Join me on Notes
A new place for us to share ideas
This is a short post this week, or consider this more a notification about a new feature that Substack rolled out, called notes. I published my first note on Substack Notes a couple weeks ago and would love for you to join me there when you feel like it!
Notes is a new space on Substack for us to share links, short posts, quotes, photos, and more. I plan to use it for things that don't fit in the newsletter, like work-in-progress, quick questions, and even corrections or updates to prior posts. I also want to use it to put excerpts from my posts to entice more people to join us here.
How much I use this feature is dependent on your interest. It seems a quick way to reach people. Hopefully, there's no downside, but time will tell. You can use Notes to reach out to the broader community of Substack, which is invaluable. I've already learned about other publications on Substack I didn't even know existed.
How to join
Head to substack.com/notes or find the “Notes” tab in the Substack app. As a subscriber to What Do Romance Writer's Think About?, you’ll automatically see my notes. Feel free to like, reply, or share them around!
You can also share notes of your own. I hope this becomes a space where every reader of What Do Romance Writer's Think About? can share thoughts, ideas, and interesting quotes from the things we're reading on Substack and beyond.
Why Substack Notes
Fellow writers and readers are spending time in Notes for a variety of reasons.
Ted Gioia sees Notes as a forum for dialogue.
The idea behind Notes is simple. Millions of people now participate in Substack as writers and readers—but much of this is built on long articles and essays. We now have a forum for dialoguing and sharing shorter posts.
Chris Ryan is drawn to Substack as an alternative for legacy social media.
One of my main reasons for joining Substack was to wean myself off exploitative social media platforms. I’m hoping this is going to help move us along on that journey!
Sherman Alexie wants to create a kind and creative new space in Notes.
I’m going to focus on being positive, with my own thoughts and photos and by linking to songs, stories, poems from around the web and from other Substacks.
If you encounter any issues, you can always refer to the Notes FAQ for assistance. Looking forward to seeing you there! Also will send out a more complete post next Tuesday. Have a great week!