial culture. Topics have included my lingerie failures, music festival culture and drugs, aesthetic injections (i.e. Botox & filler), etc. Today's piece is a personal reckoning on the Call Her Daddy podcast and the urge to other oneself from mainstream entertainment/"bimbo content."
I'd like to shout out E.M. Ricchini's newsletter, which is an extension of her blog, Lark & Lace. She writes piercingly beautiful personal stories and sharp cultural criticism. https://emricchini.substack.com/p/my-unwitting-jihad-against-lisa-says
I actually spat out a bit of my coffee reading the name lol. well done
hahaha I'm so glad. I exist for comic relief if nothing else
Gah the Daddy Gang post almost made me pee! Love this
Hey guys, I use ideas inspired by thousand-year-old philosophies to help people live more intentional lives. Take a break from a noisy world with That’s Philosophical.
One newsletter i love is Berkana! https://berkana.cc/
Berkana is really phenomenal. I second this recommendation!
Thomas you are a sweetheart, thank you. This thread is so overwhelming ❤️
I subscribe to "That's Philosophical" 👋
Ohh yeah, Rufat's newsletter is insightful, wise and full of open hearted humor. I love That's philosophical
haha thank you guys 🥺
Berkana is amazing! <3
Thanks Rishi for the kind gesture 🤗
Aww Rufat so sweet of you, thank you for mentioning Berkana ❤️
I'm subscribing now to both - recommender and recommendee (just able to look over this thread)
Thank you, both Rufat and I deeply appreciate!
Yoooo Rufat
Love this topic. Will check it out!
Isn't it kind of amazing the Babel of voices that cherishes Substack? Freedom for all to pursue their passion!
Including me!
I spent a long career inhabiting some pretty cool journalism gigs (articles editor, Playboy; editor of Men's Health magazine; EIC of NatuRx, a cannabis/how to mag) and found times to write for all three of those pubs, and many others. But what I really love is travel. Specifically, "travel that transforms," as the tagline to my substack says. I write three times a week, recounting episode from my travel life, what I learned from them, what was hilarious about them, how they changed me. And I supplement all that with drawings, which is another way to appreciate the beauty of the world, and what's funny about it, too. On Fridays I serialize my coming-of-age-graphic-memoir, also with drawings, as well.
So, it's a lot, but also very rewarding. Now if I could only figure out how to get 20,000 paying subscribers and a book deal, I'd be all set. But: I've made a start!
Two 'stacks I love to read: The Forest, by Jeff Gill, and Nishant Jain's The SneakyArt Post. I've done guest posts for both, and I'm very grateful for that opportunity.
I loved your recent guest posts in The Forest! Glad to have found your newsletter through them.
Feel free to tell all your friends. And enemies. And perfect strangers you encounter on the street.
I enjoyed your Forest/TREE guest post! And am a fan of SneakyArt, too. Will check out yours. Thank you--
Super dope!
Very impressive! I travel via movies—particularly documentaries from other countries. One really beautifully shot movie, with scenery from various parts of the world, is "Addicted to Life" (2014), which I mention in this post:
https://moviewise.substack.com/p/movie-wisdom-on-making-friends
Hi, Thank you for the treasure trove of new newsletters (new to me) here today. I publish SPARK, a newsletter that connects readers and writers each week usually around a theme. If a writers group married a book club, SPARK would be their child. We are on the brink of expanding. In the new year, I'll be hope to be seeking and paying writers of essays, book reviews, poetry, very short fiction, and artists for their work.
I'd like to shout out my most recent find, Sari Botton's Oldster [https://oldster.substack.com/]. This is a newsletter that cuts across all ages, all interests and gets to the heart of what it is like to "be" at any age. Love it.
Very intriguing! If a support group and a film club married, "moviewise" would be their child 😉. I too follow a great, funny, brilliant writer who speaks about aging, "70 Years Old. WTF!": https://70yearswtf.substack.com
I love Oldster! And now subscribe to Spark :-) I'm also looking to bring on outside writers/makers next year and figuring out how that will work.
I love Oldster. Just subscribed to your newsletter as well.
Just subscribed to Oldster. I love Spark, can't wait to see it in my inbox. :)
Thanks for the Oldster tip!
Looking forward to following you Elizabeth - the spark the juice, the heart....
Hello! I am Lucy and I write a monthly newsletter about academia, literature, and creative writing, The Boredom & the Horror & the Glory--https://lucydiamondb.substack.com. My most recent post is about leaving my job as an English professor: https://lucydiamondb.substack.com/p/30-something-to-write-about.
