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May 16 • Sarah Fay, PhD

🔻 Your 2026 Substack Starter Pack

Substack in 10 minutes, how to avoid the top 5 Substack mistakes, Notes in a nutshell, and more...

Jul 7 • Sarah Fay, PhD

51:12

Take Notes Growth in 1 Hour a Week to Another Level with Orel and WriteStack

Highly recommended

Aug 20 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Orel

🔻 What All the Top Substacks Have: They Know Their Substack DNA

Step 1 in the Substack Starter Pathway

Jul 6 • Sarah Fay, PhD

How to Make Money Off Substack :)

Think revenue, not paid subscribers

Aug 18 • Sarah Fay, PhD

Most Popular

Post Less Often, Please

Dec 2, 2025 • Sarah Fay, PhD

Write Less, Please

Dec 9, 2025 • Sarah Fay, PhD

🔻 The 4 Types of Notes That Get Traction in 2026

Feb 22 • Sarah Fay, PhD

The 15 Rules of Paywalling on Substack in 2026

May 11 • Sarah Fay, PhD

YOUR SUBSTACK STARTER PACK

🔻 Your 2026 Substack Starter Pack

Substack in 10 minutes, how to avoid the top 5 Substack mistakes, Notes in a nutshell, and more...

Jul 7 • Sarah Fay, PhD

🔻 What All the Top Substacks Have: They Know Their Substack DNA

Step 1 in the Substack Starter Pathway

Jul 6 • Sarah Fay, PhD

10:06

🔻 Substack in 10 Minutes: From Newbie to Knowledgeable

Step 2 in the Substack Starter Pathway

Feb 26 • Sarah Fay, PhD

🔻 How to Avoid the Top 5 Mistakes People Make on Substack

Step 2 in the 2026 Substack Starter Pathway

Feb 25 • Sarah Fay, PhD

🔻 Tags ≠ Hashtags + Groups vs. Sections Explained

Step 4 in the Substack Starter Pathway

Feb 23 • Sarah Fay, PhD

Recent posts

How to Be the One Well-Loved Substack People Pay For

Part 2 of the 2026 Pathway to Earning an Income on Substack

Aug 11 • Sarah Fay, PhD

No, Substack Isn't Collapsing

Your 2026 Paid-Subscriber Pathway part 1

Aug 5 • Sarah Fay, PhD

Your 3-Month Accelerated Growth Package 1:1

A bespoke, three-month, one-to-one mentorship to build your platform, amplify your expertise, and earn the income you deserve.

Aug 3 • Sarah Fay, PhD

40:52

How Susan Cain Built 'The Quiet Life' to 275,000 Subscribers

The Substack Live Podcast

Jul 31 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Susan Cain

SUBSTACK GROWTH

51:12

Take Notes Growth in 1 Hour a Week to Another Level with Orel and WriteStack

Highly recommended

Aug 20 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Orel

The Complete Guide to Substack Notes in 2026

How Notes growth really works

May 26

Substack Lives: What's Great, What Worries Me, and Whether To Do Them

What to pay attention to on Substack this week

Apr 14 • Sarah Fay, PhD

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Stay ahead of the Substack curve—with the leading Growth Strategist, Sarah Fay.

EARN AN INCOME

How to Make Money Off Substack :)

Think revenue, not paid subscribers

Aug 18 • Sarah Fay, PhD

How to Be the One Well-Loved Substack People Pay For

Part 2 of the 2026 Pathway to Earning an Income on Substack

Aug 11 • Sarah Fay, PhD

No, Substack Isn't Collapsing

Your 2026 Paid-Subscriber Pathway part 1

Aug 5 • Sarah Fay, PhD

The 15 Rules of Paywalling on Substack in 2026

What no one will tell you about the new "rules" around paywalling

May 11 • Sarah Fay, PhD

NOTES DEMYSTIFIED

Notes Hour One: The Complete Guide to Substack Notes in 2026

Substack Growth in 1 Hour a Week

Jun 30 • Sarah Fay, PhD

Substack Growth just got a lot easier...We can schedule Notes!

Could not be more excited.

Mar 23 • Sarah Fay, PhD

🔻 The 4 Types of Notes That Get Traction in 2026

Step 5 in the Substack Starter Pack

Feb 22 • Sarah Fay, PhD

43:40

Live Substack Notes Writing Workshop

Watch now (44 mins) |

Jan 14 • Sarah Fay, PhD

WORKSHOP LIBRARY

50:52

How Letter Writing Will Make You a Better Writer with Lindsay Hurty

Too busy to watch? Listen to the podcast version this weekend!

Jul 10 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Lindsay Hurty

52:11

How Journaling and the Haiku Can Feed Your Substack Creativity

Substack Live with poet and professor Mary Hickman

May 2 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Mary Hickman

22:18

Use AI Transparently: You, Substack, and AI Workshop Replay and Written Guide

March 2026 Substack Essentials Workshop: Highlight reel ↑ Full replay & written guide ↓

Mar 8 • Sarah Fay, PhD

31:16

How to Create an Engaged and Vibrant Readership on Substack

February 2026 Substack Essentials Workshop: Highlight reel ↑ Written guide + Full replay ↓

Feb 8 • Sarah Fay, PhD

SUBSTACK LIVE!

40:52

How Susan Cain Built 'The Quiet Life' to 275,000 Subscribers

The Substack Live Podcast

Jul 31 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Susan Cain

43:44

Become an exceptional bestseller with Simon Haisell

A recording from Sarah Fay, PhD's live video

Jan 27 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Simon Haisell

1:03:29

Self-promotion for people who hate self-promotion

The Substack Live! Podcast: Maya Popa

Dec 9, 2025 • Sarah Fay, PhD and Maya C. Popa

The Best of Substack Live!

Nov 25, 2025 • Sarah Fay, PhD

WRITERS PATHWAY

41:46

Write Openings That People Open

+ How to open a post about

Mar 2 • Sarah Fay, PhD

What You Really Need to Know About Your Substack

Spoiler: The medium is the message

Feb 24 • Sarah Fay, PhD

You Don’t Have to Be a “Writer” to Write on Substack

Imposter syndrome be gone...

Feb 10 • Sarah Fay, PhD

3 Home Remedies for Substack Writer’s Block

The Substack Writer at Work Series

Jan 27 • Sarah Fay, PhD

SERIALIZATION PATHWAY

A Second Shot at Getting It Perfect: An Interview with Chuck Palahniuk

It’s such a joy to bring you my interview with Chuck Palahniuk. It’s nearly impossible to summarize Chuck’s incredible life and career, so I’ll do my…

Sep 26, 2023 • Sarah Fay, PhD

50:09

Serialize Your Novel or Memoir on Substack Workshop with Artistry and Ease

Watch now! This workshop is for writers who want to serialize a novel or memoir on Substack. You'll learn the ins and outs of the platform and exactly…

Jul 26, 2023 • Sarah Fay, PhD

26:50

Learning from Dracula: An interview with Matt Kirkland of Dracula Daily

Two quick reminders:

Jul 18, 2023 • Sarah Fay, PhD

What True Crime Teaches Us About Serializing on Substack

Lessons and possibilities for serializing your writing on Substack.

Jun 6, 2023 • Sarah Fay, PhD

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

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