TOP 25 FICTION NEWSLETTERS ON SUBSTACK
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A full list of the top 25 fiction newsletters on Substack. Includes full, original works of fiction in all formats from top authors along with general reviews and advice concerning the world of fictional stories.
A twice weekly newsletter chock-full of guidance and support from publishing industry insiders. Expect author interviews, guest blogs, giveaways, and more!
✨How Do You Know If Your Story Idea is Worth Pursuing? Jennifer Trevelyan Has a One-Question Test for That✨
Also inside: A Q&A with NYT bestselling author Fran Littlewood; & debut author Travis Kennedy on finding the balance between engaging your reader and letting fear of losing them dictate what you write
✨Laura Resau's Strategic— and Sucessful!—Approach to Querying; & “Crap Writing is Better Than No Writing,” According to Kate Russo✨
Also inside: Jackie Thomas-Kennedy gives you some tools to help you get out of your own way and get on with writing!
Beth Brower Scribbles Away is a twice monthly publication consisting of: The Bookshelf (a free newsletter) & The St. Crispian's Gazette (scenes, letters, and short stories from St. Crispian's).
Stories, poems, thoughts & more stories: the Alphabet Soup in my mind just keeps simmering.
Exclusive fiction too out-there for prime time, by the author of Fight Club. Writing lessons. Lurid back story.
Rebecca Makkai's Substack: mostly writing and books! but also Zillow, true crime, etymology, food, general inanity
SERIALIZED FICTION | INDIE & DIVERSE RECS | WRITING & LIFESTYLE
Just a chronically ill baddie building my joy from scratch one story at a time!
Free monthly Flash Fiction Craft Articles & Prompts / Weekly Posts & Community Writing Events for paid subscribers from Writer & Teacher, Kathy Fish
The Author Stack sits at the intersection of craft and commerce, helping writers build more sustainable businesses that allow them to thrive while creating work that lights them up inside. We strive to give authors agency in a world that too often seems intent on stripping it away from them.
Short circuiting the Substack burnout cycle
It seems like writers have a six-month burn rate where they come in excited, start to build, grind, and burn out. How do we live better lives in the meat grinder of capitalism?
When your brain says "write!" but your body says, "nope."
Practical strategies for writers and creatives with chronic illness to align body and brain, from pain reprocessing to sleep and pacing.
Substack's biggest and brightest circus of single author short fiction from two-time Best of Detroit Best Author Nominee Jimmy Doom--
"One of this century's master storytellers"
An exclusive creative writing community blending feminist thinking with writing craft (memoir, non-fiction and fiction) and personal essays. Hosted by a Sunday Times Bestselling and Orwell Prize longlisted author.
What Would A Woman Do To An Unconscious Man If She Thought No-One Would Find Out?
I’ve been thinking about this a lot over the course of the trial of Dominique Pelicot and his fellow accused: what would a woman do to an unconscious man if she thought no-one would find out?
What To Write When You Can't Remember
...without feeling it's going to land you in a whole load of trouble
An amazing science fiction/fantasy short story each week.
Tears Waiting to Be Diamonds: Part One
For our first story of the year, Sarah Rees Brennan brings us news from the Other Lands — ten years after the events of In Other Lands! We hope you will enjoy this free story. ~ Julian and Fran, January 8, 2023 Tears Waiting to Be Diamonds: Part One
Fossils of Us
In July’s second, free to read and share, story, John Wiswell takes us on a little ride.
The writing, essays and behind-the-scenes of New York Times bestselling author C.S. Pacat.
Admiring, mooning over, loving, and learning to write stunning sentences
A Pause: Deep Reading
The other day I was teaching style in writing and, as usual, a student said she was told not to write long sentences because readers can no longer follow a long sentence (did you follow that?).
Swimming in Style in July-Zoom Link
I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s Swimming in Style session, July 19, 11:00 am Pacific Time, where we’ll look closely at a powerful paragraph from Kent Haruf’s Plainsong. Though his prose is often labeled “simple” or “plain,” a closer read reveals something far more nuanced and quietly artful.
Daily Blogs, Fiction, Music & Philosophical Musings.
Welcome to your new favorite writing community! Get It Write is a radically honest newsletter for writers from the New York Times bestselling author of five thrillers, including the Reese's Book Club pick We Were Never Here. Expect no-holds-barred author interviews, craft tips you haven't heard before, & insidery publishing intel from a NYT bestselling thriller author. (Public posts = book news & announcements...plus occasional literary satire). Join us!
fiction craft, publishing demystification, weird books, other things
Since 2007, I’ve been blogging at This Itch of Writing, thinking aloud and exploring how writing fiction and creative non-fiction works for real writers with real lives. With its renowned Tool Kit, the Itch is read, recommended and linked to by writers, authors, agents, editors, writing websites, universities, and publishing industry creative writing courses around the world.
The Ten Structural Edits I Most Often Suggest
But don't beat yourself up! Many of these are not obvious till you've got a first draft down.
Memoir: Truths, Facts and What's "Allowed"
The perennial questions about Life Writing and Creative Non-Fiction that the Salt Path controversy has highlighted - and some possible answers
Captivating, boundary-pushing gay erotica that explores forbidden attractions, hidden desires, and steamy scenarios you won't find anywhere else.
Brokeback Cabin
Secrets and desires can't stay hidden in the wilderness. Under all that flannel and friendly smiles, there’s a spark too hot to ignore.
Bred by the Farmer’s Son and Nephew
Cousins That Plow Together, Breed Together - Two hung country boys. One hungry hole. Used, stuffed, and bred in the barn—no safe words, no pulling out. Just sweat, spit, and deep Southern sin.
Televisions Writers/Showrunners Liz Craft and Sarah Fain break down how to be happier, healthier, more creative, and more successful in Hollywood, Dollywood, or anywhere in between. If you’re interested in how Hollywood works— whether you want to work in Hollywood or not— Happier In Hollywood is for you. If you want to find more happiness at work, we’ve got you covered. With humor and insight, Liz & Sarah offers tips on everything from writing a great first page to choosing a signature belt.
Fiction writing exercises, craft essays, and reading recommendations from Matt Bell, author of APPLESEED and REFUSE TO BE DONE. Publishes monthly.
The life a novelist/mother in Los Angeles.
tchik tchak est la newsletter incontournable pour les passionnés d'écriture, scénaristes ou curieux des récits. Chaque semaine, découvrez des astuces pratiques, des analyses de tropes, et des outils pour affiner vos histoires. Que vous cherchiez à surmonter le syndrome de la page blanche ou à enrichir vos personnages, Tchik tchak est là pour vous inspirer.
I have written over twenty books, including seventeen novels, and won the Booker Prize for fiction. Words are my faith, novels my passion, great novelists my paragons of truth. You might think I should get out more. You are right.
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