Brooke Warner

2 months ago | danschorr.substack.com | Dan Schorr |Miranda July |Brooke Warner |Grant Faulkner

Can we talk about All Fours? I read ’s novel last month and it has stayed in my head ever since, in a way that’s different from any other book I’ve read recently. And while I felt a strong connection to this story, I’ve also wondered whether I’m actually supposed to be part of the target audience. I thought this novel was so interesting, not just because of its actual story, but because of the wildly varied reactions it inspires.

Nov 24, 2024 | grantfaulkner.substack.com | Grant Faulkner |Brooke Warner

I said to a friend the other day: Love has radicalized me. Love for myself. Love for you, whether I know you or not. What else is there of any real worth? What can we build without it? —The poet Maggie Smith, on FacebookI love Maggie Smith because I feel like we’re searching to answer many of the same questions these days. And one of those questions has to do with love and all of the how’s and why’s of it.

Jul 21, 2024 | brookewarner.substack.com | Brooke Warner

Your manuscript is done, your proposal (if you’re a nonfiction writer) is complete. You stand at a publishing crossroads as it’s time to decide your next step. I wrote a few weeks ago about hybrid publishing vs. self-publishing, so this post is explicitly about traditional publishing, the most elusive of the publishing paths. In my experience, most writers aren’t realistic or ready to confront how very real a barrier lack of author platform is when it comes to getting traditionally published.

Jun 30, 2024 | grantfaulkner.substack.com | Grant Faulkner |Brooke Warner

Welcome all of you new subscribers, and thanks for reading. I appreciate paid subscriptions because they help keep this boat a floating. Intimations: A Writer's Discourse is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, please become a paid subscriber. Titles are my biggest bugaboo. For occupying such demure parts of the overall writing real estate, they carry a massive weight.

May 8, 2024 | countercraft.substack.com | Lincoln Michel |Michelle Richmond |Kathleen Schmidt |Brooke Warner

The past few weeks have been fun for the handful of us nerds who enjoy chatting about the ins-and-outs of publishing. Or maybe it’s many handfuls, as my contribution to the discourse—started by Elle Griffin’s viral article “No one buys books”—has quickly become one of my most read posts. The readers yearn for the book data mines! There were many other worthwhile reads on this topic here on Substack. wrote about some of the things publishers do for writers.