Substack Live Podcast

Write Openings That People Open

How your Substack posts land in your reader's inbox matters more than you think. In this live, I walk through what your subscribers actually see when your post arrives, how to find out where you're being read (email, app, or web), and why creating a familiar, consistent post structure is more important now than ever. I also cover what's working with images, why stock photos can devalue your writing, and how to think about your opening lines so readers actually want to stay. https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/ [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.substackwritersatwork.com/subscribe [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Become an exceptional bestseller with Simon Haisell

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3 Home Remedies for Substack Writer’s Block

Part of the Substack Writer at Work Series. In 2026, I’ll be giving paid subscribers and Premier members a taste of the writing guidance I use with my students at Northwestern and my Craft of Writing on Substack course. Today, we dive into Substack writer's block, a unique but common ailment. Substack writer’s block looks like not posting—or posting lifelessly. Or giving up entirely. There are a lot of dead Substacks: Many as a result of “writer’s block.” SW@W homepage [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/] » Thank you for being part of the best community on Substack! Please share Substack Writers at Work and invite others to join us for real, long-term Substack growth. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.substackwritersatwork.com/subscribe [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Live Substack Notes Writing Workshop

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.substackwritersatwork.com [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Navigating SW@W: SW@W homepage [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/] | Premier Membership homepag [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/s/premier-members]e [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/s/premier-members] | 2026 Notes Boost Challenge [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/t/notes-boost-challenge] | Paid/Premier Chat [https://substack.com/chat/1376077] | 2026 Substack Pathway [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/p/how-to-start-substack-beginners-guide-tutorials] | Upcoming courses & Intensives [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/p/substack-writing-courses-strategy-intensives] | Substack Essentials Workshop library [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/t/substack-mastery-workshop-library] | Archive [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/archive] | Index [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/p/index?utm_source=publication-search]| Guidance on Notes [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/t/substack-notes], Growth [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/t/grow-your-substack], Revenue [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/t/earn-an-income], Writing on Substack [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/t/substack-for-authors], Serialization [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/t/serialize]

Self-promotion for people who hate self-promotion

Maya C. Popa [https://open.substack.com/users/63627356-maya-c-popa?utm_source=mentions] and I talk about self-promotion for the self-promotion averse. Find out why self-promotion is all about bravely falling backward into a ball pit [https://mayacpopa.substack.com/p/poets-we-need-to-talk-about-self] and why we can blame our dislike of it on the Modernists, Roland Barthes, and the Iowa Writers Workshop [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/p/why-you-dont-like-to-promote-your?utm_source=publication-search]. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.substackwritersatwork.com/subscribe [https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]