I love Cafeteria Duty, https://cafeteriaduty.substack.com/, a learned, beautifully written, thoughtful newsletter about public schools in America.
Hello! I write So Relatable, which is about the ups and downs of the writing life. (Also: snacks! Writing makes me hungry.)
I recently loved this issue from Jami Attenberg, about the pros and cons of quitting your job to write full time (SPOILER ALERT: don't do it!!!!): https://1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/should-i-quit-my-job-to-focus-on
Looks awesome. Just subscribed!
Thanks! I already subscribe to your newsletter. :)
Much appreciated.
Can't thank you enough. Enjoy.
I love reading So Relatable!
Thank you, Celeste! That means so much!
What's the URL Chrissy? Very interested.
It is sorelatable.substack.com
Grazie. I need my technology spoon fed. Lol
It’s all pretty tricky, but you can click the name of the newsletter, e.g. “writes moviewise…” to go to the URL. You can also click on the author’s name to go to their profile, etc.
I’m in!
I can't wait to read more of your newsletters! Just subscribed
I’m interested in “So Relatable.” List, or DM me, your URL.
I write Reading Under the Radar (https://readingundertheradar.substack.com/), a weekly book recommendation for a book you've (likely) never heard of!
I enjoy reading What to Read If (https://whattoreadif.substack.com/about), another fun book recommendation letter that provides tons of suggestions for pairing interests with books.
What to read if 💕
Oooh, subscribed!
And a hearty second to What to Read If -- Elizabeth is great!
Blushing right now! What a great mood booster!
You totally deserve it!
isn't it great this thread can still have its effect a few days late?
Yay, I'm super happy to get to know your newsletter. For some time now I was searching for a place with book recommendations. I will check it out now :)
I also write a newsletter with book recommendations, info about book clubs, Bookstagram, bookish related podcasts and all kids of other bookish goodness. Here is the link to my archive. https://sonovelicious.substack.com/archive?utm_source=menu-dropdown. I am a What to Read if and Can We Read fan too. :)
Hey, thanks for reaching out to me :) So glad to learn about your newsletter. Going to check it out right now.
Thanks for subscribing :)
Oh my goodness! Cassandra! We can form a mutual admiration society! I've loved your first few posts. Want to do a guest rec?
oh my gosh YES! (I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity rn!)
Ha! Email me at whattoreadif@substack.com? We'll figure something out.
If you ever want to review a book that is serializing on Substack, I'd be happy to give you access to my gothic novel! The first four chapters are free if you want to see if it's something you're into: https://ellegriffin.substack.com/s/obscurity
Ooh! I just subscribed! And I’m glad we agree that Elizabeth’s newsletter is terrific!
Dope!
I'm writing about my years in the '70s and early '80s when I was on-air in professional FM rock radio in Houston and Baton Rouge, as well as two college stations! My meetings and interactions with the likes of Iggy Pop, the New York Dolls, the Ramones, David Cassidy (whom I interviewed in 1975), and a special 1980 brush with David Bowie...and many more!
If you're curious about the inner-workings of radio and the record biz, and going behind-the-scenes with your favorite rockers and punkers, fall on by!
I've been appreciating Ryan J. Downey's StreamnDestroy page (https://streamndestroy.substack.com/). He covers hard rock, metal, and punk, with overviews as well as spotlights! If you follow Eddie Trunk, Ryan would be an important complement! Check out Ryan's October wrap-up of hard rock stories from that month: https://streamndestroy.substack.com/p/top-hard-rock-metal-punk-stories-9cb
Very cool! I just wrote about Nirvana's Nevermind album: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/reaching-nirvana
Thanks, Rebekah! The stories YOU must have...I have no concept of the Aussie record biz from back in the day, and what it must've been like, Split Enz, the Little River Band, Skyhooks, and Men At Work notwithstanding! Hope you dig my stuff!
So many new things! I'll check that out....thanks, Maggie!
Hi everyone! Thank you Substack for your awesome platform to allow us the freedom to tap into the creative and expressive part of us! I started in Feb writing Physician Healer to share personal stories from my life experiences, good stuff, and not so good stuff, to help readers know they are not alone in their feelings of not enoughness and their yearning to be and do more than to be stuck in the current culturescape. Like many, I, too, have fears and old patterns and stories that have to fall away to make room for the new to emerge and share with the readers what I’ve done and how I do the inner work to achieve coherence of the mind, body and soul. Today, I want to give a shout out to a fantastic urban sketcher, writer and podcaster—Nishant Jain who writes the SneakyArt Post and hosts the SneakyArt Podcast. His work uses his skills and observations as an artist to teach not only art but life lessons that we can all learn.
