#Substack Writers on Reddit

[mehmetyildizmelbourne-blog]

Invitation to Elevate Your Substack Newsletter and Medium Stories a New Reddit Community

Welcome to r/Substack_Mastery Let’s discover how Reddit can amplify your reach, connect you with engaged readers, and seamlessly integrate your Substack newsletters with Medium stories for remarkable growth. Dear Writers and Readers, In 2020, I faced an unexpected setback when I was banned from one of my favorite Reddit communities. My “offense” was sharing my personal journey with autophagy…

[drdemonprince]

Can you offer any (academic) writing advice for Autistics and ADHDers? You clearly write a lot and write very well and very clearly, so some insight into your process would be great. Personally, I tend to struggle with over explaining or over citing (cause I am always getting misunderstood) and that I get very fixated on not misrepresenting what my sources are saying to avoid feeling like I'm lying. All this is time consuming and makes it hard to say what I really want to say. Thanks!

Hi there! I've written an essay about a lot of this, here is the free link to read it on Medium:

Much of my writing process is inspired by the book How to Write a Lot by Paul Silvia, and it is specifically tailored to academics. The advice applies to people who write popular nonfiction or fiction just as easily, however. And he does have advice relevant to the self-editing and self-doubt you describe feeling.

The full piece gets into this more, but here are some of the stand-out tips:

Schedule a regular time to write every week and show up no matter whether you are feeling it or not.

Throw out all your magical thinking about what you "need" to be able to write. You don't need the perfect workspace, divine inspiration, the right pen, the right playlist. You just need to show up to write regularly, and do it

Editing, outlining, working with research notes, and drafting all count as "writing." Don't expect your initial drafts to be perfect or to equate writing only with getting new words on the page.

Try writing in public spaces to help get yourself in the mindset of explaining a concept to someone with a different frame of reference and type of expertise than you. Writing in a cafe or a public library can force you think and write in a more accessible way. (alternatively, you can pretend you are explaining the concept to a specific person in your life who you respect but who doesnt have all the same reference points as you -- sometimes this is called the "Grandma Test". Explain something like you are talking to your grandma.)

In addition to all this, I would add that you should read a lot of writing, both good and bad, especially work that isn't dry and academic. If all you read is journal articles, you'll write a journal article -- and most of those are hell to read, even for academics. read fiction. read bad wattsapp shipping. read substacks. read newspapers. read indulgent personal nonfiction in the cut or whatever. read reddit posts. notice what works and what doesn't. develop an ear.

and then write a lot! it took me 15 years to get good enough for anything i wrote to get noticed. you can expect to take many years to get comfortable developing your own voice, too. i dont know how far along you are, but even when you've made tremendous progress you'll only notice your flaws and feel the most turgid brain foggy moments. that doesn't mean you're failing.

also, to some extent you can embrace your citation-dense, precise manner of self-expression. we are living in a moment of maximalism and indulgent, long creative works. it's the decade of the 5 hour youtube essay and the 2 hour album. my 5,000 word essays do better than my 2,000 word ones. you should strip down unnecessary tangents and trust yourself and your reader a little more probably, but ive found that the more blatantly autistic and indulgent my writing gets the more the right people like it. a writer's flaws and their distinctive voice are kinda hard to separate. you're not for everyone!

good luck!

[liftingtheirspirits]

I spent years of my life processing my pain and experiences the wrong way. I’ll spend the rest of my life writing about the way out.

Hi, I’m JR and I write Lifting Their Spirits

33, Workforce Development Director, guitar junky, obsessed with writing, psych, dark-art/dark academia vibes.

Trigger warning.

The first time I wrote other than to learn, I sat down in my room and wrote down my most recent encounter; getting the shit kicked out of me by my birth mother. I folded it up and tucked it away in a little blue suitcase (my Irish twin sister had one to match).

From that moment on, I was a writer… I just didn’t know that’s what I was.

In 2011 I made my first Reddit account and started posting in communities I liked with an account bio that said “I like to say meaningful things” and over the years had many hundreds of conversations, lifting fellow men/women/they/them just by meeting them where they were at. Often, it wasn’t even a lift, it was just being someone there with you to sit and to listen.

In that same year I began my career in medicine, moving through an array of therapeutic areas, gleaning immense insight into the lives and suffering of thousands of people.

Around 2013 I made social media accounts and began to volunteer and connect with my little community in rural Northeast US. I’d often write long form posts about patient encounters, working with the homeless, lessons I learned along the way and the compassion I was cultivating in myself and my little world.

In 2020 I narrowly escaped death for the fourth time, which sparked a massive spiral of self doubt, insecurity, isolation, and sadness. This was made worse by that thing in 2020, and the insecurity of becoming a parent after a lifetime of insisting that I did not, I WOULD not, be like my birth parents.

