Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

Substack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay

SERIALIZE PATHWAY

A Second Shot at Getting It Perfect: An Interview with Chuck Palahniuk
It’s such a joy to bring you my interview with Chuck Palahniuk. It’s nearly impossible to summarize Chuck’s incredible life and career, so I’ll do my…
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
Serialize Your Novel or Memoir on Substack Workshop with Artistry and Ease
Watch now! This workshop is for writers who want to serialize a novel or memoir on Substack. You'll learn the ins and outs of the platform and exactly…
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
50:09
Learning from Dracula: An interview with Matt Kirkland of Dracula Daily
Two quick reminders:
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
26:50
What True Crime Teaches Us About Serializing on Substack
Lessons and possibilities for serializing your writing on Substack.
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
How to Serialize Your Book, Novel, or Memoir: An Interview with Sarah Fay
Listen now | On the Become a Writer Today podcast
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
34:26
How to Use Images in Your Substack Serialization
According to the latest marketing data, the ancient Greeks, and Victorian serial novelists
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
Writing Social Justice
Without making readers feel like they're being told what to think. I’ve taught writing socially aware fiction and creative nonfiction to M.F.A. students…
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
Serializing Social Justice
The power of influencing readers one installment at a time. The social, or protest, novel employs a narrative specifically to address social, economic…
The "Perfect" Substack Novel or Memoir
Get to know your platform, serialization as a form, your readers, and your community of writers. Serialization will teach you discipline, mastering…
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
Why HBO’s ‘The Last of Us’ Is Such a Masterful Serialization
The Last of Us blew me away, not just the storytelling and the acting—both of which are excellent—but the serialization. It’s brilliant. It’s the kind…
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
6 Elements a Successful Serial Novel Needs
6 elements every great serial novel or memoir needs. Dickens was a publisher, editor, and writer. This is how you have the same success as his…
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
Who Will Write the First Blockbuster Substack Serial Novel or Memoir?
To publish a breakout serial novel or memoir, remember that serialization is its own medium. Serialization requires a different writing process and…
 • Sarah Fay, PhD
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