Freelance Writing Direct with Estelle: Conversations with authors, journalists, agents, novelists, memoirists, niche writers, publishers, writing teachers, assigning editors and media experts. #99 Notes From a Lifestyle Journalist with Nearly 10K Followers on Substack Featuring Aly Walansky
Aly Walansky has been covering lifestyle topics, with a focus on food, travel, and cocktails, for two decades. She's done all of this living and working (and eating!) from a tiny New York City studio apartment — so she knows a thing or two about cooking and eating well on a budget, in small spaces -- and sharing it with her audience. Her daily Substack newsletter goes out to close to 10,000 people each day.
In this episode:
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How Aly Walansky found her niche.[3:26]
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Secrets of building sustainable relationships with editors [4:43]
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The gift of Substack when it comes to time management [6:10]
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How Aly created content during the pandemic [10:17]
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Her experience writing for 10,000 substack subscribers and what she offers paid subscribers. [12:59]
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How she structures her AMAs [14:26]
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The new wave of AI in Journalism [15:55]
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Adding yourself into the story [17:30]
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The importance of a social media footprint for writers, even if you're an introvert [20:52]
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