How to develop AND sustain a Substack routine

Reflections from Marie and Naush

Hello everyone!

This week, I have teamed up with the amazing

Marie Vandoorne

from

The Bored Millennial

for a candid chat.

We got together and shared our experience with writing as well as the ‘how’ and ‘why’.

During the session, we also went into why we chose Substack and how we fit it all in.

Here’s an overview of what we cover:

Why we write (0:00 - 21:00)

• Introducing ourselves and reflecting on why we write

• Going over our writing journeys i.e. how we started and how it all has progressed

• How we decided what we would focus on

Why we chose Substack (21:00 - 28:30)

Why Substack?

• Supporting other Substack newsletters and not making that a superficial exercise

• How Substack is different from other platforms and why it feels more authentic (F-bomb warning around 24:10)

• Connecting with others over Substack

Taking it at your own pace (28:30 - 40:00)

Taking it at your own pace

• Not feeling the pressure to produce text heavy content

• Starting from zero and being ok with it

• Learning along the way

• The pressure to have a niche and how to get over it

• This is a long game and your heart has to be in it

Balancing it all (40:00 - 53:00)

Finding your balance

• Developing a routine around Substack and sticking to it

• How to avoid getting overwhelmed

• Marie shares her process

• How Marie manages it all with two puppies and how I ‘plan to’ keep up with my writing after having my first child :)

Wrap-up (53:00 - 56:00)

Hope you like it!

Do check out

The Bored Millennial

! It’s one of my favourites and, as pointed out during our chat, I read it every week.

Also, please feel free to share your feedback!

Attribution:

Why we write: <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/cartoon">Cartoon Vectors by Vecteezy</a>

Why Substack?: https://substack.com/get-started?utm_source=menu-dropdown

Taking it at your own space: <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/challenge">Challenge Vectors by Vecteezy</a>

Finding your balance: <a href="https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/activity">Activity Vectors by Vecteezy</a>