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It's a New Year and I'm Late Already!

Welcome to 2023! The Writer's Edition!

Erica Drayton
Feb 1, 2023
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Dear Reader,

I can’t believe it’s a new year already. But what I can’t believe even more is how I managed to go the entire year of 2022 without having written one piece of fiction, short or otherwise. This is unlike me. I am a writer by nature and to not write means I must’ve been very busy last year. And so, I leave 2022 behind me, hoping that as a new year dawns I will have written something.

In the meantime, I have been reading. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to be exact. Reading a chapter means I’ll be finished the book in a little under 6 months? It’s a slow read but it’s all I can commit to these days, okay!

I’m reading this book (and subsequently all the others) with a purpose. I’m dusted off my reimagining of the tale that I wrote back in 2016 and my intention is to rewrite it to be a full length novel this time around. Probably of similar length to the original book, just under 50k words. More on that later…

I have reorganized my newsletter (again) much to my own detriment, I’m sure. And with that I want to return to sharing my thoughts on writing, however helpful and informative they might be to you. I hope they are. But I’ve just streamlined into 3 sections this time to make it, simpler?

Friday Fiction - Short stories that, should I find the time, will return as they always have and be turned into podcast episodes where you can listen to me read them to you.

On Writing Fiction - I am no Stephen King but I’ve learned a thing or two in my decades worth of writing, failing, finishing, growing, and more. When I can I’m going to share my insights.

The First Edition - This is my pride and joy. It’s my monthly email that I send on the 1st of every month. Recap on the previous month. But this year I’m going to only make it exclusive to my email list for two weeks and then on the 15th of every month it will open up for everyone to see.

Want to make sure you won’t miss an email from these sections, scroll to the bottom for an easy way to do it. I admit I had to figure it out myself as Substack has changed a lot since the last time I sent an email.

LAST MINUTE NOTE: Substack has had a new feature in beta for a while called “Pledges” and just yesterday (1/31/23) they opened this up so it’s accessible to all users and readers alike. I’ll explain more on the concept (as I see it) later, but for now I wanted to share this post written by one of the staff that explains it rather well, in case you should see this on my Substack and wonder what it means.

Substack Reads
A new way to say ‘thank you’ to your favorite writers
Today we are excited to announce Pledges, a new tool that lets readers support their favorite writers. When you pledge to financially support a writer on Substack, you give that writer a meaningful vote of confidence. We started rolling out Pledges in December, and today all readers can start pledging…
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8 months ago · 365 likes · 70 comments · Sophia Efthimiatou

YOUTUBE VIDEO WORTH THE WATCH

TWITTER THREAD(S) WORTH THE READ

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Jay Clouse @jayclouse
Want higher email open rates? Every email you send faces two critical tests in the eyes of the reader: 1.) Do I want to open this? 2.) Am I glad that I did? Here's how to pass both tests: 🧵
3:27 PM ∙ Jan 28, 2023
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Ali Abdaal @AliAbdaal
Writing online will change your life. I started writing stuff on the internet a few years ago and I now have ~100k users visiting my website every month. So here’s my advice if you’re concerned about getting started 👇
4:44 PM ∙ Jan 19, 2023
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SUBSTACK WORTH THE SUBSCRIPTION

One post for the price of 10 brand new fiction writers worth subscribing to. It’s The Great Substack Story Challenge - Part Two!

Fictionistas
The Great Substack Story Challenge - Part TWO
Chapter 01: 01/18/2023, Wil Dalton Wil Dalton Chapter 02: 01/25/2023, Kerrie Noor Kerrie Noor Chapter 03: 02/01/2023, J.E. Petersen J.E. Petersen Chapter 04: 02/08/2023, Lorelei Lorelei Jonason Chapter 05: 02/15/2023, Elle Griffin Elle Griffin Chapter 06: 02/22/2023, Brian Reindel…
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10 months ago · 48 likes · 40 comments · J.E. Petersen

HOW TO MANAGE SUBSTACK SUBSCRIPTIONS

On a Computer: While on my Substack page click on your image on the top right. Select “Manage Subscription”

The below image will open:

From this window, click the GREEN button under Notifications to turn off the sections you don’t want to ever receive emails for. Just a reminder you will only ever receive emails for Friday Fiction 2.0, On Writing Fiction, and The First Edition. The other sections are for organizing purposes.

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