Upcoming Paid and Premier Subscriber Events
We have so, so much to look forward to! Not to be missed…
Post Consistently and Well (!) on Substack: How journaling and haiku poems can keep you showing up with award-winning writer Mary Hickman of #consult a poet
May 2, 2026 | 11 AM - 11:45 AM CST
If you’ve ever missed a week posting, stared at a blank draft, or felt your momentum slipping, you’re in good company. Consistency is a skill, and it can be learned. In this workshop, you’ll explore two surprising and fun ways to bring more creativity to your Substack writing process and post consistently.
We’ll explore two unexpected entry points:
Haiku: The short, imagistic form imported from Japan offers a unique and effective consistency tool: small enough to write every day, specific enough to keep your eye sharp.
Journaling: A daily journal practice is one of the most reliable ways to stay in motion as a writer. We’ll look at how a regular entry can grow into a rich Substack post and how showing up to the page each day, even briefly, compounds over time.
You don’t need to write haiku or keep a journal to benefit. These are on-ramps into a deeper question: How do we continually return to and renew our writing practice?
What You’ll Do:
Write a haiku and discover how the practice of close observation translates directly to stronger Substack prose
Draft a journal entry and identify at least one thread that could become your next Substack post
Leave with a concrete daily writing practice designed to keep your Substack active, consistent, and growing
Substack Business & Membership Summit with six-figure business owners and Substack phenoms Maya Popa, Jeannine Ouellette, and Nadine Kennedy Johnstone
June 6, 2026 | 11 AM - 1 PM CST
July 4, 2026: No workshop—U.S. holiday
Create an About Page to Grow in the New Substack Landscape with audience development expert Claire Venus of Sparkle on Substack
August 1, 2026 | 11 AM - 11:45 AM CST
Join Audience Development Consultant Claire Venus for a workshop to sparkle up your Substack About page.
You’ll learn:
The role of the Substack about page in both the app and desktop versions of Substack
How to blend your personal and professional self, creating ‘Audience Alchemy’
The one call to action that’s key
How to lay out the page for the best chance of subscribers
How to take or commission the best photos to build know, like, and trust with readers just browsing and other photos to add
Why quotes from happy readers matter in a ‘trust recession’
Tell Stories That Draw Subscribers on Notes with microprose expert Darien Gee of Writer-ish with Darien Gee
September 5, 2026 | 11 AM - 11:45 AM CST
“I almost didn’t post this.” Anyone can start a Note like this—but not everyone will reach people. Not just any people, but your people. The difference isn’t strategy or intention. It’s story.
In this 45-minute workshop, micro prose expert Darien Gee will show you how to use storytelling principles to write more with less. You’ll leave with a short Note drafted and ready to post, plus a repeatable framework for writing Notes that travel further.
What we’ll cover:
How to create tension in a single line
Grounding your ideas in specific, resonant moments
Ending in a way that invites conversation and shares
What you’ll leave with:
A completed Notes draft ready to post
A simple storytelling framework to use again and again
Confidence to post consistently
Optional:
Before the workshop, jot down 2-3 ideas you’ve been wanting to write about but haven’t posted yet. If you’re not sure what to write about, think about:
Something you almost didn’t do but did anyway
A moment you keep coming back to but haven’t talked about
Something small that turned out to matter more than you expected
A conversation that stayed with you longer than it should have
The last time you changed your mind about something
Something you wish someone had told you earlier