Just a few months ago, November 2024, my therapist recognized that I’ve been showing signs of healing (8 C’s of Self Leadership for those interested or informed) and that I was beginning to bloom back into my old self.

Wiser; a bit more physically decrepit, but ME.

And what a lovely time to be so - I have hundreds of little writings, ideas, lessons, parenting pillars, songs, poems, and fucking heartbreaking stories collected in a conglomerate of places that I simply could not share because of where I was in my mind.

Creating this page is me, living up to the man a friend believes me to be.

David, I don’t know if you believe in this kind of thing, but when we met, I needed you.

If you read this far, please, know that every single thing that I write on this blog comes from a place once horrifically broken, and sharing is my effort to mend…

…Me.

And hopefully share things that are deep and meaningful for you too.

I’m here for the broken shit. The quotes about heartache. The poems about loss. Touching the profoundly good. Reconnection. Grounding. Hopelessness. Finding ourselves. Getting lost in the music.

Today, I RETURN.

If you’d like to read more, consider giving this article a look, where I discuss similar landmarks in greater depth on my Substack.

Take good care of yourself, and we’ll talk again soon.

JR

[saintmeghanmarkle]

The sad tale of Meghan's ex-dog Bogart by u/SecondhandCoke

The sad tale of Meghan's ex-dog Bogart I did a couple of episodes about Guy and Bogart on my channel, but I just wrote this up in a comment and thought maybe others would be interested in this story. The source for this are rumors that were shared with me, but which I was able to partially confirm through Tom Bower's book, and Sally Bedell Smith's Substack. (If you don't know who Bedell Smith is, keep reading and to quote Neal Sean, "'as ever,' I'll explain.")So, Bogart was the dog Meghan abandoned in Canada when she moved to the UK. She laughingly said she was leaving Bogart in the engagement interview. In the interview, Harry objects and she shuts him down immediately. He pouts and looks concerned afterwards. Back to Bogart. Bogart's brother and cagemate at the adoption center was Otto who was adopted by the son of Sally Bedell Smith a few days before Meghan adopted Bogart. Smith is also a prominent Royal biographer and contributing editor to Vanity Fair. So Meghan adopts a dog who is brother to the grand dog of the writer of Royal biographies that Meghan had likely read (given that her friends said she was obsessed with the RF in her adolescence,) and who worked for one of her dream magazines, Vanity Fair? Coincidence? You decide. Well, not long after she adopts the dog, she reaches out to the owner of Otto. Again Otto's owner was David, Sally Bedell Smith's son. Meghan said she'd adopted Otto's brother, and wouldn't it be cool to meet up and get the dog brothers together? They meet up at a dog park in LA and the brothers seem to recognize each other. They have a great time jumping around and playing together. Meghan, of course, posts it all on Instagram, and probably the Tig as well. I guess Meghan realized that Bogart wasn't going to get access to David's mom? Bogart therefore is no longer of use to Markle.Fast forward to Meghan having met Harry. Contrary to what Tom Bower reports, rumors I've heard report that Harry and Bogart had a close relationship. If you watch the engagement interview, Harry is visibly upset when MM shutdown his objection that Bogart still come to the UK.Meanwhile, in LA, David texts MM (whom he had not seen since the dog park meeting) that he'd seen she was leaving Bogart and that he would be happy to take Bogart so that he and his brother Otto could spend the rest of their years together. His text was read. A follow up turned from blue to green, and Bogart is left with someone somewhere, separated from his brother, Prince Harry, his buddy Guy, and his owner, The Harridan, forever.In other words, Bogart was Markled. post link: https://ift.tt/ImbgWcB author: SecondhandCoke submitted: March 11, 2025 at 10:45AM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[catofoldstones]

I’m sorry but modern sansa is not a tradwife, she’s not on track to become a tradwife, and she has not discovered tradwife Reddit thank you. Sansa is literally everygirl, who loves Taylor Swift, especially her older discography, is a little shit at math but still takes AP classes, sings and plays her acoustic guitar alone in her room, writes cringey teenage poetry on Tumblr and substack (she’s rich, you forget) and is busy posting the moustache trend picture with retrica filter on 2012 instagram. As a grown up, she definitely has a nepo baby job as a writer for a fashion magazine in New York. She’s polite but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have her own dreams and hopes and ambitions. I literally don’t know how to make everyone understand but civility is not subservience.

[spiderfreedom]

Politics is for power - towards radfem organizing

There is a lot of amazing radfem theory on here but it usually stays within our circles. Now the nature of Tumblr is that within 5 years, it will inevitably leak out somewhere else, but we must speed that up.

