Welcome to Substack for Authors
Week 1
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About This Week
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Why I Chose Substack (video) (14:29)
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A Few Great Substack Names
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Naming Your Substack, part 1 (Video) (8:12)
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Naming Your Substack, part 2 (Video) (7:56)
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How to Make Your Substack Private While You're Working on It
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When (and if) to Set up Paid Subscriptions
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Setting Up Your Substack, Part 1 (Video) (23:49)
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Setting up Your Substack, Part 2 (Video) (19:22)
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Week 1 Discussion
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Live Q&A Replay (Sept. 20) (13:53)
Week 2
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How to Access Our Private Course Substack
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Best Practices for Using Substack as Your Author Newsletter / Book Links
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Writing Your About Page (16:25)
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The Writer/Creator Photo
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Developing the Ideal Posting Schedule
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Writing: Using the Substack Dashboard (video) (18:48)
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Writing Your First Post
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Creating Images for Your Posts (Resources and Sizes)
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Creating Substack Images with Canvas (Video Tutorial) (4:53)
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Week 2 Discussion
Week 3
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How to Serialize Fiction or Memoir on Substack
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Two Ways to Add Audio to Your Substack (15:12)
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Repurposing Existing Content Your Readers Will Love
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Writing This Week: The Why
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Writing This Week: A Few Revealing Questions
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Your First 100 Subscribers
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How to Migrate Your Existing Email List to Substack
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The Secret Sauce: Substack Notes
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More Secret Sauce: Office Hours
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Engaging with Other Writers
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Week 3 Discussion
Week 4
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Writing the Paid Subscription Pitch (18:37)
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25 Prompts for the Next 25 Posts
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How to Incentivize Audio and Make Real Connections with Readers
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The Power of Recommendations (Video) (6:36)
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Understanding Audience Insights to Grow Your Subscriber Base (part 1) (13:56)
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Audience Insights, part 2 (video)
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Review: 3 Pillars of a Successful Substack
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Long Term Strategies for Growth and Engagement
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Using Substack as a Notebook (6:09)
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Live Q&A (Date TBT)
Bonus Section: A Bit of Inspiration
