I built a following on Medium a year before it became clear that Substack, not Medium, was the future of independent online writing. Since then I’ve been paralyzed, overwhelmed by the thought of starting over, unsure of what I want to say here or even if I
Wow, what an honor to be included on this list!!! Thank you!
And also: I think you just have to figure out what you want to learn, write about all of those things, and then figure out your “niche” in retrospect. Eventually it becomes more clear through research and writing. When I was completing my Substack Fellowship they talked about how many authors just create a weekly or monthly publishing discipline and only figure out what they were interested in one or two years in. Even then it evolves!!
The Substacks I Love
Wow, what an honor to be included on this list!!! Thank you!
And also: I think you just have to figure out what you want to learn, write about all of those things, and then figure out your “niche” in retrospect. Eventually it becomes more clear through research and writing. When I was completing my Substack Fellowship they talked about how many authors just create a weekly or monthly publishing discipline and only figure out what they were interested in one or two years in. Even then it evolves!!
I'm so grateful for the shoutout here, and to be included with this very great list of writers. Thanks so much!