The major people who would be sympathetic to our cause are gender critical feminists. Not all of them, but some of them would definitely be interested in some of our arguments. We should find gender criticals who we think might be interested in some of our arguments and start communicating with them. A lot of gender critical women are on Substack. We can comment on their pages with extra resources, Substack writers are usually grateful for more material to reference. We can subscribe to them (if you have the money) and contact them directly with experiences that they can then further write about on their platforms.

It’s time we become active political forces. Any successful political movement requires action on multiple different fronts. We need to reach out to influential people. We also need to be active on social media as active as the enemy is. If you can’t post publicly with your current account, then make a new one using a new email and start posting. Don’t just post about radfem stuff but post about other things. We are full human beings, and radical feminism is just part of us, and we need to show the world that. Use your accounts (use emails from gmail or protonmail or other email services) and then post on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, etc. Because this is not your main account, do not be afraid of being banned. We are fighting a digital war as much as anything else. We are fighting things like Sh1n1gam1 Eyes which literally try to censor us. We know people like our ideas when they don’t know it’s coming from us. Take advantage of that.

If you have money, donate to people you trust in and believe in. I strongly recommend AGAINST working with conservatives or Republicans. In the long run, they always pervert our arguments, and it ends with most people not trusting us. Working with conservatives is NOT realpolitik or pragmatics, it is short term satisfaction at the cost of long term control. There are more of them than there are of us, which means they are the ones who have the power to control the narratives on their platforms.

Finally, if you are lucky enough to have real life radical feminist networks near you, take advantage of that! If you are good at organizing in real life, try to start one near you. We need a real division of labor to cover short term tactics and long term strategy. Your city may have a local feminist group that is working on something like violence against women. This is worth getting involved in. It will take a while to build up large institutions that we can use for long term strategy.

Whether you have a thriving local scene or can only do digital activism, there is a role you can play. You don’t have to stop posting theory, but let your imagination soar - how can you take theory beyond radblr? How do we do the work of long term convincing people? There are a lot of motivated and intelligent people in this scene. It’s time for the next big wave of feminist organizing.

[free-luigi-mangione]

i'm actually more like a ghost on here, sooo lol idk, i did think about it but I don't know if I'd be able to post somewhat regularly. it's def something i'd have to think about. (and if i'll create a luigi blog ofc i'll tell you!!)

and i get what you mean, sometimes i open reddit because I hate to say it but everyone's pretty active on there and there's a lot of discussion and I'm not american, so I get to see what they think and how things work there. but sometimes, when reading comments i just get so mad because very few people seem to be in the right mind on there. they're either delusional and sound like little kids or they're people supposedly supporting him but are haters in disguise imo. sometimes i just feel like telling everybody to stfu lol

but honestly, what are we supposed to do? contributing like we can and trying to educate/make people think it's all we can do rn. couldn't even bring myself to write him a letter because everything i write sounds awful and at the same time i have so many words of support but i'm afraid it would come off weird sooo… if someone is reading this and can write to save their life please write him supportive words to make up for me lol

yes!!! do tell me about the blog if you make one!!

i open reddit for the exact same reasons and i really dislike reddit for the same reasons you do too. even then, i regret opening the floodgate that is hating on reddit on this blog, because it really distracts people from the issue we're gathered here for. and since i opened the floodgate and flooded my inbox and this blog for days, only i can stop it. so i'm urging you and others to please not shit talk about people shit talking about Luigi, unless that person/group of people are extremely influential and could/are actively trying to sway the jury pool in their favour and effectively tainting the jury. like sure, if a certain nazi canadian speaks about Luigi on twitter again and i haven't said anything about it, tell me. and even if i have, you're free to send me an ask about it. or if NYT comes up with another article shilling for the authorities, i will talk about it and you're welcome to talk about it here too. otherwise i will not be allowing random substackers and rednoters and tiktokers vile opinions to be the main theme of the blog, because that's not what this blog is about.

and to everybody reading this, if possible and if you can write to Luigi and spread a word of support, please do. it'll mean a lot and i'm sure everybody's favourite letter writer would like to continue getting letters and connecting with the outside world the only way he can right now.

