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Things I Love. A Tribute

On building a life of words

Jul 18 •

The second dumbest mistake I made on Substack is a really common mistake and I see it everywhere so let's talk about it, okay?

Jul 15 •

A Paid Tier, A Secret Writer's Group And What You'll Find Inside

Plus, a true story of flying through fire, because we writers? We are.

Jul 11 •

Are Popular Substackers Using AI?

58% of us are concerned about the use of AI, but most of us can't tell what's AI and what's human. Maybe it's time we learned?

Jul 4 •

Sylvia Plath & the hardest part of writing

Let me live, love, and say it well in good sentences― Sylvia Plath

Jun 27 •

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Substack Tips

Tips For Your Substack Home Page

A few tips that will help you get more people to stick around to check out your writing instead of looking and leaving

Mar 14 •

The Best Way To Use Substack Tags

If you want to get more views and find more readers, tags can really help but you need to know how they work and it might not be the way you think!

Feb 26 •

Coming To Substack From Medium? Here's What You Need To Know.

“You attract what you need like a lover” ~Gertrude Stein

Jan 24 •

45% Of Substacks Fail, And The Letter Fitzgerald Sent His Daughter

"Nobody ever became a writer just by wanting to" ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Jan 10 •

Want To Try A Substack Experiment, Maybe Make A Splash Together?

We are almost 5000 strong, maybe we can make a tiny splash in a big ocean.

Dec 6, 2024 •

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Just Some Scribblings

Writing for a living

Dear Writer, Please Stop

How not to write online, Emily Dickinson and a share thread.

Jan 31 •

Kerouac, Genius And A Writer's Dreams

Sometimes, we are our own greatest hurdle to overcome

Jan 3 •

A Strange Thing I Noticed About Writers

An odd little post to end the year but maybe we get somewhere interesting

Dec 27, 2024 •

Bad Writing, Good Writing And The Truth About Why Writers Struggle

Might not be what you think, but might make sense.

Nov 8, 2024 •

Jerks Ruining Writing Sites and Why To Challenge Yourself As A Writer Anyway

Sometimes jerks make you wonder why you bother. Here's why you should.

Oct 25, 2024 •

Top posts

If You're Just Starting On Substack, Don't Make The Same Dumb Mistake I Did

Jan 27, 2023 • Linda Caroll

My 5 Little Rules For Growing Substack To The Moon Without Being Pitchy

Apr 18 • Linda Caroll

Please Fix Your Substack Welcome Letter

Jun 13 • Linda Caroll

The Best Writing Tip I've Ever Read

Mar 7 • Linda Caroll

The Best Way To Use Substack Tags

Feb 26 • Linda Caroll

Recent posts

If there's one thing we can agree on, I didn't expect it to be angels

Sixty-nine percent of Americans believe angels exist

Jun 24 •

What Makes Writing Good?

When it comes to what makes writing good, I think I agree with Vonnegut

Jun 20 •

the weight of wanting

John Donne said no man is an island, every man is a part of the continent and I love that poem but most days I feel less part of a continent and more…

Jun 17 •

Please Fix Your Substack Welcome Letter

Here's what you're doing wrong

Jun 13 •

Hello, Writer!

Hello, Writer!

A little happy place for people who are madly in love with life and writing, not always in that order

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