Substacks recommended by Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter

Recommended by Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter

Writing the Highwire

By D.A. Bishop

Bi-weekly fiction, poetry, and essays on craft that work toward something greater.

Long Ago & Far Away

By Lausanne Davis Carpenter

A place for historical fiction set off the beaten path.

Tales Of The Frontier

By Jamie Ryder

Weird western stories and questionable character motivations.

Seymour Hersh

It's worse than you think

Leslie M’s Vignettes

By Leslie Roberts

Vignettes, Short stories & Other Musings

In the Writing Burrow

By Margaret Atwood

Whatever comes into my addled, shrinking brain.

Another great writer on Substack! I continue to find more interesting newsletters to subscribe to.

- Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter

The Shit No One Tells You About Writing

By The Shit About Writing Team

A twice weekly newsletter chock-full of guidance and support from publishing industry insiders. Expect author interviews, guest blogs, giveaways, and more!

This is my favorite podcast on writing and publishing. Their regular "Books With Hooks" segment include the hosts reading query letters and then offering their evaluation on the letters and the first pages. I fell like this is the most useful Podcast I have found on writing.

- Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter

The Era of Generative AI

By Nina Schick

Telling the story of Generative AI and how it will change humanity

Charter Sailing Musings...

By Graeme McEvoy

Sailing, chartering, relaxing and rum!

While I plan to buy a small sailboat for day sailing and occasional overnights, I also want to bareboat charter a larger boat a few times per year. One day we will charter a catamaran big enough to hold my wife and I, our sons, and their families. I really like reading about the sailing experiences here.

- Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter

Small Craft Advisor

By Joshua Colvin

Sailing, Building and Cruising Small Boats

I really like the thorough write-ups and reviews on the small sailboats here. i'm hoping to get a sailboat in a few years, and I will refer to this newsletter before I do so.

- Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter

Not in the Script

By Alistair

Random musings and confessions by an historical fiction author.

Great stories of history along with recommendation of books to read.

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Ancient Origins UNLEASHED

Ancient Origins seeks to uncover what we believe is one of the most important pieces of knowledge we can acquire as human beings: Our beginnings

Sailing Avemar

By Bill Blevins

Where to sail? That is the question.

Florida Unplugged

By Fred Mays

Stories about interesting places in Florida, outdoor adventures and recreation, and reporting on the environment.

Tim Lott's Writing Boot Camp & Philosophy Jam

A novelist's guide to writing fiction and memoir. Essays about current affairs and life in general. Comment, debate, and occasional philosophy posts.

Florida Native

By Karen Mclaughlin

Backyard ecology in the Sunshine State

A History of Mankind

By David Roman

The entire history of mankind, in regular installments. Not just European stuff, but the history of all mankind, from the Americas to Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania

Cthulhutown

By Christian Gossett Vilá

Hollywood, 1923. A wealthy, fugitive cult of Cthulhu has a dream: use the influential new art of cinema to awaken their sleeping god and destroy civilization

Interesting stories about writing, monsters, and creativity.

- Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter

Historical essays

By Ariel Hessayon

Early Modern History (usually)

England's Dreaming

By Tom Byrne

A Cosmic Horror narrative across film, prose and audio.

I like anything in the Cosmic Horror genre, and the tales here feel and sound very Lovecraftian. Fans of Lovecraft will know what I mean by this. I look forward to reading and watching more here.

- Will Granger's Historical Fiction and Writing Newsletter