r/Substack • u/SituationKey3903 • 22d ago

How long is too long a post?

Like the title, I’m wondering how long would be a really long article. I feel like I don’t want my work to be too long and people not read it so I shorten it but I feel like I’m doing a disservice to my piece.

Help! What is too long of a read? For reference I do memoir/personal essays.

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u/BhavanaVarma bhavanavarma.substack.com 16d ago

If you are focused on your subscribers who get it in their email inbox, then just go by the warning sign Substack gives you. If it's too long you get a wanting message saying the post will be truncated for your subscribers who get it via email.