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What I’ve learned from one year writing a Substack newsletter

And how I plan to earn a living doing it. — It was one year ago that I finished researching my article No One Reads Books (and other truths about publishing), and determined that my best hope as an author was to create a platform for my writing. At the time, I had no social media accounts and had just emerged…

Substack

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What I’ve learned from one year writing a Substack newsletter
What I’ve learned from one year writing a Substack newsletter
Substack

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Published in The Writing Cooperative

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You Won’t Make a Living as a Fiction Author

But maybe that’s changing — The New York Times caused a stir recently when, in an article about pandemic book sales, it disclosed that “98 percent of the books that publishers released in 2020 sold fewer than 5,000 copies.” Though this statistic was shocking to many, it is not new information. People don’t read books…

Writing

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You Won’t Make a Living as a Fiction Author
You Won’t Make a Living as a Fiction Author
Writing

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Jan 5

I’m studying all the utopian novels this year

And how modern thinkers are taking utopian ideals into the future. — Several years ago I was contemplating going to graduate school. There were so many things I wanted to learn and I wanted nothing more than to spend my time in deep research and contemplation. But when I started looking into programs I realized I’d have to spend years of my…

Self Improvement

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I’m studying all the utopian novels this year
I’m studying all the utopian novels this year
Self Improvement

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Published in The Novelleist

·Jul 15, 2022

Obscurity, The Epilogue

In which a young man inherits the Estate St. Vincent. — We last read The Fortieth Chapter, in which the truth was revealed. If you have recently joined us, start with The Prologue. Years later, a most beautiful man inherited a most beautiful estate. It was a large plantation home in the yawning sprawl of the deep south, and he the…

Fiction

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Obscurity, The Epilogue
Obscurity, The Epilogue
Fiction

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Jul 11, 2022

I’m writing a utopian novel via Substack

And a nonfiction book imagining a more beautiful future. — Becoming a journalist In 2014, I launched Over The Moon Magazine on the side of my content marketing job. I started the magazine because I was a marketing writer and I wanted to be a magazine writer and editor, and bridging that gap felt impossible. At the time, I was living in San…

Writer

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I’m writing a utopian novel via Substack
I’m writing a utopian novel via Substack
Writer

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Published in The Novelleist

·Jul 8, 2022

Obscurity, The Fortieth Chapter

In which the truth is revealed. — We last read The Thirty-Ninth Chapter, in which a baby was born into the swamp. If you have recently joined us, start with The Prologue. In the morning, she set an old copper kettle to boil. It was dented and worn, its patina tarnished, but it was perhaps the most…

Fiction

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Obscurity, The Fortieth Chapter
Obscurity, The Fortieth Chapter
Fiction

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Published in The Novelleist

·Jul 1, 2022

Obscurity, The Thirty-Ninth Chapter

In which a baby is born into the swamp. — We last read The Thirty-Eighth Chapter, in which we learned the secrets of the third Marie. If you have recently joined us, start with The Prologue. There are some who imbibe, not in too much drink, but in too much thought. Though they take much different paths to get there…

Fiction

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Obscurity, The Thirty-Ninth Chapter
Obscurity, The Thirty-Ninth Chapter
Fiction

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Published in The Novelleist

·Jun 24, 2022

Obscurity, The Thirty-Eighth Chapter

In which we learn the secrets of the third Marie. — We last read The Thirty-Seventh Chapter, in which the philanthropist met his fate. If you have recently joined us, start with The Prologue. We have mentioned slightly the third of the Maries, who traveled with the widow from France, was interred into the convent, and was discovered to be missing…

Fiction Friday

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Obscurity, The Thirty-Eighth Chapter
Obscurity, The Thirty-Eighth Chapter
Fiction Friday

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Published in The Novelleist

·Jun 17, 2022

Obscurity, The Thirty-Seventh Chapter

In which the philanthropist meets his fate. — We last read The Thirty-Sixth Chapter, in which things went awry at the philanthropist’s wedding. If you have recently joined us, start with The Prologue. The governor returned to his study and settled himself at his bureau. The wedding had been a lavish scene, the aspirations of that groom most…

Fiction

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Obscurity, The Thirty-Seventh Chapter
Obscurity, The Thirty-Seventh Chapter
Fiction

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Jun 14, 2022

I miss the pandemic

A poem I wrote for TikTok — I starting writing an article about how I miss the pandemic, but it came out as a poem. Here it is spoken: Here it is written: I miss the pandemic Life’s so full It’s systemic Every moment with friends Calendar’s full when will it end I feel guilt, a pressure that I built Answering every text and message Without checking my own perspective I…

Poetry

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Poetry

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