Late last year, American writer George Sonders, a poker and author of “Lincoln in Bardo”, began a platform called Substack in the hope that he will communicate directly with a few of his most enthusiastic readers, but instead of the comments he signed, his first post received several thousand comments.
After a year, Saunders’ Story Club gained thousands of subscribers and became one of Substack’s most popular newsletters thanks to Sonders’ conversation with his readers.
Chuck Polanik and Salman Rushdie are two more notable authors who have joined what was initially a new tool for journalists and amateurs.
Salman Rushdie wrote in his opening letter on the platform: “The goal of doing this is to form a closer relationship with readers, and speak freely, without any intermediaries or guards.
As the book on Substack strives to create a platform to provide guidance and comments on writing to the expanding army of individuals who aspire to become novelists, Salman Rushdie published the seventh wave novel on the platform, according to the British Guardian newspaper.
Eli Griffin, a writer currently featured in Substack
The main technical distinction between Substack and other fundamental online systems is that users share e-mail. Although this may not seem revolutionary, it gives writers the chance to build a close-knit community of readers that has the potential to expand significantly and globally. In addition, once readers realize what the writer has to offer, they are occasionally willing to pay for the right to access their work.
George Sonders, the most well-known author, and author platforms revolutionize how authors and readers interact online.
About Author
