How to Know If Your Book Idea Is Worth Writing A complete guide to validating fiction and non fiction ideas before you commit months to writing

Just published a complete guide to validate your book idea before you spend months writing it.
Fiction or non fiction, this framework will save you time and creative energy.
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🚢 “𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀” - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘁 🚢
⚓ Read it now: open.substack.com/pub/jjjanes/...

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Cultivate self-compassion in 10 minutes a day. Quick reflections, journal prompts and practices that have a big impact and fit easily into your busy day.

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notes from aurora | aurora blythe 💌 | Substack personal essays, cultural critique & deep dives on beauty, the internet and everything in between. Click to read notes from aurora, by aurora blythe 💌, a Substack publication with thousands of subscri...

good morning! manifesting that this week will be amazing and bring me lots of new readers and supporters ✨ this week marks my comeback and total rebrand on substack and I couldn't be more excited! if you want to check out what I have written, click here: aurorablythe.substack.com
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Unstoppable The poem celebrates bold confidence and self-assurance. It describes a person stepping into the world without fear or hesitation, unfazed by judgment or external opinions.

"Unstoppable" — a poem about grit, fire, and refusing to break.
Some storms aren't meant to be weathered. They're meant to be ridden.

Read it now on Substack 👇
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Hope Mandala Card of the Day

Mandala Card of the Day: Hope

Today's affirmation:

I hold hope in my heart.
Each breath carries the promise of new life.
I trust in the light that is already on its way.

#affirmation #inspiration #hope #optimism #mandala #art #mindfulness #reflection #wellbeing #mandalaart #writersofsubstack

Across the Night by Shain Parwiz

"The sky never held peace.
It only bled, and I bore witness."

Next instalment in the Guillotine Gospel Series

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Smile by Michael Coulombe

😊 New poem just dropped on Substack: Smile
They say the shortest distance between two people is a smile — and sometimes, it’s all we need.

Read it here 👇

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I'm so happy! My first review came in for my new book: 30 Days to Self-Compassion. Heart warming to know this resonates. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Crimson Nectar The prologue for my novel AXE

🪓 The prologue to my novel AXE is now live on Substack:
CRIMSON NECTAR
The blade is sharp. The blood is fresh. The story begins here.

Read it now 👇

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“No one’s going to read this,” I thought.
But I wrote anyway—because I matter. Even if no one’s listening yet, I’ll keep showing up for me. 💛

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Writing at home A recording from Michael Coulombe's live video

🎥 Just did my first LIVE on Substack!
I introduced myself, talked about my goals as a writer, and what’s coming next on the page.

Catch the replay & join me on the journey 👇

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How to Train a Mermaid: Part 2 Something Beneath the Surface

How to Train a Mermaid: Part 2 just dropped!

Underwater modeling. A shipwreck. A blackout.
Then… the door to his office was unlocked.
What we found changed everything.

"Something Beneath the Surface"
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#memoir #writersofsubstack #writersofbluesky #mermaids

Kentucky's Killer Ghost The Curse of Carl Pruitt

Gruesome as it is, this is one of my favorite #obscure #Kentucky legends.
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Charles Wiegand's Substack | Substack Fiction author and backpacking storyteller—creator of Heartbeats Across Borders (a novel), Daydreaming, and Uncharted Realities. Wandering South America and writing from the in-between spaces. Click t...

I'm on Substack -
🌀 Short stories that twist reality.
✨ Romance, surrealism, sci-fi, and quiet magic.
📖 Read something unexpected today.
Subscribe here → charleswiegand.substack.com

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Walk Tall, Even When It’s Hard A 2004 Mellencamp track hits different in today’s world—and has a message every creative needs to hear.

Some days knock you down. Others, you rise up stronger. My latest piece is about walking tall—even when it’s hard. Give it a read if you need a little lift today.
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#Motivation #Resilience #KeepGoing #CreativeLife #HoustonHangout #WritersOfSubstack

Screaming into the void… or not giving up when the world goes mad.

I’ll just leave this right here:
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What’s better than an #affirmation that doesn’t suck? A free downloadable #coloringpage of an affirmation that doesn’t suck 🥳 Check out my #substack Conk’s Brain to grab the PDF.
https://buff.ly/438cPzl
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Writing on Substack is like screaming into the void, except the void occasionally emails back to unsubscribe.
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Uphill… a poem about exhaustion.

Faith in humanity is a conscious choice,
a deliberate commitment to climbing uphill
against the wind.

https://buff.ly/4gTbAHv
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✨Wisdom Wednesday✨ 2/19 🐪 a tasty little bite size hump day nugget.

A tasty little bite size hump day nugget.
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What’s better than an #affirmation that doesn’t suck? A free downloadable #coloringpage of an affirmation that doesn’t suck 🥳 Check out my #substack Conk’s Brain to grab the PDF.

https://buff.ly/4ihWrRx
#substacksky #writersofsubstack #writingcommunity #writer

Hard times … a haiku about holding on.

Sometimes all we have
is the remembrance of joy
and that is enough.

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Mismatched socks … the art of fashion and not giving a fuck.

One set of rules I’ve had zero qualms about breaking since the day I first dressed myself is fashion. How would you describe your style?
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🎨Color outside the lines🎨 2/10 a sassy little bit of coloring therapy to start your week.

What’s better than an #affirmation that doesn’t suck? A free downloadable #coloringpage of an affirmation that doesn’t suck 🥳 Check out my #substack Conk’s Brain to grab the PDF.

https://buff.ly/3QaAMhQ

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Oh my gosh! This is so exciting 🤗 I’m up to 21 subscribers in 5 states and 3 countries on my #substack! You can’t see it, but I’m over here doing the happy dance 🥳
#substacksky #writersofsubstack #writingcommunity #writer
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The art of feeling … a poem about sitting with our emotions.

Look ma, I wrote a poem 🤗
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🎨Color outside the lines🎨 2/3 a sassy little bit of coloring therapy to start your week.

What’s better than an #affirmation that doesn’t suck? A free downloadable #coloringpage of an affirmation that doesn’t suck 🥳 Check out my #substack Conk’s Brain to grab the PDF.
https://buff.ly/4jDPMCu
#substacksky #writersofsubstack #writingcommunity #writer

Bill knows that I’m 18% of the way to my goal on Ko-fi. He seems like a chill dude 😂 But seriously, get heartfelt gratitude and undying admiration in exchange for a coffee here: https://buff.ly/4hI2fDA
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Civil disobedience … on choosing hope no matter what the cost.

My friend Timothy said,
do not obey in advance.
I say, do not obey at all.
Civil disobedience in due course.
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