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If the world makes you angry, a question...

Two, actually, but the second is the hard one

Jun 5 • Linda Caroll

The best writing advice is the weirdest?

Zadie Smith's 'writing rectangle' and what strong writers do different

Jun 2 • Linda Caroll

On writing one true sentence. And becoming.

Hemingway said just write one true sentence. But sometimes, we struggle

May 29 • Linda Caroll

The heart just wants honesty

We have a cultural problem with honesty and AI is part of it

May 22 • Linda Caroll

Writing about pain only to get more?

It's not just trolls who leave hurtful comments

May 19 • Linda Caroll

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If You're Just Starting On Substack, Don't Make The Same Dumb Mistake I Did

Jan 27, 2023 • Linda Caroll

My 5 Little Rules For Growing Substack To The Moon Without Being Pitchy

Apr 18, 2025 • Linda Caroll

Please Fix Your Substack Welcome Letter

Jun 13, 2025 • Linda Caroll

The backlash against Ocean Vuong

Aug 22, 2025 • Linda Caroll

As Victor Hugo said, Aimer, c’est agir. To love is to act.

Writers, I need your voice here

May 15 • Linda Caroll

It takes a village to grow a writer, too

We have everything we need to grow, but we don't use it

May 12 • Linda Caroll

Why are smart people so dumb about AI?

Are the "professionals" even asking the right questions?

May 8 • Linda Caroll

Medium Boost is dead, Medium isn't. But what works there has changed pretty dramatically

If you write on Medium, let's talk about what's working there now

May 5 • Linda Caroll

Are AI "witch hunts" even real?

What people aren't saying when they scream witch hunt

May 1 • Linda Caroll

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If You're Just Starting On Substack, Don't Make The Same Dumb Mistake I Did

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My 5 Little Rules For Growing Substack To The Moon Without Being Pitchy

Apr 18, 2025 • Linda Caroll

Please Fix Your Substack Welcome Letter

Jun 13, 2025 • Linda Caroll

The backlash against Ocean Vuong

Aug 22, 2025 • Linda Caroll

The Best Writing Tip I've Ever Read

Mar 7, 2025 • Linda Caroll

Killing Your Darlings part 2, the 7 steps from rough draft to a great finished essay

Finding the cadence and flow of your story

Apr 28 • Linda Caroll

Screw the Tates, Nazis and jerks, I'm staying

Can we talk about the "real" people of Substack?

Apr 24 • Linda Caroll

Killing Your Darlings part 1, the missing steps between rough draft and editing

A mini-series on writing powerful personal essays

Apr 21 • Linda Caroll

If you heard only 38% of Americans read books, this is for you :)

If you read that Americans don't read books anymore, here's an interesting rabbit hole that didn't go where I thought it was going :)

Apr 17 • Linda Caroll

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