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In a nutshell, I’m
the founder and director of Substack Writers at Work,
the creator of two bestselling Substack publications,
a private Substack Strategy Consultant,
a Substack Product Lab member,
an award-winning, bestselling HarperCollins author,
a former advisory editor at The Paris Review,
a freelance writer for The New York Times, etc.,
a member of the creative writing faculty at Northwestern University, and
a lover of all things cats and Substack.
Most of all, I'm deeply invested in helping you use Substack to achieve your financial, professional, and personal goals.
I also hold many degrees: M.F.A., M.A., Ph.D. My debut memoir Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses (HarperCollins) was an Apple Best Books pick and hailed in The New York Times. Read the sequel, Cured: The Memoir, and my author Substack, Less and Less of More and More.
Based in Chicago, I live with my two beloved cats, Baby Theo and Sweets. More than anything, I want a t-shirt that says, Ask me about my cats. (All typos are Baby Theo’s fault.)
You can’t find this level of expertise, mentoring, and community anywhere else.
Let’s do this.
Sarah
I subsidize a 3-month paid membership for anyone on a fixed income. If this is you, email me: mssarahfay1516@gmail.com.