Writing for An Eternal Public: On Substackophilia, Overcoming Self-Doubt, and Playing the Long Game as an Aspiring Author

The love for Substack is justified, but today's writers face insurmountable obstacles—some external and some self-imposed. So why try?

Sisyphus (1920) by Franz von Stuck. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons

“He who writes to himself, writes to an eternal public.”

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

Greetings fellow wanderers,

“Why do I write?” is a perennial question for any writer. As I approach the first anniversary of Those Who Wander (July 7^th) I’ve returned to that question and am reflecting on it a lot…