The Publishing Spectrum
Amanda N. Bray, Jen Zug, SuddenlyJamie, Hanna Keiner (she/her), Shaun ChavisFor Substack writers ready to stop treating their newsletter like a place to post and start tending it as a living publication — with editorial perspective, reader-aware frameworks, data tools and a craft-forward community for building work that lasts.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Daily |
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| Issues | 482 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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What your Substack data is trying to tell you
In July, we’re studying one part of what it means to become a publisher on Substack: understanding what your publication is showing you through data.
Here, we use data as a tool for listening to our subscribers, finding patterns in our wri...
A calendar for developing your editorial and publishing instincts on Substack
Three years ago, when my writing on Substack began growing, I found myself returning to something I’d learned inside traditional publishing: variety matters.
The rhythm of how pieces arrive matters — heavy essay next to a short reflection,...
What happens when you say yes to your life (and your story)
Years ago I read the first draft of ’s book and sent her my notes.
One of the things that stood out to me was the way she wrote about Doubting Thomas — an admittedly small portion of a manuscript exploring spiritual deconstruction themes....
When writing on Substack isn't enough
There’s a point when writing on Substack isn’t enough.
There’s a moment when a writer wants to sense their work is becoming something.
No one can tell you when that moment will show up.
But in my own experience, and from countless storie...
Writing and publishing on Substack are not the same thing
Writing asks: What is true?
Publishing asks: How do I help another person receive it?
They are related.
But they are not the same mode.
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Writing deepens your voice.
Publishing orients it toward someone else.
Writing metabolizes e...
Audience Metrics
Subscribers, engagement, traffic and sponsorship for The Publishing Spectrum.
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Chart Rankings
How this newsletter ranks in the official Substack charts.
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Publishing advisor, longtime editor, autistic. Nearly 2 decades helping messages travel — for authors, founders & publications with thousands of readers. Here, I guide writers through writing, Substack & creative discovery. Calendly \ud83d\udd17 to meet 1:1.
I’m a GenX parent to young adults, married 25 years, and a grant writer by day. Substack is my side hustle. So is my parenting memoir-in-progress. Currently in my ADHD perimenopausal foggy era, so everything’s totally fine and I’m a goddamn delight.
Chickened out of art school, lived decades as the eldest daughter stereotype, now feeling a bit feral. Writing about growing a wild garden of a life filled with art, friends, & ordinary magic. Alternately sentimental and sassy. There will be cursing.
Big-tech burnout recovered human turned life coach who thinks in spirals and constellations, not straight lines based in the US Pacific Northwest.
I lost half my size—now I’m trying to figure out what to wear. Together let's discover how to express who we are through style. (I'm still figuring this out!) Previously: Health magazine diet editor, Time Inc cookbook editor.
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