Writing for Substack summer session - July 2023

Launch your Substack, reach new readers, and write something you love

Hello, writers. If you want to share your writing and reach new readers, Substack is THE place to be. The summer session of my four-week course, Writing for Substack, begins July 9th.

In this course, I’ll walk you through every aspect of setting up your Substack, writing great posts, and growing your audience. You’ll come up with a title and URL (they’re not the same!), write your longline and your About page, set a writing and publishing schedule, write several new posts, get feedback on your writing from me (optional), and learn how to make the powerful Substack growth engine work for you. We’ll also talk about how you can earn money for your writing on Substack, serialize fiction and memoir, and more.

Course dates: July 9 - August 6. (There are no live sessions. New lessons and assignments unlock each week.)

Is Writing for Substack right for you?

This course is for you if:

• You love reading Substack and want to start your own

• You started a Substack but the front page still says “Coming Soon”

• You want to serialize a novel or memoir

• You want to engage new readers for your book launch or your backlist

• You want to migrate an existing newsletter and mailing list to Substack

• You want stay motivated to write with an informal online notebook

• You want to start earning money for your writing with a paid subscriber base

• You want to write about something you love

At the end of the course, you will have a professional-looking Substack with several completed posts, and you will be on your way to building an engaged audience for your writing.

What students are saying:

Michelle Richmond's "Writing for Substack" course is superb. I had tons of ideas but zero structure in my head, and Michelle was an excellent guide...The lessons are very well structured, informative, easy to follow, and packed with excellent advice (that you don't get anywhere else) on writing in general and writing for Substack specifically. Plus, I have found Michelle to be extremely supportive, kind, welcoming, and inspiring. I can't recommend this course enough! Andres Celati, creator of The Vinyl Room

Go here to learn more and save your spot.

When you join Writing for Substack, you will get inspired, start writing, and hit the publish button. I’d love to see you in class!

About the instructor: Michelle Richmond is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books of fiction. She has taught in the Masters of Fine Arts programs in Creative Writing at the University of San Francisco, St. Mary’s College of Moraga, California College of the Arts, Bowling Green State University, and elsewhere.