[sugaredge]

Courtney's comments on Dave. Context: Courtney discusses the rumour of the age and identity of Grohl's latest child's mother. This rumour is debunked now. The woman is 38 year old Jennifer Young. From her Substack.

clover18 17 Oct

I was being sent social media comments “ no schadefraude but I hope Courtney is having a good day “ what ? What ? Why on earth would a single indiscretion - bother a libertine who knows what really goes on, especially with the most wholesome most married most least embracing of their shadow side in public persona male rockstars ? No I wasn’t having a good day about Dave . Given what I know about what he really does for 20 years . One! ? Gimme a break . Until ! I heard from the love of his life -( believe it or not Grohl and me were buds from 90/91, until “kurtney” & vanity fair. After which there were in TOTAL. From aug 92 until Kurt’s April 94 death . 2! “ rehearsals “ ( he wrote everything . Trios bands with one writer don’t really need rehearsals eg green day . But … this was different ) one to introduce my first best la friend pat smear to krist and dave( a simple basic referral narrative that Dave won’t allow pat to just tell the truth on . I called him at the record store he was working at after Kurt asked me if I knew “ anyone happy ? Anyone who won’t judge me ? Who can play guitar ?” I did . I called him and handed the phone to Kurt. The end . Yet that’s not the official narrative Dave is so chip on shoulder messed up about his more popular singer, submissive “”” role as drummer blah blah ) but no ! I’m not as monogamous by nature as clearly most of you are but you didn’t grow up with it . My values are mine. I’d hate to see a family broken up even by someone who provoked and profited financially vastly from all the misplaced good will sent his way leaving me the Medusa for 33 years . The m*rdering wh*re. With shotgun shells thrown at me every night onstage. That real popular guy or girl that at high school will totally hang out with the Stoner’s or freaks or drama geeks but one whiff of threat to his football captain status? You never see him again . Anyway this ? I’ve discovered is the real story . And now I am angry at him . It’s from a former band mate and from someone a dear friend who ran the alternative departments at 4 majors since 85. It wasn’t just his pimp owner of “ gods girls “ -coke buddy chick - with the mass quantity of ndas . Josh and Taylor and some of my own friends Bros in la in tow . 100s of ndas. I do not care . What I care about is that the baby momma is his eldest ( paging dr Frued ! Her name ! I’ll refrain from naming her . But holy Frued the name!) the one who desperately along with Grohl who wants to be a pop /rock star . Call me mean . I am mean I’m a rhino . . Is that news ?

Trying to say her school friend he knocked up is “ 19” . She was 17 at the time of the broken social contract .

A writer in seatttle who writes about bands like Dave’s or pearl jam etc I don’t listen to . A woman, gave him 24 hours - to make a public statement . He did . Oh my how vague .

He omittted the breaking of the law part . The age . His kids school friend .

This is what has been told to me by people who have great values ( all women ) and an inside track . I don’t have social and I’ve never used Reddit ( where someone told me some of this exists ) or x They are sewers . For me all social media is . I’m done .

I’m not having a good day about this I’m

Thinking about being 17 and sleeping with 59 year old men ( I did as a runaway ) and how much it hurt - how ugly they seemed …

Wonder how much money to prevent it coming out . ? Facts aren’t defamation before anyone ( like Lou Taylor Britney diddy biz Mgr/ pillaged my daughter’s trust and worse used to send me. COMEDY! I save them all for satirical stories, if la courts probate mafia ever gets cleaned up ( never ) but they’re funny her cease and desists . My lawyer calls hers mostly “ trumps media lawyer “( 👀🤣) & calls him

Names and Lou today has WAY! Bigger fish to fry ! Today . this ? been confirmed by 3 sources you’d trust . More than me . you know . I’m

! “ Courtney problematic crazy “

I get it .

the intention Amanda ? Is to clarify this apparent fact not some internet rumour . It’s pretty seriously gross , if true not to mention illegal . If true .

But he’ll pay to make it go away . With that ? Not my monkey not my circus . 🎪

Courtney

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[linkablewritingadvice]

Where can I post or share my writing?

First, figure out why you want to post your writing.

Do you just want to put it somewhere, anywhere, on the internet where people could see it? 

Understand that it is rare for readers to look for books or short stories on random people’s blogs, reddit, or social media. It is unlikely that simply sharing your writing online will lead to much attention to it. You’ll need to do other work to drive traffic to your work and encourage people to read, comment, pay, or whatever else you want them to do.

But if you just need a place to host your work for whatever reason, there are tons of options for creating a blog or personal website where you can post your work - here’s an overview of some of the top platforms. 

Some people like to make a personal subreddit to post their work. I don’t recommend this because reddit is not meant to be a static content hosting site, but if that’s what you want to do, go nuts.

Some people suggest using Archive of Our Own to post original works. This is a violation of their TOS. While a lot of people do post non-fandom writing to that website, I absolutely don’t recommend using that website in ways that its creators have explicitly said that it is not for. 

Do you want to monetize your writing and post it somewhere where people can pay for it?

Understand that it is very difficult to monetize (make money on) writing just by posting it online. But there are websites that let you do that, if you can consistently share quality content that readers want, and do the marketing work to attract paying readers.

Some platforms you can use to try this include Substack, Patreon, or Wattpad.

