Substack Live Podcast
Conversations with the best writers and creators who came to Substack early and made the platform great to show you how to create and, yes, monetize, not by gaming a platform but by bringing your amazing work to the world and making the world a better place in doing so. Plus updates and expert guidance on the platform as it changes and changes again and again, so you can use it to fuel your creative, professional, and financial life. Brought to you by Sarah Fay, Substack Writers at Work Founder and Director and former Paris Review interviewer. www.substackwritersatwork.com
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Turn Your Followers into Subscribers with Seth Werkheiser
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.substackwritersatwork.com<br/><br/><p>Nearly 250 paid subscribers came to the monthly paid-subscriber live with Seth Werkheiser of SOCIAL MEDIA ESCAPE CLUB.</p><p>» I love when we all get to be together.</p><p>Seth walked us through a 4-step approach to Notes that converts, pulls you out of your comfort zone by showing you how to engage with others, and stops you from feeling like you’re just posting into the void.</p><p>Listen for more and if you aren't a paid subscriber to...
Write Openings That People Open
<p>How your Substack posts land in your reader's inbox matters more than you think. </p><p>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. </p><p>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.</p><p>https://www.substackwritersatwork.com/</p> <br/><br/>This is a...
How Jeannine Ouellette built an epic Substack with her bare hands
<br/><br/>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
Become an exceptional bestseller with Simon Haisell
<br/><br/>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
3 Home Remedies for Substack Writer’s Block
<p>Part of the Substack Writer at Work Series.</p><p>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. </p><p>Today, we dive into Substack writer's block, a unique but common ailment. </p><p>Substack writer’s block looks like not posting—or posting lifelessly. Or giving up entirely. There are a lot of dead Substacks:</p><p>Many as a result of “writer’s block.”</p><p>SW@W homepage</p><p>» Thank you for being part of...
Live Substack Notes Writing Workshop
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.substackwritersatwork.com<br/><br/><p>Navigating SW@W:</p><p>SW@W homepage | Premier Membership homepage | 2026 Notes Boost Challenge | Paid/Premier Chat | 2026 Substack Pathway | Upcoming courses & Intensives | Substack Essentials Workshop library | Archive | Index | Guidance on Notes, Growth, Revenue, Writing on Substack, Serialization </p>
Self-promotion for people who hate self-promotion
<p>Maya C. Popa and I talk about self-promotion for the self-promotion averse.</p><p>Find out why self-promotion is all about bravely falling backward into a ball pit and why we can blame our dislike of it on the Modernists, Roland Barthes, and the Iowa Writers Workshop.</p> <br/><br/>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
Be Contrarian with Substack Icons Jessica DeFino and Emily Kirkpatrick
<p>Welcome to the Substack Live Podcast!</p><p>Conversations with the best Substack early adopters who created amazing newsletters and continue to bring their good work to the world and make the world a better place in doing so. Plus, get updates and expert guidance on the platform as it changes and changes again and again, so you can use it to fuel your creative, professional, and financial life.</p><p>Brought to you by Substack Writers at Work Founder and Director and former Paris Review interviewer, Sarah Fay.</p><p>Over 300 people showed up to this live recording...
The (Substack) Writer’s Growth Mindset with Maya Popa
<p>It was so fun to talk about the importance of mindset when you're a writer and a Substack writer.</p><p>It’s everything.</p><p>Substack Writers at Work is the only expert guide to Substack.</p><p>* We’re one of the Top 10 Substacks, globally—a bestselling Substack featured by Substack and trusted by writers and creators since 2022.</p><p>In case you don’t know me, I’m the leading Substack Strategist. I’ve been on this platform for over five years and over a thousand writers and creators 1:1 and tens of thousands on Substack Writers at Work.</p>...
The Real Art of the Newsletter with Austin Kleon
<p>Welcome to the Substack Live Podcast! </p><p>Conversations with the best Substack early adopters who created amazing newsletters and continue to bring their good work to the world and make the world a better place in doing so. Plus, get updates and expert guidance on the platform as it changes and changes again and again, so you can use it to fuel your creative, professional, and financial life. </p><p>Brought to you by Substack Writers at Work Founder and Director and former Paris Review interviewer, Sarah Fay.</p><p>You can also listen on your favorite podcast...
