Substacks recommended by Katrin Schumann

Recommended by Katrin Schumann

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Auraist: picking the best-written books of the month

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Tasting Life Twice

By Author Crystal King

Author Crystal King's myriad musings on food, history, Italy, social media, tech, books, and culture.

Spice up your life with this thoughtful writer's insights.

- Katrin Schumann

Family Drama

By Lynne Reeves Griffin

Sensational books and practical insights into the conflicts at the heart of our lives.

I learn something fascinating about human nature every time I read this.

- Katrin Schumann

The Creative Shift by Dan Blank

Helping writers and creators share their work and connect with readers in meaningful ways. Digging deep into marketing, book launches, and platform development. Get my weekly newsletter every Friday.

Informative and cheerful on a topic writers love to hate: marketing!

- Katrin Schumann

The 7am Novelist

By Michelle Hoover

Join award-winning novelist and writing teacher Michelle Hoover with tips and special guests for your morning writing wake up call, with a range of author interviews and writing challenges to help you get a new project going and keep you in your chair.

Practical. Short. Helpful!

- Katrin Schumann

Stunning Sentences

By Nina Schuyler

Admiring, mooning over, loving, and learning to write stunning sentences

Girls of a Certain Age

By Kim France

Style advice, shopping picks, pop culture, and opinion for over-40 women and the over-40-curious, from former Sassy staffer and Lucky Magazine founding editor in chief Kim France.

Publishing Confidential

By Kathleen Schmidt

News and analysis about the book publishing industry that you won't read anywhere else.

Helpful insights into what's really going on behind the scenes in publishing.

- Katrin Schumann

The Lunar Dispatch

By Will Dowd

Arriving on the night of the full moon, this monthly newsletter brings you the latest news and musings on our nearest celestial neighbor.

This one really hits the spot. Fascinating, and fun to read.

- Katrin Schumann

How to Glow in the Dark

By Neon Literary

Book publishing advice and community for authors of fiction and nonfiction, written by the agents at Neon Literary.

Letters from an American

By Heather Cox Richardson

A newsletter about the history behind today's politics.

History repeats itself. For anyone who wants to put politics in America into a historical perspective.

- Katrin Schumann

CRAFT TALK

By Craft Talk

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day together for two weeks straight. (In 2024 it begins 6/1!)

My absolute favorite newsletter. Why? Her tone is truthful and encouraging (and she's a workaholic, like me)!

- Katrin Schumann

Agents and Books

By Kate McKean

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.

The Curious Kat

Recommended by Katrin Schumann