Always be careful to read the terms or contract of any website you upload your writing to. Some platforms that make big promises about helping you profit off your writing can get you stuck in predatory or scammy situations.

See more about making money on fiction writing here.

Do you want constructive feedback from other writers to help you improve your work?

Simply posting your work anywhere you can find, including various writing forums, will not guarantee you quality - or any - constructive feedback. You’ll need to find a community explicitly for this sort of thing, and you’ll need to make sure you are following that community’s rules.

Always polish your work as best you can and make sure it’s the absolute best you can make it before posting for feedback - that ensures that you get more useful feedback and are not wasting people’s time. 

Remember that spending the time to read someone else’s writing and give them helpful feedback, for free, is not something anyone else is obligated to do, and if they do it, it’s a huge favor! Be respectful of communities you’re posting in and follow all their rules. Give critiques in addition to asking for them. 

Places to share writing for constructive feedback:

Scribophile

Destructive Readers

Writing.com

Critique Circle

However, just posting your work to a general critique forum may not get you quality, in depth, helpful feedback from someone who understands your genre. You’ll be better off cultivating one or two close collaborators and friends who are interested in and excited about your work and can help you out with it. If you do happen to find someone on one of those critique sites who seems to get what you’re doing and what you’re trying to do, consider reaching out to them personally to see if they want to be friends and critique partners.

Here’s my post about how to find “beta readers” or critique partners. 

Do you want help attracting readers with a focus on prestige, attention, and portfolio building?

Instead of posting your work on any website or platform that just lets anyone upload their writing, you can submit your work for publication to an online magazine. This means anyone who reads or subscribes to that magazine can find your work, and you get a “publication credit.”

(This really only applies to short work like short stories, poems, or essays - for information about publishing a novel, see here.)

You’ll want to find a magazine or publication that takes writing in the same style, length, and topic that you’re trying to publish. Their website will have instructions for how to submit to them for consideration.

Advice on submitting to lit mags and other magazines:

How To Submit To Literary Journals

Submitting To Literary Magazines

How To Submit To A Magazine

Platforms to search for a place to submit:

Duotrope

Poets & Writers

Submission Grinder

Driftwood

[seancurry1]

Hey, I really liked your article on what the Internet is like in 2024. For many of us the way it is now is all we have ever really known. How did people navigate an internet before Google owned search bars and the same 10 or so sites ran public opinion?

Thanks for the ask, anon! I got into that a little in the beginning of the article that excerpt was from. Repasting here, and I'll elaborate further down:

There was a solid three years in college—maybe even longer—when I literally read every single article on CollegeHumor.com and Cracked.com. Whenever I had some free time (an abundance I was tragically unaware of at the time), I’d type their URLs into my browser bar, scroll down to the last article I read, and start reading. Once I was caught up, I’d check in on a handful of other sites the same way (mostly webcomics, and a few blogs). Questionable Content, Penny Arcade, XKCD, Ctrl-Alt-Del, and, yes, even some more embarrassing to admit than CAD that I’m not going to mention here were all readily-available in my browser bar’s autocomplete. When I ran out of new stuff to read, I’d hit StumbleUpon, or Reddit, or Digg. There were always some new URLs out there for me to uncover, good or bad (and there were a lot of bad ones), and I loved finding them. Please don’t take this as me flexing my OG internet cred; nothing I’ve said here is all that different from the mid-00s experience of any online American goober. I say all this to point out a fundamental shift in how the internet (at least the internet that I’ve experienced, within my social and geographical bubble) has worked over the last ~10 years. Those early days were defined by websites, not social feeds. When I “went online,” I went to specific URLs to see what the people behind them were up to. Sure, there was Twitter and Facebook, and Myspace before that, but those were still avenues to direct traffic to websites, more or less. People went on those platforms (and later, those apps) to be social, not make content. The most “content creation” you’d do on Facebook in those days was upload a selfie or tag all your friends in a party photo from the night before.

Before the feeds, everyone had a website, and you'd spend your online time going from URL to URL to check in on them. If you've ever heard the term "blogroll," this is the time that was from.

Let's say it's 2006 and I have a blog with a bunch of dedicated readers. Somewhere on my blog's page, I would have section dedicated to linking out to other blogs I liked. That was the "blogroll", and before that there were "webrings" which accomplished a similar thing in a slightly different way.

Webcomics were really, really good at this. They organically created a lot of the social infrastructure that earlier internet ran on, and that the later web 2.0 stuff was built on.

After a while, RSS readers became much more user-friendly, and blog owners made their blog's RSS feed as accessible as possible. If you input a website's RSS feed into your RSS reader (RIP Google Reader, we didn't deserve you), then your RSS reader would update.

