The Data-Driven Creator
John WardStop guessing, start building. Evidence-based strategies and case studies to overcome the friction holding back your projects.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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How I plan to escape my engagement bubble
I finally wrote a note that people saw, which even generated some engagement.
Oh, the irony. People reading my note about people not reading on Substack.
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I wrote this note slightly facetiously, as I know there are lots of...
How do we overcome the creator+ paradox, where the way we describe ourselves is actually hurting our growth?
I think I know why I failed at YouTube, and why I’m also failing on Substack - and likely why you are too!
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Modern creators understand we need to be a creator+ in 2026. We may not like it. In fact, we may...
Three insightful posts for indie creators
Here are three posts that caught my eye over the past month, which I hope you’ll also find valuable.
First up is this post from which focuses on the myopic nature of screenwriters, who finish their script and then suddenly realize they do...
Why your best ideas are being killed by binary thinking
Indie creators are often confronted with binary choices.
You have to choose between art or commerce.
You have to pick freedom or stability.
Do you want to go viral or build slowly?
I’m sure you’ve all heard these, or variations of th...
Sci-fi as an innovation engine for creators and businesses
Every platform overflows with promises of growth secrets and templates for success.
But when everyone uses the same formats, templates, and structures, everything you read online feels the same.
The irony is that these tips and hacks ar...
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Writer of mind-bending horror and sci-fi. PhD in theoretical physics. Builder of creative communities. Vancouver, BC.
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