Discuss ideas, share drafts, and connect with the community.
Welcome! 1. Check-in for the current month (on the "This Month" page). This is a ritual we each do every month. It let's you share your progress, set your goals, RSVP to events, and post...
Here are January's essays that we talk through on Monday's session (January 26th). Feel free to read through, comment on, and ask questions below.Being Creative Requires Taking Risks (2025) ,...
Hello there!! I'd love to bounce ideas around with you. I'm eating lunch with 184 people in 2026; one person from each of the nationalities represented in Brussels. Originally, I wanted to...
A little about me: 40 years old, married, dad to one daughter. I originally started writing to support my work but quickly realized the inner journey was much more interesting. I try to fuse the two,...
Interesting article about the value of writers in the age of AI - https://www.businessinsider.com/hottest-job-in-tech-writing-words-ai-hiring-2026-2
Similar to the “Published” essays tab, to have a checklist of to-read essays for the month. Perhaps not all the greatest essays to date (just like it’s not all the greatest substack posts to...
I can't shake this feeling that I'm not good enough to publish. Reading other people's work just makes me feel like a fraud.
(Decided to post this here instead of Notes)Chris Best, founder of Substack, posted that they caught “President Plump,” the #1 growing account on Substack, for using fake subscriptions to...
I wonder if the content of this one is substantial enough to be an essay, or should I just publish it as a long note? Thoughts? How do you usually...
My recent draft scored a zero on rhyme - is it normal to have also zero analysis if I score a zero?
While I continue to aspire to keep writing capital-E Essays, given time constraints and the desire to simply write more, for a while now I've wanted to do more log-type writing via Notes. Do we feel...
Account settings: from your profile, you can change your Name & Email, as well as add a preferred contact method (ie: "text me at ... ). @Yehudis.Forum drafts are saved: if you're writing a forum...
I wonder how these essays rank compared to Michael’s competition “Best Internet Essays of 2025” that will be announced in the next month or so:...
Hello! It would be great if members’ preferred contact information were easily visible on their profiles. Since Substack isn’t the most intuitive platform for starting conversations, being able to...
Andrew here, calling in from Austin tx. Today is the annual snowfall of Austin, normally we get one snowfall a year and it happened last night. I spent the day at my kitchen table with tea,...
Hi friends!I'm joining Essay Club from New York. I'm a working architectural designer, currently on maternity leave. I also dabble in the arts through painting and drawing. I took Write of...
Good morning and hello from Brussels, Belgium! I write “prose portraits”, capturing (ordinary) moments of life. I’m at the cusp of renaming my Substack (to Strangers with Benefits), opening...
New website, unlimited credits, Monday's callWe have a new home for Essay Club.For months I considered if we should switch to Circle—the community platform we used in Write of Passage—but thought...
1. 300-500 word Notes count as posts: if it feels overwhelming to publish a full essay in any month, considering writing a small note. It can be done in as short as 30 minutes. This counts towards...
On January 16th (last Friday), X announced a $1,000,000 prize for the best "article" on their platform. Deadline is Jaunary 28th (next Wednesday), and the catch is you need to be a Premium or...
1. Essay Club portal launchWe're building a dedicated Essay Club portal—a writer-focused home that replaces generic platforms like Circle (which also means we'll sunset of Substack Chat, which is...
Here's the gDoc from our January 12th workshop. Feel free to make a copy, fill it out, and send it to me if you want feedback.