I just subscribed to your newsletter!!
I subscribed just now!
I too take a healing approach with "Movie Therapy" articles that I hope help people find inner strength and happiness: https://moviewise.substack.com/s/movie-therapy
🥳
Thank you! 🙏
Hello everyone! I'm Jackie and I write Story Cauldron, which is both a newsletter about storytelling and writing AND the place where I am currently serializing a young adult fantasy series called the Favor Faeries. Book 2, "The Boy Who Can Taste Color," just launched a couple of weeks ago and the first 3 chapters are free.
This month I'd like to shout out John Auerbach, who has just launched his NYC Questing Guild fantasy series on his Substack https://jonauerbach.substack.com/
I also would like to shout out my fellow fictionista Geoffrey Golden and his Adventure Snack choose your own adventure Substack, https://adventuresnack.substack.com/
I'm always excited to discover other fiction writers on the platform, so please let me know what you're writing as well.
HI Jackie, I just found another serial fiction writer for you. He also does some non-fiction, including the article I've linked here which is a compelling and atmospheric look at El Paso, Texas. https://davidrollins.substack.com/p/guns-drugs-and-roman-weapons-of-terror
Awesome! And I was going to tell you about the thread because there were 2-3 Aussies posting today and I wanted to make sure you saw them! :)
Thanks for the shout-out Jackie! And Adventure Snack looks really cool!
thanks, I've just gone into adventure snack - it's a fun one
Hi Jackie!
Hey there! How is Lizzie Borden land? Are you having fun with your investigations?
Did you know they had female undercover agents back in 1892? I just recorded the testimony for one called Nellie McHenry and her report was sent to the district attorney but Lizzie's defense also read it and adjusted accordingly. How's ur fiction coming? I can't wait to read ur story.
I did not know that! That's very cool. My novels are coming along. My first book is available on my Substack now and I started releasing the first few chapters of my new one a couple of weeks ago. Now I'm simultaneously revising the rest of that book AND writing the next one for NaNoWriMo. November is kind of a crazy month!
Hello! I write The FLARE, a collection of personal essays, fiction, and poetry meant to foster connection. (Nailed the pitch this time, I think.) I’m willing to collaborate so you can email me at theflare@substack.com for inquiries.
I want to recommend two Substacks I’ve been tempted to pay for since I love their content:
Ijeoma Oluo’s Behind the Book
https://ijeomaoluo.substack.com/
Jimmy Doom’s Roulette Weal
https://jimmydoom.substack.com/
Your newsletter is great! Just signed up
Thank you!
Hi Liz here, from Dallas. I write about all the moving parts of indie publishing: writing, publishing, launching, marketing, and distribution so hopefully something for anyone taking this Author Adventure journey. Creating a Publishing Posse so please subscribe and join our community. Tell us what you are writing about or share your challenges or successes ... so we can encourage or celebrate together! Also if you live in Texas get in touch so we can invite you to the next Substack Texas Zoom Meet Up. Have a friend who recently started her substack KimMeliLovett.substack.com terrific writer and when she starts sharing on a regular basis you will want to hear what she has to say about Life, Self-Care, Mindset, and more. Also since I can't go globetrotting myself I am getting my travel perks and ideas for the future by osmosis from BrentandMichaelaregoingplaces.substack.com (thanks guys) and my history buzz from Annette Laing's Non-Boring History substack. Hope to be able to jump back on when the thread is live with substack staff.
So many good ones!
Hi everyone! Sam Sklar here and I write "Exasperated Infrastructures" all about transportation policy, infrastructure planning, and WHY NONE OF IT WORKS!
Big fan of Erica Ducey's work! I met her at NYC's Grow Meetup day and loved this piece in particular...https://ericaduecy.substack.com/p/next-gen-grenache-wines
Interesting. I will give it a read.
Hi Sam...great title for your newsletter. Will check it out now.
Just subscribed, love what you have here!
Hello all, I am a human rights journalist based in India. I write All Things Indian - a weekly newsletter that unpacks the complexities of contemporary India. Each post is a short piece of fiction based on real people I have seen, heard of and met during my reporting.
If you care about individual stories of grief, joy, celebration, loss or are just an Indophile, I write about 1.3 billion people.