[Random screenshot of Google Reader I found online. This was Google's take, but all the other ones more or less worked the same way.]

It looked a lot like email, to be honest. And on that note, I think the recent surge in newsletters is recreating that experience, to a degree. I subscribe to over a dozen newsletters, from Substack and other platforms/outlets, and I filter them all out of my inbox and into a separate label. This is a screenshot of my newsletter inbox:

I don't have to log into Twitter, or Threads, or Bluesky, or whatever to get the content I want from the people I want to get content from. I don't have to worry about how the algorithm is sorting it; this feed is always chronological. There's nothing between me and the writers, artists, and other creators I want to keep up with.

With the collapse of the algorithm-driven era*, I think we're heading back to this (or at least, I think we should be). What's great about this is: we don't have to be beholden to the whims of platforms anymore. We can just get the stuff we want from the people we want.

*The algorithms are still very much alive and still very much want you to keep yourself hooked up to their slurry, but they've dropped their end of the bargain. The spell is broken, there's no longer one place that feels like everyone is logging into to talk about whatever's happening on the internet in any given moment. Elon Musk ruining Twitter was the final thing that broke the spell, but it started happening after everyone got mad at Facebook for helping get Trump elected in 2016. Now that everyone's looking for something else to replace what they used to get from algo feeds but failing to coalesce in one place again, that's never going to come back.

So that all answers your question: "For many of us the way it is now is all we have ever really known. How did people navigate an internet before Google owned search bars and the same 10 or so sites ran public opinion?"

But I'd like to focus on the second sentence there for a second. You're right, right now it feels like Google owns search bars and the same 10 or so sites run public opinion. However, that's only because we've all given that power to them. I understand it, and sympathize with it. Creating an intentional presence on the internet is a lot of work, and it's hard to keep up with it as all the services we use to do it change their policies and settings.

I think this straight-to-the-source model would be better for all of us in general, and the best part about it is you can just start doing it for yourself whenever you want. You don't have to wait for a platform to start offering it, just find the writers and creators you want and subscribe to their newsletters. If a platform changes something that puts a wall up between you and the people you like there, doesn't matter. You're following their email newsletter and will still get those emails as long as they keep sending them.

That early internet I described was full of people still figuring out how it all worked, so the gears and inner workings were a lot more apparent and easier to play with. As the internet has gotten more polished, those gears have been covered up and less visible, but they're still there.

In fact, every Tumblr page has an rss feed, just add "/rss" to the end of its URL like this: https://seancurry1.tumblr.com/rss. You could set up an RSS feed yourself, or figure out a way to convert RSS updates to emails. Here's an IFTTT recipe to do it, but I'm sure there are other ways.

The platforms all want you to think the way the internet currently exists is the way it's always been and the only way it ever can be, but all the gears are there if you look for them. You can start ripping the guts out and seeing how it works for yourself, and even make it better.

Anyway, happy to pass on my Elder Internetter knowledge if you have more questions! I think we're at an exciting turning point in the internet where the power to shape our experiences is up for grabs, but it's up to us to grab it.

[chanchalpal]

"Beyond Websites: How to Blog Successfully in the Digital Age"

Summary :

"Beyond Websites: How to Blog Successfully in the Digital Age" is a comprehensive guide that explores unconventional methods for blogging without traditional websites. It covers various alternative platforms, such as social media, Medium, YouTube, podcasts, and more. This resource helps content creators understand how to effectively share their ideas and expertise in the ever-evolving digital landscape. It discusses strategies, tools, and tips to engage with audiences, build a following, and achieve success in the world of web-free blogging.

Description :

In the digital age, blogging has evolved well beyond the confines of traditional websites. "Beyond Websites: How to Blog Successfully in the Digital Age" is a comprehensive and insightful guide that delves into the exciting world of web-free blogging, exploring innovative methods to share your ideas and expertise with a global audience.

Blogging has grown into a multifaceted medium with a plethora of unconventional platforms. In this dynamic landscape, aspiring bloggers and content creators need to adapt and embrace diverse channels to reach their target audience effectively. This guide is designed to empower individuals with the knowledge and tools required to navigate this changing landscape, uncover the full spectrum of blogging possibilities, and master the art of digital storytelling without the constraints of a traditional website.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Social Media Microblogging: The guide kicks off by exploring the potential of social media platforms like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for microblogging. You'll learn how to craft engaging posts, captions, and stories to connect with your audience and build a dedicated following. Tips and strategies for harnessing the power of hashtags, trends, and algorithms are also discussed.

2. Medium: Medium is an immensely popular platform for long-form content. Here, you'll discover how to create and optimize articles that cater to your specific niche. This section explains how to gain followers, navigate the Medium Partner Program, and potentially earn income from your writing.

