Platforms
The platform authors need now (that isn’t social media)
Allison K Williams on the secret to building a true bookselling platform.
Author platforms
The what, why, and how.
Substack wants to be YouTube
An interview with Substack’s co-founder and “Chief Writing Officer” about the business’s plans for the future in regards to video.
The enshittification lifecycle of online platforms
How online platforms like Amazon, Facebook, Uber, TikTok, Twitter, etc. evolve as they grow
Substack writers concerned as subscriptions ‘plummet’ due to follow feature
“This latest intervention is indicative of [Substack's] efforts to transition to a social media hub where they can sell ad space.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This particular issue links
Is email marketing dead?
“If you're building your audience on social media, you're building on rented land.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue links to an eight-minute video by the excitable
TinyLetter, in memoriam
“The unassuming nature of an email — the modern form of correspondence — made it intimate [...] we have very few things that nurture that kind of writing on the internet.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email
Author platform is not a requirement to sell your book
“Platform should not be conflated with ‘social media following’ or self-promotion.” Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich. Each issue shares resources and insights to help writers launch, improve & grow their email newsletter. This issue is from the always insightful Jane Friedman who is responding to a garbage article
Substack Turns On Its ‘Nazis Welcome!’ Sign
Uh oh. Read This is curated by Stephen Knezovich.