Would love to hear your feedback on my work:
www.rakshakumar.substack.com
Please see the link here: https://rakshakumar.substack.com/
It might only be me but I cannot get your link to function - SSL_ERROR_NO_CYPHER_OVERLAP
Oopsie, here you go: https://rakshakumar.substack.com/
I’m going to check it out!
Thank you! Here's the link: https://rakshakumar.substack.com/
Hi y'all! I write PopPoetry, which is a Substack where pop culture meets poetry: explainers, author interviews, book reviews, & exercises for the creative mind and writers of all kinds. My mission is to bring poetry out of the ivory tower and into your living rooms and your hearts. Poetry is for everyone and has life-changing power: my mission is to democratize creativity and create powerful public-facing arts content. I study the intersection of poetry and poets with pop culture, including TV, film, music, and more with a scholar’s eye and a comedian’s sense of humor. I hope you'll check it out!
I've been reading and loving Astro Poets, an astrology Substack written by poets Dorothea Lasky and Alex Dimitrov. Check it out here: https://astropoets.substack.com/
Hey Caitlin! If you are interested in a collab, let me know! I write poetry and my newsletter is about creativity with writing prompts and poem of the week.
amazing! yes, I'd love to. I'll hit you up!
Hi Caitlin, Cool stuff. I write about TV and film - specifically with a pop culture lens and geared at helping people find their next great stream-worthy show or film. Thanks for sharing you substack!
https://bethlisogorsky.substack.com/
Hi, I’m Jolene and I write Time Travel Kitchen about baking in my 1927 kitchen. My shoutout today is Alison Acheson who writes The Unschool For Writers: A DIY MFA and here’s the link: https://diymfatheunschoolforwriters.substack.com Cheers! Jolene
Yes! Time Travel Kitchen is so good. and the Unschool is deep and rich, too.
Hi, Carol! Thanks so much!
What a neat idea for a newsletter—just subscribed!
Thank you so much, Joan, enroute to your page now!
It's so cool. Devil’s Food Cake post caught my attention. I will give it a read now :)
Thank you and I’m heading to your newsletter now! :)
Nice, I hope you'll like it :)
Now this is cool. Definitely going to check it out!
Thank you, Josh!
Hi all! My name is Miguel. I write weekly about pop culture, critical theory, and philosophy from an academic perspective. I cover a wide range of topics, but if you like seeing how the works of continental philosophy are applied in criticism, you’ll enjoy it! Likewise if you’re a movie buff or fan of niche video games.
My friend Sam writes a great newsletter to compliment his writing for Inverse and GQ: https://snake.substack.com/
He covers antiques and vintage clothing, focusing on the stories behind completed auctions on eBay. But, as you’ll come to read, his writing addresses a much wider range of ideas than just interior design or fashion. I hope you like!
Both of these sound fire.
Yeahhhhh
Sounds dope!
I am finding more treasure here. The amazing Jolene of https://timetravelkitchen.substack.com/ created a cake, and cut it in half, with candles, for the celebration of my pub's half-birthday! That was just so cool! (It's her "pumpkin" from last week :)
I continue to enjoy Sarah Miller's work with bringing kids' book titles to people's attention. Here's her Thanksgiving post, so you can go stock up for the read... https://canweread.substack.com/p/can-we-read-special-edition-thanksgiving-a03
And Slant Letter, a newsletter written from an editor's perspective: https://stephanieduncansmith.substack.com/
I enjoy all her posts. They are calming... which is the effect of a good editor on a writer, truly! :)
Thank you for these Thursday mornings, Substack!
I was delighted to see your post with Jolene's cake!
She made my week, and more :)
💕
Subscribed to Stephanie's newsletter, already subscribed to Alison's. :)
You will enjoy Stephanie's!
My newsletter shares news, stories, and advice from the trail. Readers get a story every Thursday, and a podcast interview with a member of the outdoor community every Sunday. This weekend will be a discussion with a crew member from the first all Black team trying to climb Everest in 2022 -- really excited to share it!
Since our last shoutout thread, I've started reading "Something Daily" by Cole Feldman. These posts are bite-sized, captivating reads and a delight to have in your inbox. Here's my favorite snippet of his: the well-fed artist:
https://somethingdaily.substack.com/p/the-well-fed-artist
Yooooo Cole
Yoooo As I was hitting publish this morning I thought to myself, today's post feels like a crossover episode with YouTopian
Always room to do so in the future.