3. LinkedIn Articles: If your content is professionally oriented, LinkedIn provides a fantastic avenue for sharing your knowledge and insights. Learn how to write and publish articles directly on the platform, engage with a professional network, and effectively communicate your expertise.

4. YouTube: Video content is an integral part of the modern digital landscape, and YouTube is a go-to platform for vlogging and content sharing. Discover how to create and upload videos, engage with your audience through comments and social media, and use video descriptions to provide context and information.

5. Podcasting: Podcasting offers a unique way to blog through audio content. This section provides guidance on starting a podcast, recording and editing episodes, and distributing your content to various platforms. Tips for engaging with your podcast's audience and growing your listener base are also included.

6. Email Newsletter: Email newsletters provide a direct channel to your audience's inboxes. The guide discusses how to create and send newsletters using platforms like Substack and Mailchimp. You'll explore strategies to gain and retain subscribers and monetize your newsletter if desired.

7. Guest Blogging: Sharing your content on established blogs or websites in your niche can help you tap into existing readerships. This section guides you on how to find suitable opportunities, pitch your guest posts, and build your portfolio as a writer.

8. Online Forums: Participating in online forums and communities like Reddit and Quora allows you to engage in discussions and share your expertise. Discover the strategies for using these platforms effectively and building your reputation.

9. Social Media Threads: Long-form content can also be created on social media platforms. Learn how to create and manage social media threads to delve into specific topics or share your insights in a more extended format.

10. E-Book Publishing: E-books are a powerful way to share in-depth content. This section explains how to write, format, and publish e-books on platforms like Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing. Discover how to leverage e-books as a source of income and expertise showcase.

11. Online Writing Communities: Wattpad is an example of an online writing community where you can publish and share your stories and creative writing. Learn how to connect with readers who appreciate fiction and creative content.

12. Medium Publications: Many Medium publications accept submissions from writers. This section guides you on finding suitable publications that align with your interests or expertise and submitting your articles to reach a broader audience.

13. Instagram Caption Blogging: Instagram's captions offer an opportunity for long-form content. Learn how to use this space effectively to share stories, insights, and thoughts with your followers.

14. Content Curation: Platforms like Flipboard and Pinterest allow you to curate content related to your niche. Discover how to organize and share interesting articles, images, and videos to build a following of people interested in your topic.

15. Guest Podcasting: For those who prefer spoken content, guest podcasting can be a great way to share your expertise. This section provides insights into being a guest on established podcasts in your field, showcasing your insights to a broader audience.

"Blogging Beyond Websites" is your passport to the modern, multifaceted world of content creation and digital storytelling. It equips you with the knowledge, strategies, and tools to become a successful web-free blogger, adapt to changing online landscapes, and engage with your audience in innovative and compelling ways. Whether you're a seasoned blogger looking to expand your reach or a newcomer seeking the best platform to start your journey, this guide will inspire, educate, and empower you to succeed in the digital age.

Author Bio:

Introduction: You kick off by welcoming your audience into your world of vlogging, where you share daily adventures, product reviews, travel vlogs, and get ready with me routines. This introduction provides a glimpse into the diverse content you offer, from travel enthusiasts to product aficionados.

Evolution of Your Blog: You mention how your blog has transformed into a vibrant community over the years. This evolution reflects a strong connection with your audience and their continued interest in your content.

Mission Statement: Your mission is clear: to provide valuable insights, tips, and creative ideas related to community and generation. This shows that you are dedicated to adding value to your viewers' lives and helping them explore and enjoy the world.

About Yourself: You introduce yourself as Chanchal, a 22-year-old vlogger and influencer from Delhi with a background in political honors. You express your dedication to your YouTube career and share a glimpse of your videos on your YouTube page. This personal touch helps viewers connect with you on a more relatable level.

Why You're the Best: You highlight your commitment to quality content over quantity, focusing on travel and lifestyle content. You express your passion for creating a diverse range of content that includes both fun and more serious themes. Your dedication to capturing the world through your lens and inspiring and motivating your audience is a compelling mission.

Closing: You emphasize that your vlog is your best friend and your life, which reflects your personal commitment and attachment to your work. You convey your mission of giving a voice to those who aren't heard, eyes to those who can't see, and ears to those who can't hear. This shows a deep sense of purpose in your vlogging journey.

In conclusion, your introduction and mission statement paint a picture of a dedicated and passionate vlogger who is committed to delivering quality content to a growing community. You inspire your viewers to explore, learn, create, and grow with you on your exciting vlogging journey.

[thecraftyfoxthewriterscorner]

Happy Fall 2023!

