Smartly put, yeah. Notes has changed so much in the last six months. I feel like I missed out on a lot, since I took a break to work on my first book exactly when all this was happening. I’m glad this post got me up to speed.
Thank you for making the PDFs available, Sarah. I keep resources in a Substack file folder to return to when I just want to read/study/think without engaging online. Today is a "work on the book" day, not a "work on substack" day, so I appreciate being able to file things away for later.
I think one of the reasons Notes has changed is common sense, more users, but I see Notes that I would not have expected to go viral suddenly going viral and I have been curious as to why. Thanks so much for this Sarah!
Thank you Sarah. I went through all the emotions you did just reading your post, and really appreciated your download as I've been on Substack 4 years. I'm still focused on growing as a writer more than anything else!
Hi, Marcela—The easiest way to access your Notes section is to go to your Substack homepage and, in the URL address bar, add: /INSERT YOUR HANDLE HERE/notes. For example, mine is substack.com/@sarahfaywritersatwork/notes. Be sure to bookmark it for easy access later!
Per the Substack Note that garnered 20,000 subscribers: if there are 20,000 of you out there that are 50+ and really feel a connection to my writing on living an ageless mindset and pursuing these "later years" with gusto, please click into my profile and subscribe! If engaging with content that makes you think less about being too old and more about "why not?" isn't for you, it's ok if you don't subscribe.
Like other social media platforms with followers, I'm ok with getting subscribers from a Note in lower numbers who are also a good fit for my message and my content.
Sarah! You have a great voice! So many times when I listen to podcasts or people narrating their own work, I'm put off by their voices, but yours is perfect: not shrill or whiny or breathy or whispery. And I love your writing too! I'll subscribe to SW&W (I have two niches on Substack: "Trauma Drama" about things psychological, and "From There To Here: The Alphabet Memoir.")
You're so welcome!
Yes, agree, this writerly approach feels very comfortable.
Thank you for the (hand waving "look at me" notes out of my face) clarity and the sensitivity
I don’t really get what’s changed on Notes. Still feels like a popularity and likability contest.
It is. It just didn't start out that way.
Very interesting to look at Notes as a genre. That makes sense, and also makes it feel more like a creative challenge. Great advice, thank you!
Yes, this was a huge takeaway for me, too. To consider Notes its own genre shifted how I view it now. And how I’ll participate.
Exactly! And it honestly unlocks some ideas...
Yup, same!
Yes, this makes sense. Makes our time on notes more worthwhile.
Smartly put, yeah. Notes has changed so much in the last six months. I feel like I missed out on a lot, since I took a break to work on my first book exactly when all this was happening. I’m glad this post got me up to speed.
Thank you for making the PDFs available, Sarah. I keep resources in a Substack file folder to return to when I just want to read/study/think without engaging online. Today is a "work on the book" day, not a "work on substack" day, so I appreciate being able to file things away for later.
I'll try to do it more often.
So important to have non-internet time. 😀
Wow!!! This is OVERFLOWING with value! Thank you, Sarah! 🌟
I think one of the reasons Notes has changed is common sense, more users, but I see Notes that I would not have expected to go viral suddenly going viral and I have been curious as to why. Thanks so much for this Sarah!
Thank you Sarah. I went through all the emotions you did just reading your post, and really appreciated your download as I've been on Substack 4 years. I'm still focused on growing as a writer more than anything else!
Wonderful, Lorraine. We're in it together.
For some unexplained reason I cannot find my own notes….
I skipped two weeks and a lot has changed.
Can any of you lovely substackers kindly help me out please?!
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Hi, Marcela—The easiest way to access your Notes section is to go to your Substack homepage and, in the URL address bar, add: /INSERT YOUR HANDLE HERE/notes. For example, mine is substack.com/@sarahfaywritersatwork/notes. Be sure to bookmark it for easy access later!
Yay! Thank you so much for your help Sarah! And did bookmark just in case :)
Per the Substack Note that garnered 20,000 subscribers: if there are 20,000 of you out there that are 50+ and really feel a connection to my writing on living an ageless mindset and pursuing these "later years" with gusto, please click into my profile and subscribe! If engaging with content that makes you think less about being too old and more about "why not?" isn't for you, it's ok if you don't subscribe.
Like other social media platforms with followers, I'm ok with getting subscribers from a Note in lower numbers who are also a good fit for my message and my content.
Sarah! You have a great voice! So many times when I listen to podcasts or people narrating their own work, I'm put off by their voices, but yours is perfect: not shrill or whiny or breathy or whispery. And I love your writing too! I'll subscribe to SW&W (I have two niches on Substack: "Trauma Drama" about things psychological, and "From There To Here: The Alphabet Memoir.")
Yay! And thank you!
Need to read and re-read this. Thank you!
Yes. Together, we will course correct the notes algorithm.
So grateful for you, Sarah.
How to go virile - be a neuroscientist…
Exactly.