Howdy yall! I'm a newbie writer on Substack. I'm a curious thinker, writer, and adventure seeker magnifying ideas so that each of us can feel better, do better, and live better in our own ways. My writings are around themes that remind us to live with the spirit that the world is ours to mold, to shape, to change, to design. You’ve got one shot. Make it meaningful. It’s your world.
I'd love to shout out the person who inspired me to put my writing out into the wild, Matt Dajer (from Yes Theory) https://mattdajer.substack.com who remind us to seek discomfort and has created a virtual community of like-hearted people. It's philosophical, and raw, and reminds us of the power of our own ripple effect to create meaning in our lives and other people's lives.
Welcome, Maria!
I really like your recent post about talking to different strangers. Seems like that's something we all could do a little more!
oh wow thank you so much for reading, that means a lot 🥺❤️. strangers are just friends you haven't met!
Of course! And agreed! Looking forward to reading more!
Very true! And you may like this quote from the movie “Yes Man” (2008): “ I want you to invite yes into your lives because it will RSVP ‘yes.’ When you say yes to things, you embrace the possible.” 🤗
also just read some of your stuff- love the outdoors stories!
Cool!
Love it and welcome!
Just subscribed to your newsletter. :)
Hello, Substack Universe.
I'm on a journey looking for truth.
Just so happens I explore truth through monthly short stories in all genres.
Care to join this truth train through time, space, and other dimensions?
How about a story involving an architect, ambition, and what happens when an artist can't let go? [props to all who get the title's reference ;)]
https://zacharyroush.substack.com/p/a-leaky-fountainhead
Shoutout to my favorite new Substack, Narrativ.
Check out these amazing, vivid, short stories:
https://narrativ.substack.com
Sounds good
Thank you!
Sounds cool. I’m going to check it out.
Thank you! I'd appreciate that.
TRUUUUUTH
Hi!
I write 10+1 Things, where I share 11 interesting stories that are handpicked and curated for generalists out there.
I'm interested in cross-promotion and have couple of slots available for the next week. Please connect if you're interested!
To give you a sense of what I write, in the latest edition I talked about the Most Chaotic City in the World, Story of Human Alarms in England, IKEA Effect, A Prototype of an Original iPod and an Urban Archeaologist.
Read More: https://rishikesh.substack.com/p/city-of-chaos-human-alarms-ikea-effect
One newsletter which I have enjoyed lately is To the Stars with data by Joe, where he explored the future of humanity!
Check it out: https://tothestarswithdata.substack.com
Love the concept!
I really enjoy your newsletter! I am in the process of getting to launch a new publication for an entirely different audience than I have now and the new one one would be great for cross-promotion so I’ll be in touch!
Hey guys! Brand new here! My substack is about unlearning the emptiness of modern life. I just subbed to What Is Called Thinking by Zohar Atkins and he’s super interesting!
Subscribed! Looks great.
Looks dope!
Hi, I’m another Robert and I write short stories which I can fit onto paper bags. Occasionally, I cut them open so I can write on both sides, then. I type them up and post them onto substack. Last week I made my first audio post and this week I bought a little microphone I could plug into my iPad. Thanks to substack for making it so easy. I’m 77 and whilst my head feels 24, my idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis sometimes gets the better of me - which is why I describe myself as ‘a half-day person’. so I can’t type up as quickly as I’d like. However, I just decided I’m going to try reading my paperbag stories DIRECT onto substack- cut out the typing bit. I like the feel of substack. Thanks for reading this. Take care. Stay safe. Robert
Hi everyone,
I've just set up The 3-Hour Workday newsletter. I run an animation agency from home in less than 3 hours a day and have done the same over the last 12 years for other business models (coaching, training products, physical products).
Starting shortly, I'll be writing about all aspects (good and bad, including some horror stories of things to avoid!) of setting up and running a 6-figure business that will enable you to quit your day job. No 'leap and the net will appear' advice here.
Please click on my profile to subscribe.
Also, here's an excellent article I read today about the real reasons for imposter syndrome in writers, which resonated with me because I've been putting this off for months! - https://thomasjbevan.substack.com/p/imposter-syndrome
Hi Phil,
Whoa! You've managed to shorten the 4-hour workday to 3? Intriguing!
Yes, it's not as short as Tim Ferris's 4-Hour Work Week though, but not many people managed to achieve that :)
Hi everyone! I'm Sarah -- I write twice a week about children's books, raising readers, and how to create culture of reading in your home.
