Saturday Morning Coffee ☕ #37

The September Roundup.

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Happy Saturday, folks! 👋

Shockingly, this is the last weekend in September - who else did not see that coming?

Anyway, in keeping with tradition, today we’re rounding-up the posts published on How to Write for a Living over the last month (minus the other SMC posts, which you can read here).

Best enjoyed with a steaming mug of coffee! ☕

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108: Sinem Günel on Medium Mastery, Scroll-Stopping Content, and Making Money as a Writer

6 Great Ways for Writers to Deal With The Comparison Trap

107: Philip Hofmacher on Community, Entrepreneurship, and a Meaningful Approach to Substack

106: Anna Vatuone on TikTok, Taking Chances and the Power of Personal Branding for Writers

5 Key Lessons From My 10,000-Subscriber Growth Journey on Substack

No Following? No Problem (How I Went From 0 to 1.2k Subscribers in 3 months)

1,000 Words Daily Writing Challenge (September 2024)

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And as always, here’s the result of last week’s poll:

Thanks for voting! Don’t forget to read to the end for this week’s version. ⬇️

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Some interesting thoughts from others:

• My Writing Has Made Me $38,897.55 This Year — And I'm Not A Writer. Here's How by

  Landon Poburan

• How to be public as a writer (and feel safe in the process) by

  Dan Blank

• How do Book Auctions Work? + Big News coming soon! by

  Evelyn Skye

• The paths to publication are plentiful by

  Hayley Dunlop

• September Challenge: Write a Better Book by

  Jennifer Lauck

• I'm working late, cause I'm a writer (among other things) by

  Anna Mackenzie

• How I Make Money on Medium (It's Not Just About Paywalling Your Articles) by

  Christina Piccoli

• Is your lack of readers driving you crazy? by

  Derek Hughes

• Do You Think You Have What It Takes To Become A Bestselling Author? by

  J.R. Heimbigner

• Do I pre-order or wait until a book is published? by

  Kolina Cicero

• Secrets of a Successful First Chapter by

  Mary Carroll Moore

• The importance of investing in your writing by

  Alyssa Matesic

Contributions from our Paid Members:

• A Snowy Drive Started Me on the Path to Letting Go by

  Matt Tomporowski

• To prologue or not to prologue by

  JS Hyder

• Cars Coloring Book & Project Sheet by

  Julia Dyviniak

• The Taxi Driver Who Wasn't Afraid to Grow by

  Matthew Ferrara

• What Happens After You Publish? Insights from 33 Successful Authors by

  Gunnar Habitz

• How To Stop Hating Evil People by

  Jennifer Hacker

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A good note:

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It’s always great to spend this time with you on a Saturday morning! ☕

And here’s this week’s poll:

Feel free to share this post if you found it useful/interesting.

Have a fantastic weekend! 😊

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