Boost Your Writing on Substack
What it means to write on Substack
I teach creative writing and journalism at Northwestern University and elsewhere but what I love most is helping people write in the real world, i.e., on Substack.
Substack is the best training ground for a writer. Bar none. MFA programs may soon become a thing of the past. As nice as they may be, they’re outrageously expensive, teach a rarified type of writing, and don’t prepare aspiring writers to earn an income writing.
Likewise, for those of you who aren’t interested in becoming “a writer” or rely on writing as part of another profession, Substack will make you a better writer.
What does it mean to become a “better” writer? Confidence, which comes from skill.
I’ve created core writing workshops specifically geared toward making you a more skilled writer on Substack.
You can find all of our writing workshops here.
⋆ Top Substack Writing Workshops
Serialization on Substack
To serialize is to release a novel or memoir one installment at a time to readers. It dates back to at least the seventeenth century with authors as varied as Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie, William Faulkner, Stephen King, and Richard Wright having parceled out their books bit by bit in magazines and newspapers instead of as single-volume texts.
As many of you know, my love of serialization runs deep. My doctoral dissertation was on nineteenth-century serial novels. I serialized my second memoir Cured right here on Substack. And in my 1:1s, I’ve helped many, many people embark on the hard work of serializing on Substack.
Many have serialized on Substack, Salman Rushdie and Chuck Palahniuk among them.
I’ve created a fount of guidance for those who are or are interested in serializing.
You can find the full archive of posts on serializing on Substack, go here.
⋆ Top serialization posts and workshops
Thank you for being part of Substack Writers at Work and for making my life spectacular.
Sarah
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So much wonderful information organized in this post Sarah! Thank you! 🙏🥰
Oh my!!! Where to begin?? 😻
Thank you for all your work, input & resources, Sarah! 💜🙏🏻