I would be remiss if I didn't give a special shoutout (and huge thank you) to Is My Kid the Asshole? for helping me figure out how to help my 7yo needle-phobe manage upcoming flu and Covid shots: https://melindawmoyer.substack.com
I've also been enjoying Buzzing, which is about eating insects (but a lot more than just eating insects) and is far more fascinating than I expected when I subscribed: https://buzzing.substack.com
Lastly, Monday Monday -- I've been following Marlee Grace online for years and have read many iterations of her newsletter. I like this one on Substack the best: https://marleegrace.substack.com/
As always, thanks to Substack for your efforts around promoting writers on an individual level. Office Hours remains helpful, week after week.
It is great that you are cultivating parents to teach children to read more often. Books are so valuable!
Yes! Sarah is so thorough, and finds all sorts of treasures!
Aww, thanks, Alison!
Thank you!
I can't get my kids to read. They did when they were younger, now they hate it. So sad for someone who reads nonstop every day.
😔 I hear you. How old are they?
21 (she reads), 17, 13, twins 11.
You're definitely not alone. I spoke with someone with this same problem just yesterday (13, and twin 10yos). I'd be happy to chat sometime!
May I suggest the movies that are based on books to inspire some curiosity about reading the original stories: Great Fantasy Movies Based On Books https://moviewise.substack.com/p/great-fantasy-movies-based-on-books
In particular the books by L. Frank Baum were extremely popular with kids at one point.
Oh I love this! I write about baby products and the people that make them. I’m a new mom with a career in Product Design & Trend Forecasting
https://babythat.substack.com/
This week I took a break from writing about punk rock and SST Records for a more somber subject. I wrote about how Dia de los Muertos taught me how to grieve.
Punk rock saved my life.
What about Grunge, a fusion of punk and metal? My latest post is about Nirvana:
https://moviewise.substack.com/p/reaching-nirvana
Hello! I'm Ryan Lark and I write a monthly newsletter on positive news stories in the world of environmental sustainability called For the Love of Nature.
If you enjoy comedic writing, I suggest you subscribe to Max Barth's newsletter The Weekly Lately. He's a hilarious comedy writer, and all of his stuff is brilliant.
I also write in the nature space. I'm actually working on putting together a documentary about sustainable trail access in the outdoors -- how the fragile ecosystem can be preserved without gatekeeping the community. It's been a labor of love over the past few months of collecting data and interviews, but I can finally see the finish line! (With a telescope.)
That's incredible! I'd love to see something like that. That sounds super interesting
Thank you! It's been tough to do while working another full time job. And most of my shooting has actually been done up in the mountains. Now I'm just down to number crunching, transcribing, and editing. Somehow this is the hard part. Oof.
I LOVE humor, and it’s a life goal of mine to be able to write funny: https://moviewise.substack.com/s/ready-to-laugh
Thank you for the recommendation!
“Good news everybody!”— Professor Farnsworth 🤗
Ever wonder what it’s like to ring the bell at the New York Stock Exchange?
My most recent piece from Taking Stock puts you right there. I’m a former journalist and currently work at the exchange as Head of NYSE Communications. Taking Stock is a series of stories providing a behind the scenes look at the NYSE and our financial markets broadly.
I just uploaded my prior columns to Substack and started sharing from here. Feel free to check out the series and let me know what you think.
It’s a pleasure to meet you all.
Shoutout to the Veggie Digest (https://veggie.substack.com/) which has been keeping me up-to-date on food innovation and sustainability and taught me cool concepts like agrivoltaics, upcycling, and precision fermentation.
As for me, I post a weekly newsletter about tools to improve your thinking and ideas that will change your perspective on the world. Come check it out if you enjoy the process of lifelong learning.
Likewise! Here’s one idea that may change your perspective on the world: https://moviewise.substack.com/p/change-your-perspective-and-change
Subbed to mental pivot! Loved the content! Would you be up for a cross-collab?
Hi Rishikesh, I don’t know what that involves but am certainly open to it. I’ll followup via email.
You had me at learning!
Thanks, I enjoyed your piece about experts, being judged, and courage.
Thank you!
Hey all - I'm Erik Hoel, author of The Intrinsic Perspective, https://erikhoel.substack.com which puts out essays on a wide variety of topics in the sciences and humanities. I'd like to recommend is https://deepfix.substack.com by Alex Olshonsky, which covers addiction and philosophy. I particularly loved this one on living with addiction https://deepfix.substack.com/p/addictions-army-of-elves-and-the
Hi Erik, thanks for being here
Glad I caught this plug. Both are great
+1 for Erik's newsletter. https://erikhoel.substack.com/
Love this! Thanks Erik!
