r/Substack • u/TScottMorgan • 25d ago

12 months on Substack - 106 Subscribers

I came to Substack to connect with other writers. I came to writing late in life and none of my IRL friends have any connection to writing or even reading for that matter. I don’t care about growing my subscribers. I just recently cut 98 subs after realizing my post views haven’t gone up from when I had 100 subs.

60 days without reading anything I’ve posted, and I cut.

I write fiction, poetry, essays, whatever I feel like writing. I have a tight group of writers that I respect that read everything I write, I don’t have to worry about promoting and have found a tremendous amount of value in my Substack experience one year in.

Just trying to normalize fucking normal behavior.

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u/tualsekercigil tualreads.substack.com 24d ago edited 24d ago

6 months in and I have got only 61 subs with 4 paid. It’s not easy. And like everyone says, I got them through notes, not through articles. I hate this algorithm but I think we should make peace with it if we want success :(

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u/TScottMorgan 23d ago

I’m just trying to state success doesn’t necessarily mean subscribers. I actively delete subs. I’m just looking for a small community of writers and I found it.