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Recommended by Ben Woestenburg

A Life in the Classics

Sharing my research, teaching, and passion for the Classics.

WW1 Archives

Bringing back forgotten stories of the Great War.

BloodFruit Horror

Sweet on the tongue, sour in the gut. BloodFruit is bite-sized horror you can sink your teeth into.

Happy Nielsen

Follow along as I write my cozy fantasy novel set in modern day London

Joe's Journal

By Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Writing and RECording what’s on my mind, regularly: media, technology, creativity, the end of civilization as we know it, credible reasons for optimism, etc.. 🔴

A Rebellious Life with Jen Esposito

By Jennifer Esposito

Live rebelliously with curiosity rather than fear. Greenlight Yourself!

STEPHEN KING

Beyond the darkness, a writer's inner sanctum. This is my private space https://stephenking.com

Short Story Long by unstable.books

By Short Story Long ™️ by unstable.books

Short Story Long is about all things book and keeping it real. So, let's talk about it!

Crazy Old Man

Chief Rabbit Hole Explorer

Bellageist: Burning Angels

By Derek James Kritzberg

Science Fiction shorts from the Bellageist universe. Humanity is split into two species by technology that transfers consciousness from flesh to machine. Also snarky reviews and occasionally a horror short.

Angela Rose

The Romantic

By Meg Oolders

A newsletter dedicated to the evaluation and explication of love stories, hosted by award-winning author and bona fide super-romantic, Meg Oolders.

On The Shelf

By Anne McClard

I write fiction, memoir, essays, and poetry, and am the author of two published novels, Butterfly Dreams and Margaux & the Vicious Circle.

Creative ChatGPT Prompts

By Techintrospect

ChatGPT prompts meant to encourage reflection, self-improvement and creative exploration.

Introspective Ink

By Allie

A young woman's reflections on writing and the creative process.

Dunmore Dispatch

By Ian Dunmore

Fantasy stories every other week, occasional writing advice, adventure perennial.

The Broke Ass Millennial

By Chad McBroche

“Chad” McBroche (Aka Chad the Chronically Underfunded) “A millennial view of the world in which we live.”

Charlie Angus / The Resistance

Stories and strategies of resistance in this new dark age.

Tom Holland

Award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. New history of Rome's heyday - Pax - out now. Podcast: The Rest Is History https://www.tom-holland.org/ https://linktr.ee/restishistory

Roche's Omniverse - Usually Free Fiction Usually Fridays

By Scott Roche

A wide variety of tales including those about monsters, spaceships, steam-powered battletanks, and epic wizards.

with Alice Hoffman

Brainstorm story ideas or anything else with your own fictional characters—anywhere, anytime on a mobile app or Web browser. Subscribe for free and spend more time in flow state when you hang out with your imaginary friends.

Talk to your characters and interact with them by asking them questions as to how they think they would react to whatever situations you put them in...

- Ben Woestenburg

Writing Wednesdays

By Matt Lillywhite

Writing Wednesdays is a weekly newsletter designed to help you write for a living.

Where Fiction Lives!

Book news. Short stories. Humor. From Preston Pairo, author of Dreams for the End of Summer, The Pretty Woman Who Lived Next Door, and other thrillers, contemporary romances, and mysteries.

Grim Acres

By James Kenwood

A space where I share ideas, concepts and fragments of stories that I am working on. Expect mostly fiction, with a sprinkling of despair, suspense, and Lovecraftian influences.

Dollar Commerce

By Andrew Watson

An open floor to all things e-commerce 🚀

Susan’s Substack

By Susan LIVE From Mulberry St.

My personal Substack

Cleese Products

By John Cleese

May contain traces of irony.

Laura R. Hepworth - Bookwyrms

Young Adult Fantasy indieauthor sharing - serialized chapter drafts of upcoming novels, writing updates and news, bonus stories, and word nerdage. Maybe even a little bit of art, jewellery, and worldbuilding fun.

My Studio - behind the scenes...

By Catherine Rayner Studio

Welcome to my studio...this is my 'blog' for those of you who would like to know more about my life as a children's illustrator & author, learn new things and peek inside corners of my studio nobody (apart from me!) has ever visited before...

Past the Dragon

By Clifford Stumme

We're changing lives by learning about sci-fi/fantasy literature. Come for the essays and original stories. Stay for the memes.

Society of History Writers

By Holly A Brown

The only Substack community dedicated to sharing the history writing of its members to a global readership.

SmallStack

By Robin Taylor

A collection of the finest newsletters with fewer than 1,000 subscribers, with special love given to the under 500 subscriber stacks out there.

Thin Air Fiction

By Terry A. Fries

The world is a mystery. We pull miraculous and dreadful things from thin air every day.

Wander Wealth

By Claudia Faith

1 new idea every week on how to grow on Substack: build your audience, monetize your content, and create a profitable newsletter. Turn your writing into income and join a supportive community of writers. 🚀

The Literary Salon with Thaddeus Thomas

From literary fantasy author, Thaddeus Thomas: discover fiction and improve your prose style. "I've finally found the deep dive, line-level craft essays I've been craving." -- Gemorabilia

There are nuggets in here, to help you find your way in an ever confusing world. Check in, read what he has to say, and try to implement it in your own way.

- Ben Woestenburg

M.S. Olney's Substack

Read new World's of Epic Adventure

Tell Me a Mystery

By Ann

Put a little mystery into your life with serials and audio dramas!

The Steam Stack

By D.W Dixon Presents

Welcome to the Steam Stack! 🚂 Step into an America where steam power and invention have taken unexpected turns, where the familiar rhythms of the Industrial Revolution dance to a different beat. Join me as we explore this world together!

Worlds of Kummer Wolfe

By CB "Kummer Wolfe" Ash

Hi! I’m CB “Kummer Wolfe” Ash. Here on “Worlds of Kummer Wolfe”, I write fantasy adventure and alternate history fiction, both with a dash of science fantasy thrown in for fun! Interested in my books? Head on over to The Book Vault on the newsletter!

Fair Share by Authors Equity

A behind-the-scenes look at the business of books.

Everywhere and Nowhere: Explore Fantastic Worlds

By Bill Hiatt

A place for lovers of fantasy and science fiction to find short stories, book reviews, analyses, discussions of the writing process, and inspiration.

The Freelance Writing Network

Pitch calls, freelance & remote writing jobs, newsletter growth tips and tons of other writing related opportunities and content. Direct to your inbox, every single week.

Writer Fully Alive

By Bethany Alcott

Here to encourage, talk about books, and share resources, interviews, and humor with the writing and reading community.

The Magic Lantern

By Marco.D.Blanco

The home of magic. The stories behind the books. From the Non-Award winner Marco D Blanco

The Fry Corner

By Stephen Fry

A sack of stubs, a stub sack, a stack of subs, a substack

It's Stephen Freakin' Fry! If you like erudite writing with a comical bent, this is what you're looking for.

- Ben Woestenburg

Dating Dinosaurs - A Memoir

By Wendy Martin

I invite you to join me as I chronicle my 200+ dates as a single mom during the prehistoric days of online dating. Laugh with me, laugh at me, cringe when necessary. Hold on, it’s going to be a bumpy ride!

Joyce’s Place

Inspiration drawn from my Maus Midnight Musings

Stories Have Power

By Rob Mortell

Stories Have Power is a fantasy fiction newsletter from author Rob Mortell.