Hello, my fellow Substackers! I'm Agnieszka, and I run the "Midweek Crisis" biweekly music newsletter: https://midweekcrisis.substack.com/ 🎧🎶💌 Regularly, biweekly on Wednesday, my Subscribers are receiving an email with a bunch of songs that resonated with me. Especially on Wednesday, when we’re experiencing the Midweek Crisis, we could all use some uplifting vibes, right?
I focus on various types of music that resonate with me. I share Spotify & YouTube embeds for each recommended track and a weekly playlist to make it easy for my readers to listen while they read. I'm constantly testing different formats of writing my issues. Sometimes I make mixtapes. And sometimes I write about whole music genres (country music or synthwave), a specific musician (José González), or about music that inspired some artists (painter Zdzisław Beksiński).
I recommend to you Salty Popcorn 🍿 https://saltypopcorn.substack.com/ with movie recommendations, reviews, and bite-sized pieces of information from the cinematic world. It’s all precisely selected and flavored with wit. Thanks to Tom, together with my husband, we've already spent a couple of awesome movie nights 📺.
As an experiment, we decided with Tom to switch our newsletters formats. We’re working together on a special crossover edition of our newsletters, bringing film and music together to talk about our favourite soundtracks and scores. The newest issue of the Midweek Crisis, which was published yesterday, belongs to him. And today, I've hosted a special music edition of Salty Popcorn 🎶.
Some movie soundtracks are so great!! One of the best for me is from the movie "Pretty in Pink"(1986) https://moviewise.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/pretty-in-pink/
Would love it if you'd consider writing a "moviewise" Guest Post on a movie that you find meaningful because of the music: https://moviewise.substack.com/s/-guest-posts
Yup, sometimes they're epic! Like in my fave "Almost Famous" 🎸.
I've never heard about this film that you mentioned. I must check it out then.
It sounds awesome. Thanks for the invite! 🙂 I'll definitely write something down and contact you.
Thanks so much Stygi!! I'd say "Pretty in Pink" has a lot of the same heart as "Almost Famous" and really fitting, emotionally resonant music that matches the different moods portrayed in the movie. I hope you love it as much as I do. Please send your post via e-mail: moviewise@icloud.com 🤗
Just subscribed! It's so much more difficult for me to find new music to get into now without the music-based message boards I frequented in the mid-00s. Algorithms just don't work the same as recommendations from someone whose tastes you align with.
Thank you! :) Yup, I couldn't agree more. An algorithm cannot fully replace a human being. The idea behind the Midweek Crisis is to share recommendations with the commentaries, giving the reasons why something is worth listening to. I hope you'll find something for yourself in my playlists.
Wow, these are great! Love the commentary on each track!
Love finding other music-focused newsletters on here! I share original music through my newsletter, but I love the folks who are curating their favorite tracks and sharing them with the world. A wonderful way to discover new music.
I'd like to give a quick shout out to...basically all of you.
Writing is an act of hopefulness. A pushing-back againsy cynicism and "oh-what's the point"-ism. By showing up with hope (the hope of finding the right crowd and making a difference in their lives, the hope of finding a truer version of yourself in your words, the hope that the crappy things in the world can and *will* be made better) - well, you're helping row this boat in the direction it needs to go in. Every oar-stroke matters in ways you probably can't fathom.
So, as a reader and a writer, thanks.
As for me, I write about optical illusions:
https://everythingisamazing.substack.com/p/science-of-what-isnt-there
That's the topic of this third season of my curiosity newsletter. It's proving an...eye-opener. (If you're slightly curious about something, write about it and try to teach what you've learned to others and you will have AMAZING FUN. (No, really - there's science, it's called the Protégé Effect https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/how-be-brilliant/201206/the-prot-g-effect
And I'll recommend to you the excellent work of Nishant Jain, an artist with a deeply curious view on the world: https://sneakyart.substack.com/
Ta.
- M
I apologise for not closing brackets TWICE there. That's going to haunt me for weeks.
Hi friends! I'm Elizabeth. I write a book recommendation newsletter.
I want to shout out Lani Diane Rich who is sending daily (!) encouragement emails during National Novel Writing Month, helping everyone get their words in.
Hi Elizabeth 👋
Hi Katie!!
Hi. I'm Sebastian. I write about books, mostly literary fiction, from imagined perspectives. I write reviews with different constraints to explore different approaches to reading. My substack is meant to be somewhat informative and thought-provoking, but mostly fun.
