As I wind down some of my regularly scheduled activities, I’m looking at what sorts of other (non-content) things I can offer to paid subscribers that they might find of value.

Maybe it’ll be more popular than the scene review back when? 🤔

But first, an unrelated announcement…and a list of Substacks that I recommend below.

Author Nation 2026

Because necessity has caused me to rearrange my convention calendar this year, I just registered to attend Author Nation in Vegas this year.

Things are still shaping up, but I’m planning to share a vendor table with several of my favorite editors this year.

I’m driving up early to get together with some of my current and past Vegas clients. If you’re going to be in Vegas the week of 10-13 November 2026, for the convention or other random reasons, let me know and we can get together. ☕️ 🍔

Monthly Consultation [Paid Subscribers]

📅 In addition to the monthly Zoom deep dives into different topics, I’ve added a new paid subscriber benefit: a 30-minute monthly consultation. We can talk about whatever you want.

I’ll put the link for this in the paid benefits footer from now on in case you haven’t figure out how bookmarks work. 😏

Other Stacks I Read & Recommend

I read a lot of stacks and I think you should to. 😉 Here are some writing-related stacks that I read and you should to:

• Screenwriting Tricks for Authors

• The Liberated Writer

• The Bisch Please Substack with Susan Bischoff

• Virtual Author & Writer Events (I sponsor this one.)

• Hello, Writer!

• Footnotes for My Imaginary Friends

• The Anti-Hustle Writers Lab

Which stacks do you recommend? Reply or drop a comment and let me know!

Paid Subscriber Benefits

Upcoming Zoom Deep Dives

• 📅 Getting Started with Inciting Incidents: Sunday 17 May 2026 10:00 Central Time (US and Canada)

• 📅 Cast Design Tools: Thursday 18 June 2026 15:00 Central Time (US and Canada)

• 📅 The Aftermath: Tuesday 07 July 2026 11:00 Central Time (US and Canada)

Every month, paid subscribers and I get together and do a deep dive into a specific topic. The times of these events vary to in order give every time zone a chance to participate. If you have a specific day/time that I haven’t hit yet that works best for you, just reply and let me know. I’ll do my best to accommodate you.

If you have a specific topic you’d like to deep dive into, let me know! (No, they’re not recorded.)

Monthly 30-Minute Consultation

📅 In addition to the monthly Zoom deep dives into different topics, I’ve added a new paid subscriber benefit: a 30-minute monthly consultation. We can talk about whatever you want.

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