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What qualifies me to guide you on Substack?

(You should ask this of everyone you take advice from!)

The Growth Framework I give you is based on proven strategies I developed working with hundreds of Substack creators. I’m

• the creator of two bestselling, featured Substacks

• the founder of Substack Writers at Work, a Top 3 bestselling Substack, globally

• a mentor to thousands of Substack writers

• an award-winning, bestselling author at HarperCollins (Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses)

• a freelance writer at The New York Times, The Atlantic, et al.

• a literary scholar with an MFA, MA, PhD

• on the faculty at Northwestern University

• one-time advisory editor at The Paris Review

• so fortunate to have 30,000+ active subscribers

• the go-to Substack expert

Let’s do this.

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Baby Theo (white Ragdoll) and Sweets (Birman tabby) are so glad you're here too.

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