I've really been enjoying The Reveal. They do great stuff on film. I liked their recent round-up reviews of Dune, French Dispatch, and Halloween Kills. https://thereveal.substack.com/p/in-review-dune-the-french-dispatch
Hey there! I write Innocently Macabre, a newsletter of short fiction for those who love tales of the speculative, the gothic, and the weird and wonderful. Come one come all, there's something for everyone!
I'd like to recommend the shockingly in-depth Ælfgif-who?, a deep dive into the lives of medieval English women by Florence H R Scott: https://florencehrs.substack.com!
Nice. I’m going to check it out.
Hope you like my writing!
Hey guys,
I'm Jack, 24 years old, and I quit my job to travel the world. So far, I have:
Been deported from Norway
Gone cliff-diving in Croatia
Sang Mr. Brightside in six different countries
Gotten lost driving through rural Croatia
Met dozens of fascinating individuals along the way
I also write a personal finance blog. My latest post: Play Dumb, Get Rich, was recently featured on Marketwatch.
Hi all, I'm shouting out for the classics here: The Chatner, Ask Polly, Popular Information, Roy Edroso Breaks it Down, Drawing Links, Heated. And I'm stunned and thrilled by the work of the new writer in residence, Jeanette Winterson: Mind Over Matter. Oh and Patti Smith of course!
Yes! So excited to follow Jeanette Winterson and Patti Smith here.
Hello everyone, I write Desk Notes, which explores writing, travel, and literature.
One of the most read posts is about writing in a second language and Vladimir Nabokov: https://charlesschifano.substack.com/p/losing-a-language
A publication that I’ve been enjoying recently and can definitely recommend is Brent and Michael Are Going Places:
https://brentandmichaelaregoingplaces.substack.com/
I like how they have mixed entertaining posts with more detailed, nuanced updates on more complex subjects.
Just subscribed - look forward to following you and your words!!
Thank you Karin—I appreciate it.
Hey everyone...I'm Deborah and I write At Love's Altar; an ongoing weekly series of short fiction inspired by my own search for a person and a place to call home. It's a string of twists and turns brought to you by fate leading to an unplanned foreign relocation (and the whole lotta crazy that followed). I'm pretty new here and still trying to get my old brain settled in to how this works (technology/social media...not my first language!) but...I have read some Story Cauldron, SoNovelicious and Diving Deeper. So, shouting out all the way from Ireland.
Hey there fellow fiction writer! Subscribed!
Hey...thank you big time. Subscribed to yours too.
Thanks!
Sounds very cool. Subscribed! Like that photo with the evil eye.
Thank you so much, appreciated...subscribing to yours too.
Hello everyone, I'm Martin John, and I'm using substack to serialize a superhero murder mystery graphic novel, and to share my experiences in trying to make writing a job that pays. I'm an Indigenous Canadian author that just finished my debut prose novel, and am working on my first spec script based on a short story of mine. I enjoy writing genre with an Indigenous bent, as I think we need to hear and share our stories. Follow along here:
https://martinjohn.substack.com/
Well hey there, fellow fiction writer, that sounds fantastic! Subscribed!
How amazing is that! I can't wait to check it out.
That sounds super dope!
Thanks! I'm working on some really exciting projects right now.
Hi Substack writers and readers!
I’m Anamaria, founder and writer of FemWealth, a publication and community that celebrates women's successes in Business, Technology, Science, Arts, Leadership and other high-impact fields. 💌 Subscribe if you are passionate about advancing gender equality and equity.
https://femwealth.substack.com/
I enjoy reading Bookmarked by Tabatha Leggett, a weekly newsletter that documents her journey as she reads a book from every country. This is one of my favorite posts:
https://bookmarked.substack.com/p/-51-an-oral-history-from-belarus
Awesome! Definitely checking this out.
This is great. I too love Bookmarked. It's a great newsletter and a great idea.
Love it
Hey, beautiful people. The intention of my weekly scribblings on my "Moon Base" newsletter (https://fabiomoon.substack.com/) is to show what is it like to write and draw comics here in São Paulo, Brazil. Making comics or graphic novels can be an incredibly poetic and layered way to tell a story, sometimes smooth, sometimes chaotic. Most of my comics are done with my twin brother, Gabriel Bá, with adds to the unusual dynamic of my daily routine.
I'm curious of what kind of audience this shoutout experiment will bring.
I also create comics, awesome.