Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

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What’s coming on Substack in August

What’s coming on Substack in August

What it's like to subscribe to your Substack, why you're losing paid subscribers, and more...

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  • All that I have for you on Substack Writers at Work in August

  • Subscription options explained: free vs. paid subscribers vs. premier members


George Seurat (pointillist, yes, but also a Substack visionary), “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte,” 1884

Tuesday Strategy Posts

  • What it’s like to subscribe to your Substack

  • Why you’re losing paid subscribers and what to do about it

  • What AI can’t tell you about how much and how often to post on Substack in 2025

  • And more…


Live Events

Friday, 8/1 at 1 PM CT

The Most Overlooked Key to Substack Growth in 2025: Your Subscriber Flow Workshop

For paid subscribers and premier members

  • A live 45-minute workshop to walk through your entire subscriber experience—from checkout to welcome email—and revise the most important thing your subscribers see. Leave with a greater understanding of who your subscribers are and a template

  • Zoom—replay available

Free to paid and premier subscribers—register below. ↓

If you’d like to attend without upgrading, you can attend the workshop without a paid subscription for $35.

Get your free subscriber ticket $35

Premier members, you’ll also receive your new 30-day Substack growth implementation plan to guide you step-by-step through the month and keep you on track. (For more on the Premier Membership, see below.)


🔸Friday, 8/8, 9 AM CT or Saturday, 8/9, 12:30 PM CT

August Strategy Call: The Problem of Paid Subscribers “Expiring” Solved

For premier members

  • Our monthly 90-minute strategy call to combat the single largest reason we lose paid subscribers: Expirations. I have three (very cool) ways we can manage and maybe even stop them + breakout rooms for feedback, hot seats to get my eyes on your Substack.

  • Zoom—replay available

  • Get the registration link here


🔸Thursday, 8/14, 3 PM CT Live!

For all subscribers

The Truth About Building a Writing Career in 2025

Live with Rufus Griscome of
Author Insider From The Next Big Idea Club

Author Insider is the best-kept not-secret-for-long on Substack. In-depth (really good) interviews with some of the most exciting and powerful agents, editors, and publicists in publishing + guidance from everyone from Cal Newport to Seth Godin to Susan Cain to Gretchen Rubin.

  1. Subscribe to Author Insider

  2. Join us live!


🔸Friday, 8/15 Mid-Month Check-In Thread

For premier members

  • A mid-month check-in discussion post to keep you on track


🔸Friday, 8/22, 1-Day Notes Boost Challenge

For paid subscribers and premium members

We’re going easy on the NBC this month and spending our time and energy on our Substack with all of the above. I will always tell you where to direct your time, energy, and money, and this month, it’s your Substack, not Notes.



Substack Writers at Work: Subscription Options

Paid vs. Premier

Paid gives you access to resources.

Premier gives you a personalized growth plan with the feedback, accountability, and direct access to make it happen.


Paid — $110/year (1 month free with annual)

→ DIY Substack Growth — access to resources you can implement on your own

  • Weekly Substack briefings — what’s happening on Substack now and how to grow amidst the changes

  • Exclusive community networking — Substack Meetups + Notes Boost Challenge

  • 24/7 chat — connect and get support from fellow writers

  • Substack Lives — strategies on how to thrive on a crowded platform

  • Substack Newbie Pathway — eight quick tutorials, cheat sheets, and expert guidance to flatten the learning curve

  • The Substack Core 4 — four proven strategies and templates to grow authentically and for the long term


Premier — $985/year

→ Guided Substack Growth — direct access, accountability, and feedback to grow faster

Your private strategy room inside Substack Writers at Work.

Everything in Paid, plus:

  • 30-Day Growth Blueprints — monthly focus with custom templates and step-by-step implementation guides

  • Monthly Premier Calls — the only group setting where I work with you directly

  • Mid-month check-ins — stay on track and adjust your plan

  • End-of-month check-ins — capture wins, troubleshoot challenges, and set next steps

  • Hot seats + personalized feedback — get my eyes on your Substack

  • Small-group breakout rooms — connect with other committed Substack creators

  • BONUS: Substack Strategy Handbook (Premier Exclusive) — my complete A–Z guide for navigating the platform and building a profitable Substack

* The Premier Membership is closed for enrollment. To be the first to hear of any openings, get on the waitlist here.


Free subscribers

→ Occasional posts


No matter which subscription option you choose, remember:

Substack is a long game. Don’t do it alone.

Jacques Tissot’s “Room Overlooking the Harbour,” 1878. Most know Tissot as a painter of Parisian high fashion, but few are aware of his early ties to Substack and how the platform influenced his art and life.

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