Announcing Writing Without Rules: From the Notebook
Just in case you want more Somers in your life, and might pay for it.
Hello there—please excuse this random non-pop culture-related post, but since you’ve subscribed to Writing Without Rules: Deep Dives I thought you might be interested to know I’m launching a second Substack.
As you probably know1, I write at least one short story every month, longhand, in a spiral notebook. I’ve been doing this for decades, and have 35 battered notebooks filled with stories. Some of these turned out very well—some have sold to quite respectable places. Some are not so great, but many are great2 but not marketable for one reason or another.
But I want these stories to be read, so I’m launching Writing Without Rules: From the Notebook. For $5 a month (or $50 a year), you can read 4 of my short stories a month. That’s a pretty good deal, I think—just $1.25 per story. More like $1 if you spring for the year. And since I have a local bar that sells me shots of very cheap whiskey for a buck, you can be assured that every month you are buying me a round of drinks, as god intended.
Writing Without Rules: Deep Dives is going to remain 100% free. Some of you have pledged to pay a subscription for it, which I absolutely appreciate, but I think it works better as a free newsletter. If you enjoy my fiction or just my writing in general, consider signing up for From the Notebook. The stories will run the gamut of genre and style and will come from various times in my career, so lord knows what you’re going to get3. But I swear it will be fun.
The newsletter is launching on October 1st, 2023. Hope to see you on the mailing list. As always, if you have any questions, hit me at jdxs@jeffreysomers.com or anywhere on social media where I actually show up.
Later,
Jeff
Since I apparently can’t shut up about it, and also apparently I’ve made “I write a lot of short stories” both my brand and my personality, which is a strange choice, I’ll admit it.
If I do say so myself. Which I do, because apparently no one else will. You bastards.
Except, you know, 4 stories a month. Which I think I made pretty clear.
I love these books. I use them with my young, student writers and recommend them to all my writer friends. These book genuinely helped me get my debut novel to publication (coming January 2024). So excited you are continuing the series.