NEW Writerly Wisdom From Publishing Pros I Know!
Resources, inspiration, and expertise I can vouch for
Hello Loreates!
Instead of cross-posting the next two weeks, I want to offer a “spring bouquet” of new books and stacks that will inform and inspire writers of a variety of persuasions.
This week, I’ll introduce you to some personal friends and colleagues who are publishing pros and generous authors who have much to teach us all. [Other writer friends, if I’ve overlooked you, I apologize and please let me know about your new book or stack!)
Next week, I’ll offer a roundup of other writing & publishing stacks that are new — or new to me — since my first overview in 2023:
Important tip if you’re launching a new publication
Prepping this post has taught me the value of unique personal handles and official publication names!!! It’s very hard to find your publication if you use a title that’s already been used by multiple Stackers! Also, Bloggers, please choose a personal handle & photo that easily identify you!
More on that here:
Save for reference!
Also, it might take you some time to go through the wealth of wisdom below and to select your personal go-to experts, so save this post for future reference (upper right hand corner) :
And consider sharing with your writer friends!
Now, here’s your resource bouquet!
Books! Hot Off the Press!
You met them here first, but now
’s ekphrastic extravaganza Snapshots and ’s triune biography Propaganda Girls have both been released, and you can buy them at your favorite bookshop—or at mine HERE.
Stacking Up New Pubs For Writers!
I’m so pleased to introduce my publishing friends who’ve recently arrived on our shores— to welcome and share your wisdom with my own little community in Substack Nation!
First, a couple of my former MFA students, now rising stars!
Author of The Opposite of Breathing is Cement, forthcoming from Four Palaces Press, writes : a newsletter from the intersection of literature, writing, and mental health. Painter and writer on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Feminist. Veteran. Former Army helicopter pilot. Mother. Outdoor lover. She doesn’t yet have an official publication, but one of her first blog posts has just gone viral! Vive le Canada! Anti-annexationist. Memoir Writer & Ghostwriter. Former Scientist. Just launching her blog with this:
Next, some established supernovas!
Some of these folks are personal friends I’ve known for years in the publishing trenches, others are gurus I’ve only followed for years, but all are brilliant writers, editors, and agents who know their stuff and are generous enough to share their advice. Check out their stacks!
New York Times/internationally bestselling author of novels Those Who Save Us, The Stormchasers, The Lost Family; memoir Woodrow on the Bench; podcast The Key of Love. CEO/cofounder A Mighty Blaze. Teacher. Promoter. Speaker. Dog mom. Activist. From her blog: Author of First Love (The Dial Press, 2024) and Negative Space (SFWP, 2021). Writes : Short essays and missives about writing, reading, and art from Lilly Dancyger, author of First Love and Negative Space. Plus occasional writing course listings.
Linda Carroll writes on Medium and has 47K readers over there. Her Stack is
what happens when a whole lot of people who love words gather in one place. Books: Palm Springs Noir and Pen on Fire, a L.A. Times bestseller. Stories in Kelp Journal (Pushcart-nominated), Coolest American Stories, Rock in a Hard Place. Teaches here and there, including Gotham Writers Workshop. Writes : Mostly about writing and the business of writing but sometimes about other things that relate. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and narrative nonfiction teacher. Books include bestseller Mississippi Mud, PEN Award-winner No Matter How Loud I Shout, and Total Garbage: How to Fix Our Waste and Heal Our World. Just launching : about narrative nonfiction and immersion journalism and their vital role in this age of democracy and press freedoms under siege. Psychologist by trade, writes about sex, feminism, pornography and gender identity/equity. Her pub is : Commentaries and observations about what matters to me, often unexpected. Proverbial lab rat when it comes to research: hit the lever, get the pellet, dopamine goes haywire. Only, the pellet is some obscure factoid. Writes : A New York Times bestselling author reveals her well-honed research tools and methods to help readers find the facts they’re looking for, online and IRL. Helps book coaches level up their editorial and entrepreneurial skills so they can help writers bring their books to life. Writes The Art & Business of Book Coaching: Helping book coaches build effective businesses so they can give writers a fighting chance in an unpredictable marketplace. (Secretly great for writers to learn how to level up, too.) Author of 5 novels, including Dear Edna Sloane (Red Hen Press, 2024) & Animal Instinct (Putnam, 2025). Essays in New York Times Modern Love, Oprah Daily, & elsewhere. Teaches writing & works 1:1 with writers. Writes How To Get Unstuck: Writing your way out of the restlessness. Midwesterner in L.A. Bks: The Virginity of Famous Men; Portraits of a Few of the People I've Made Cry; Paris, He Said; Direct Sunlight; Please Be Advised. Best American Short Stories & O. Henry. MFA faculty Northwestern. Writes : Books & book-adjacent topics, taking the long view, the writing life, and related resources. , Author and Pie Baker. Writes : Amy Wallen's whatnots on writing and pie. Publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, TEDx speaker and weekly podcaster, and the author of six books on publishing, writes : an author advocate, publisher of She Writes Press and SparkPress, book industry insider, and champion to writers who show up to the page because they must.
Next Wednesday I’ll have another FREE treasure trove of writing & publishing experts I’ve just discovered here on Substack.
And this Saturday, if all goes according to plan, I’ll be back with some current thoughts on the promise and process of posting your work both here on Substack and on the current iteration of Medium.
Until then, write on!
Aimee
Thank you, Aimee! I appreciate you including me and these other fabulous writers.
Thank you, Aimee, for this terrific roundup of stories and writing wisdom. I’m honored to be included.