Some news from The Crafty Fox Editing Services! 🍁🎃

Hey Story Crafters,

Happy fall! It’s been a while, so I wanted to send an update about recent and upcoming events. 🙂

I recently attended the ACES Virtual Conference, and in addition to getting inspired by sessions led by amazing fellow editors (many of whom you can find in the ACES directory), I was happy to hear some writing insights from R. L. Stine, one of the keynote speakers. As you can imagine, he was a seasonally-appropriate choice for a keynote speaker. 👻

I found it fascinating to hear that his writing process, to this day, is to write a detailed outline from start to finish, and then write the entire manuscript based on that outline. Another interesting tidbit about his writing process is that he comes up with the title before he starts writing the outline—so he actually writes a manuscript from start to finish, starting from the title.

I agree there are some benefits of having an outline beforehand, though I doubt my outlines are as detailed as R. L. Stine’s. Unlike R. L. Stine, I come up with titles after I’m done writing. And even then, it’s a struggle for me.

Upcoming Event: #10Queries Mini-Event with Revise & Resub (#RevPit)

I was invited to participate in a mini-event this month called #10Queries, hosted by Revise & Resub (known as @ReviseResub/#RevPit on Twitter/X). For those unfamiliar with Revise & Resub:

Revise & Resub (#RevPit) is a Twitter writing community co-founded in 2017 by a group of editors. It supports authors by offering editing-focused chats and mini-events throughout the year as well as an annual contest wherein querying authors can win feedback and edits on their full manuscripts from professional editors, ensuring their works are polished and ready for agent inboxes. Source: https://www.reviseresub.com/

In addition to their annual event, the #10Queries mini-event is held twice a year:

#10Queries: In this event, writers will enter their names in a random drawing via Rafflecopter. If they are selected, their query and first five pages will be randomly assigned to an editor who will then tweet about the submission using #10Queries. Winners will not know which editor received their submissions until after the #10Queries tweets have been posted. Tweets will consist of brief feedback based on the editors' first impressions of the winners' queries and first five pages. Source: Revise & Resub #10Queries post: https://reviseresub.com/mini-events/january-2023-10queries

This month’s #10Queries will be hosted on Reddit (event details to come). However, the general guidelines and proceedings for the event are the same. You can learn more about past #10Queries on the Revise & Resub website.

Next time, I’ll cover the broad strokes of what should be present in an effective query letter. I’ll also explain why this knowledge is beneficial, even if you’re an indie author self-publishing your work.

Until then!

Best,

Leah

Connect with me on social media!

Substack Post: https://thecraftyfoxwriterscorner.substack.com/p/happy-fall-2023

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[saintmeghanmarkle]

Why the Hell Did I Get an Email From That Bookstore This Morning? by u/AnyBowl8

Why the Hell Did I Get an Email From That Bookstore This Morning? Copied without site trackersI clicked through the email trying to figure out how tf I ended up getting it. Nothing to indicate why I was sent this.Anyone else? I'm really confused how I would end up on this list. I do subscribe to Substack for one or two writers, but I've never seen or searched for this grift. Rest assured, I've unsubscribed from Substack until I can lock down my settings. post link: https://ift.tt/ogi0h6J author: AnyBowl8 submitted: September 16, 2024 at 05:09PM via SaintMeghanMarkle on Reddit disclaimer: all views + opinions expressed by the author of this post, as well as any comments and reblogs, are solely the author's own; they do not necessarily reflect the views of the administrator of this Tumblr blog. For entertainment only.

[lornrocks]

Idk man I don’t plan on leaving twitter. I still have and use accounts on Facebook, instagram, YouTube, and Reddit and we know those sites are problematic AF. It just seems like everyone is fleeing to different apps and I really don’t have the time or energy to track down all the accounts I like. Some of the writers I like still have their substacks so I downloaded that app but I don’t want to rush to hive (which I hear is buggy) or mastodon (which I hear is confusing to use)

[tvwriteups]

Wtf Bad Art Friend?

First we have the actual dispute which involves a better connected writer plagiarizing, gaslighting and grotesquely playing the race card against someone because that someone donated a kidney.

Then we get a slanted NYT Magazine article about it that people mock and meme.

Then a handful of people on Twitter, metafilter and Reddit pick through the court documents to reveal a different story from the NYT piece.

And now some bitch on the monetized substack who is also a Twitter blue check asshole is reveling in attention from taking from others’ work (notably reposting a boatload of images from one of the Twitter sleuths’ accounts) while playing up their family member being in the hospital.

WTF? Just WTF?

I know I attended a communications school and loved taking media ethics classes but I’m just astounded at how f*cking awful people are with sourcing, crediting others, and understanding how copyright works.

Just because something is on the internet doesn’t mean that it’s free!