Substack Journey

How I launched my paid newsletter

And why I did the way I did

Apr 25 •

Elin Petronella

What's behind a self-published book cover

Reveal of the new cover for my latest book

Apr 9 •

Elin Petronella

Let’s stop overthinking everything so that we can finally get to work

I had planned something really clever, but ended up scrapping it to write from the heart and silence the overthinking mind-trolls yet another time

Apr 3 •

Elin Petronella

Time to reframe expectations around life as an artist; FULL chapter from my book

Your conscious and unconscious expectations may have a greater impact on your success as an independent artist than you’d expect…

Mar 28 •

Elin Petronella

When you light a fire under your butt; The sky is the limit

The unavoidable reality of being an independent artist including (but not limited to) the need for self-imposed deadlines

Mar 26 •

Elin Petronella

I put my head in the sand for nearly 2 years out of fear to be a sell-out

And then I came to the conclusion that it was worse to wait for permission from someone else than to just figure it out myself

Mar 22 •

Elin Petronella

The perfect timing will never come; it’s for you to create it

Intentional launch day of my paid offering

Mar 20 •

Elin Petronella

116 people answered 9 questions about Paid Newsletters; FULL REPORT

Reader survey report in the name of collective benefit and transparency. Paid newsletters are relatively new and we’re all trying to figure out how to…

Mar 5 •

Elin Petronella

Do you feel stupid sometimes? Then you're probably quite brave too

An unexpected story behind the scenes of sending a reader survey

Feb 26 •

Elin Petronella

Survey about paid Newsletters on Substack

Because we're all dying to know, right?

Feb 24 •

Elin Petronella

Writing on Substack can feel intimidating sometimes

which makes it even more important to keep writing.

Feb 19 •

Elin Petronella

The honeymoon phase is over; honest reflections 2 months into Substack

I gave it my all for 8 weeks straight, went from 0-550 readers and got utterly tired yet strangely motivated to keep going

Jan 29 •

Elin Petronella

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