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Articles Of Interest

By Avery

A show about what we wear

Every episode is fascinating.

- Garrett Francis

Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

By Sarah Fay Cured: The Memoir

The art (and business) of being a creative writer on Substack—plus workshops on how to produce your best work and get paid (very) well to do it from an author at HarperCollins, creative writing professor at Northwestern, and lover of all things Substack.

Dear Fiction

By Brooke Lea Foster

Bookish tidbits for book lovers and deep thoughts on all things writing, presented by novelist Brooke Lea Foster and editor Nancy Fann-Im.

Anxious Dude

By Scott Neumyer

A newsletter about mental health, incredible people, pop culture, and so much more. Personal essays, interviews, links, & more. I want this to be a community where everyone can share their story. 💚

Critical conversations about the mystery of mental health, presented in very approachable ways. Love this newsletter.

- Garrett Francis

Story Club with George Saunders

A place to explore the way the short story works.

George is a master of the short story and at showing us how the narrative sauce is made. Wise, approachable, actionable. A must-read for any fiction writer looking to up their game alongside kindred spirits.

- Garrett Francis

The Blister Pack

By Jordan

Just the remedy. A weekly dosage of fiction and words. Sometimes funny, often sad, always introspective.

Scribbler

By Ben Woestenburg

I write long stories that touch the heart and sometimes make it sing; tragic love stories that make you laugh as much as they make you cry, and all Free...for now

The New Fatherhood

By Kevin Maguire

"Like one big group text with other guys fumbling their way through fatherhood." — Esquire

As a newish dad, The New Fatherhood quickly became essential reading.

- Garrett Francis

The Elysian

By Elle Griffin

Thinking through a better capitalism, democracy, technology, and humanity. And writing utopian fiction about it.

Elle's newsletter is what inspired me to start my own. It's ambitious, clever, and just all around cool.

- Garrett Francis

untidy thoughts

By Lisa Czarina Michaud

because i swear this shit makes sense in my head.

Scott Weinzirl's Substack

Musings and short stories about writing, culture, and life in general. Fantasy, sci-fi, politics and music. What could go wrong?

Story Voyager

By Claudia Befu

Writing a collection of climate fiction stories.

Claudia's work is beautiful, and refreshing. I love everything about this newsletter, and can't wait to see what comes next.

- Garrett Francis

SLAKE

By Nathan Slake

A place of dreams, writing and morsels of weird. Delivered weekly. (Or, where I turn my strange dreams into short stories, serialise my novella Brae's Meteorite, and ponder writing, fiction, fantasy and SciFi.)

The prose is crisp. The worlds are rich. And Nathan treats every ready with the utmost care. There's so much to like here.

- Garrett Francis

Barbarian Grunge

By Nathan Schuetz

Study storytelling in style--now featuring original fiction

when hope writes

By Nadia Gerassimenko

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

An incredibly thoughtful person and writer. Nadia's words make your inbox a better place, plain and simple.

- Garrett Francis

Dispatches from Inner Space

By J.E. Petersen

Where fiction and philosophy like to hang out and talk about maybe starting a band.

The Profitron

By Luke Skelton

Short fiction about family, the corporate world, modern values and life in the 2020s | Melbourne, Australia | Humour, satire, absurdity

Smart, and memorable. I'm excited whenever I see a new piece in my inbox, and love knowing that each'll stay in my head for weeks after.

- Garrett Francis

Writer Everlasting

By Ramona Grigg

We're a writing community, a safe space. We're here to give, to learn, to revel, to commiserate, but mainly we're here to advance and enhance our writing. You should join us! (Hundreds of Subscribers)

Ramona's words are both insightful and comforting, and the conversations that follow in the Comments follow suit. So glad I subscribed.

- Garrett Francis

Notes from the Journey Westward

By Joe Wilkins

A novelist, essayist, and poet, I write about landscape, loss, class, family, memory, and the American West. I try to interrogate notions of masculinity and am always paying attention to rural spaces and the rural/urban divide.

FORD KNOWS

By Mr. Troy Ford

From Award-disdaining author, mystic & kook Troy Ford: Essays, Fiction & Tidbits for lovers of reading, writing, & assorted curiosities - basically a fruit basket with fur, every Friday

One word comes to mind for me when I think of Troy's newsletter: refreshing. My excitement is palpable when I spot the latest in my inbox.

- Garrett Francis

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Free-thinker. Writer. Book editor. I strive to tell the truth to the best of my ability in my writing; I try to be as authentic as I possibly can be. Find more of my published work at: https://www.michaelmohrwriter.com/

Future Thief

By Brian Reindel

Fantasy and science fiction short stories. Periodically, I write about my publication process and journey.

Fictionistas

By Jackie Dana

Fictionistas is a community for fellow fiction writers on Substack

Fiction writer new to Substack? You've reached the right place.

- Garrett Francis