Thank you for your generous response, Amanda. This really gives me something to chew on as I start thinking more intentionally about how I want to shape my Substack.

What you’re describing feels less like a binary—to niche or not to niche—and more like a call to nuanced self-trust. That resonates. I’ve mostly used joy and curiosity as dowsing rods to guide what I write about.

Am I missing out on growth potential by doing it that way? Maybe. But I don’t think I could creatively force myself to stay in one room when so many others light me up.