Substacks recommended by Johnathan Reid

Recommended by Johnathan Reid

INGRESSION is the first speculative fiction story in The Consilience Series. Chapters published twice weekly. Dystopian / Post-Apocalyptic / Cli-Fi / First Contact.

My debut Substack serial, INGRESSION, is an adult speculative fiction novel. It fuses dystopian, first contact and climate fiction themes, with a hint of swords and eagles fantasy. If you're into a near-future setting, character-driven plot and a strong, contemporary woman protagonist, then this might be for you.

- Johnathan Reid

Singular Dream

By Joshua Lavender

Cybermonk sci-fi about Quibble, a heretic in a transhuman theocracy. Essays about the Singularity and writing fiction.

Weaves speculative fiction using a variety of prose and poetic forms to combine old mysteries with new revelations and both science fact & fiction with fantasy. Talented world-building and deft word-wielding at its finest.

- Johnathan Reid

Interested In Things

By Shoni

Stories and reflections on this amazing, incredible world and its inhabitants.

Interestingly odd and oddly interesting.

- Johnathan Reid

Lunar Awards

By Winston Malone

Recognizing and sharing the best fantasy, horror, and science fiction on Substack. Periodically posting essays, interviews, and reviews.

The Lunar Awards are a carefully curated gateway to great speculative fiction, a must read for both readers and writers.

- Johnathan Reid

The Villager

By Tom Cox

New writing on landscape, music, books, folklore, psychedelia, the natural world and other misty magical things outside the mainstream.

An independent and playful mind, a lover of the English countryside, a disdain of capitalist trappings. What's not to like about Tom Cox?

- Johnathan Reid

Michael Mohr's Sincere American Writing

Essays about literature, politics, culture and writing delivered 1-3 times per week. Beware: I belong to no tribe. I think for myself so you don't have to. You may disagree with me, but you'll respect me.

Michael Mohr draws on his personal and professional experiences to tackle difficult topics with honesty, integrity and intelligence.

- Johnathan Reid

Serious Literary Author

By Daniel Piper

An unprecedented insight into the life of an SLA.

Every SLA (Serious Literary Author) worth their salt needs to hound this egregious fellow until he ceases his utter nonsense and relinquishes all claims to the coveted title.

- Johnathan Reid

Fictionistas

By Meg Oolders

A collaborative community for fiction writers on Substack

Friendly folk providing good advice without annoying ads.

- Johnathan Reid

A Writer's Diary

By Toby Litt

Writing wisdom, advice and encouragement for every day of the year.

Story Voyager

By Claudia Befu

Inspiring action through fiction. Cli-fi and speculative stories on climate change, transhumanism, and our evolving relationship with nature and technology.

Claudia's world-building is excellent, coupled with intelligent plotting and characterisation to explore a variety of climate fiction themes.

- Johnathan Reid

Write More with Simon K Jones

How to write serial fiction and be more consistently productive.

Substack's serialisation expert. Years of experience in helping writers to write both more and better.

- Johnathan Reid

Agents and Books

By Kate McKean

The FAQ on how to find an agent and how to write books, all in one place.

Sensible advice dispensed in a friendly, informal manner by a knowledgeable professional. What more could you want?

- Johnathan Reid

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Recommended by Johnathan Reid