On getting to 100 subscribers, 3 paid

Ten things

I write in my head all day long, because that’s what I do. Either I’m with people, talking, or I’m alone, having conversations in my head, or I’m reading, listening, and taking notes. This is how I am.

Right now I’m eating lunch and writing in my head as I chew my eggs. Writing while eating is awesome. I was born to write.

This is the story of how I grew this blog in 2023. These ten things were essential for my first hundred subscribers and three paid. 

1. Having an interesting life and writing it down. My e-bike was stolen. I baited the thief and took it back. The police were useless. This was my first post on this blog. Substack promoted it and it got me 8 subscribers.

2. I got better at writing by writing most days, reading, editing/re-writing my work, reading it out loud, editing other people’s writing, and working with a paid editor who I found on Upwork. People have a mental block for working with editors, especially paid ones, but this is probably the best hack for getting better at writ…