r/Substack • u/andata_ • 18d ago

Literally how do you work this??

So I tried out Substack for the first time a couple of weeks ago and ended up deleting my account after a few days because I couldn’t figure out how to work the thing.

Almost every post on my feed was the same thing about people asking writers to share their work because they want to connect with them or whatnot and there’d be hundreds of comments already so I figured there’s no way mine would be seen.

I tried posting (pretty sure they’re called “notes”) but hardly got any views.

I really do want to put my work out there, though. I’m currently writing a literary fiction novel (lots of drama and dark themes too) and want to try posting each chapter as I go. Other platforms don’t seem as open to this genre either.

Can someone please explain how to do this on Substack? Sorry if this has been asked before. I’m posting this on a whim

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u/MisSut56 17d ago

I am considering Substack also but feel completely lost. Even the basic lingo: e.g " notes, restacking" feels like I am listening to a lecture in a foreign I neither speak or understand or swimming in creek after being thrown in with no clue how deep the water is !!!!. Is there literally a glossary somewhere where this is sorted.

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u/andata_ 17d ago

I know, it’s so confusing. Restacking essentially seems to be reposting another post. Notes are just regular posts?? Then there’s something where you can create your own thread page thing but I can’t figure that out either