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Launching My First Digital Product

How to defeat burnout and writer's block, outline your novel with precision, and write it in record time!

Apr 22 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

How I Finished My Novel in 74 Days Without Burnout

By writing only an hour a day, I wrote 100k words in three months. It's the best first draft I've ever written.

Aug 8, 2025 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

Welcome to the Open Book

The Open Book is where you can learn all about the skill of writing, learnt from the books of classic literature.

Jul 10, 2025 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

The Queen's Plan

Jun 16 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

The King Condemned

Jun 9 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

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The Substack girls just discovered EML and here's why they love it so much

May 12 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

Classic Literature March Madness Round 1

Mar 18 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

How I Finished My Novel in 74 Days Without Burnout

Aug 8, 2025 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

Five Classic Novels That Are Deliciously Cottagecore

Mar 24 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

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Prince Epnotides

Jun 2 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

Terrible Business

May 26 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

The Faded Muse Table of Contents & Pronunciation Guide

Find all that you need right here for my serial!

May 22 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

Sorry y'all, I have to quit Substack over the summer

But my serial will release in the meantime!

May 19 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

I open my heart because you are the key

If you show love by doing things on purpose, then I'll do things on accident and call it the same.

May 17 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

The Substack girls just discovered EML and here's why they love it so much

(Besides the fact that the Reprobates exist.)

May 12 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

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Live with 𝙻𝚢𝚍𝚒𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔 ~ 𝙼𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚜𝚝.

A recording from 𝙻𝚢𝚍𝚒𝚊 𝙼𝚊𝚝𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔 ~ 𝙼𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚂𝚞𝚋𝚜𝚝.'s live video

May 11 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

I am not your fool

I enter this place Feeling overdue neglect and yet When I tell you I'm leaving You tell me to forget; you pull me close Tell me I'm worth more than…

May 10 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

Now I'm Done Forever

There's a kid somewhere, probably ten years old

May 9 • 𝐋𝐲𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤☀️

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