Why You Should Subscribe to a New Author’s Newsletter

Hi everyone! At the end of March, I decided to self-publish my first novel, on Amazon, but to be honest, I didn’t get a lot of traction. I started exploring other options for sharing my work and I came across Substack.
At first, I didn’t think it would be relevant to me, but then I started doing some research and found that a lot of people run fiction newsletters to share their writing. I thought to myself, what do I have to lose?
So, I went ahead and created my first newsletter, Forever Fantasy. I’m not going to lie, I’m not sure that Substack is a great way to make money for your writing, but as someone who always loved writing and marketing, I thought this might be a good thing to try out.
However, the point of this post is to give you 3 reasons to sign up for a new author’s newsletter:
Why would I want to sign up for a new author’s newsletter?
- You can tear the writing apart if you hate it — Seriously, I won’t be upset! I’m a new author so I’m looking for any feedback I can get. Whether you give me a 5-star review or a 1-star review, I am honestly just grateful that you took the time to read my work. This isn’t about making money for me — this is about pursuing my passion.
- I keep it short and sweet — Each week, I’ll release one chapter from a new sci-fi novel that I’ve been working on. But even if you don’t subscribe to Forever Fantasy, there are tons of other free newsletters out there where writers release a novel in pieces. Seriously, check them out!
- I’m not a terrible writer — Ok, I know this is subjective, but I think I’m a decent writer, and I do have some credentials. I am currently the lead writer for the blog at a large e-commerce company. In addition, I started my marketing career as a junior copywriter and I did indeed attend part of a Ph.D. program in Integrative Neuroscience, where I published two academic articles (I’ll spare you those — they’re long and boring, but feel free to reach out if you want to read them!).
I’m willing to check out your writing too!
If you’re also a writer, please reach out to me! I’d love to find other fiction writers to talk to and swap work with for critiquing. I love reading new authors’ WIP and getting a sneak peek of the magic behind a bestseller.
