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From Wattpad experiments to Substack success, Simon K Jones turned limited time into prolific output, building community, income, and legacy through…
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Gods and Robots: part 3
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💬 Discuss: What books are you reading at the moment?
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Sep 15
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Gods and Robots: part 2
Background reading
Sep 12
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What is Tales from the Triverse all about?
Let me tell you a story
Sep 8
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Gods and Robots: part 1
A superintelligence has entered the fray
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Serial fiction toolkit
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💬 I've been writing serial fiction for 10 years. Ask me anything!
10 years of weekly chapters is a lot of words...
Jun 9
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The Novel vs The Serial: exploring the structural differences
A serial does not have to be a slow-release novel
Feb 24
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The temporal aspect of serials
My serial is two and a half years old
Jun 10, 2024
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Almost everything you need to know about writing online serial fiction
Lots of useful things in one place
May 13, 2024
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Want to talk about writing serial fiction?
Got questions about writing an online serial? Book a video chat!
May 13, 2024
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Newsletter growth
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How to find new readers with a BookFunnel group promo
Sometimes you need to find your people
Jun 30
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Please don't ask for subs and follows
The era of big metrics is over (well, sort of)
Dec 9, 2024
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How to (slowly) cultivate a fiction newsletter: part 2
Some more thoughts from 3 years of publishing
Nov 11, 2024
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How to (very, very slowly) cultivate a fiction newsletter: part 1
Fiction is always hard, but not impossible
Nov 4, 2024
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How Substack's recommendations system can be used by fiction writers
What it is, how it works, why it's (still) a game changer
Sep 9, 2024
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Planning & plotting
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Writing from a limited, subjective point of view
It's all about what they don't know
Jul 7
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Why does planning work so well on paper?
Sometimes, technology just gets in the way
May 19
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Pacing, monotony & cliffhangers
Introducing...the buckets of pacing!
Mar 3
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Landing the plane
The final 2,000 words might be the most important
Dec 23, 2024
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Foreshadowing in online serials
Predicting the future
Nov 25, 2024
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Being a writer
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Developing your style can't be rushed
On going back to the beginning
Aug 4
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I forgot to be a writer (then remembered)
Getting a taste of your own mortality
Jun 16
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A utopian vision for fiction writers
Where might we be in 2030?
Jun 2
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A book about writing that is actually useful
Discussing Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird
Apr 7
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ZK Hardy
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Unblock your writing with these literary plungers
How to keep going when the words aren't flowing
Mar 24
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Connecting with audiences
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Author + reader = story
Don't skip the conversation
Sep 1
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Celebrating 330,000 words with a live author reading
Go back to the start with the first chapter of Tales from the Triverse
Mar 31
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Finding your community on Substack
An overview of newsletter community features
Dec 16, 2024
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The reader connection in serial fiction
I interviewed one of my veteran readers
Aug 19, 2024
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Should writers ignore their readers?
I’m working on a longer piece at the moment about the relationship between writer and reader, specifically in the context of online serials.
Aug 5, 2024
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World building
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My 7 Pillars of World Building
How much lore does a story really need?
May 5
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How to construct a story
Taking a look at characters, themes, world building and plot
Oct 7, 2024
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Fictional maps: yes or no?
Do you like fictional maps, or think they get in the way of the writing?
Feb 26, 2024
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How to do exposition without it turning into an infodump
How to explain things without killing your story dead
Mar 27, 2023
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Building a multiverse
Going deep into world building
May 16, 2022
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Design & presentation
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How to add images, videos and audio to your newsletter
Voiceovers, embeds, stock, AI generation, podcast distribution and more...
Mar 10
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Transforming a serial story into a book
All about the development of No Adults Allowed
Jun 24, 2024
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Content warnings & age ratings
Figuring out where to pitch your stories
Jan 30, 2023
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Preparing a book for publication
Diving into the process of self-publishing a book on Amazon.
Nov 21, 2022
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Relinquishing control to a publisher
Or: What happens when someone else designs your book cover
Aug 15, 2022
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Tools & software
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A quick and easy way to format your ebook and paperback files
Taking a tour of the Reedsy Editor
Jun 23
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Cultivating a healthy reader community
Or: What to do when Emma Horsedick comes a-riding
Apr 21
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Taking another look at genAI for 2025
Updated thoughts on the most tedious of all the tech bubbles
Mar 17
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Algorithms, audiences and sub-cultures
Smaller rooms, better windows and doors
Jan 27
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How to create a simple podcast
...without spending much money
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