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How Nicole Antoinette Grew Her Substack To 6,000 Subscribers
Nicole Antoinette is the creator of Wild Letters on Substack, where she has over 6,000 subscribers. She's also a long-distance hiker! Her book, How To Be Alone, documents her 800-mile solo hike on the Arizona trail, and has a 4.6 out of 5 star rating on Amazon with 225 reviews.
One reviewer writes "Nicole's writing is different. She's very clear about the struggles she went through hiking this, which in reality, are struggles most of us will deal with on the trail. It's not glossed over for highlights of the trail like most other writers will emphasize. What's more, her writing is frequently frenetic, really zeroing in on the human thought process, all the ups and downs. It's enlightening, engaging, challenging, and humorous all at the same time. It's human."
She recently released another book called What We Owe To Ourselves, documenting her 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail. That's out on Amazon, Bookshop.org, and Barnes and Noble now.
Nicole is without a doubt one of the most honest writers I've ever read, a truly one-of-a-kind human badass who, despite accomplishing things most of us would only dream of, seems to value showing her warts more than her lofty accomplishments. We need more people like her on the internet. I can't wait for you to meet her.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction to Nicole3:07 Nicole’s 16 year history writing online7:25 Why shooting for virality isn’t necessarily a bad thing 11:32 Define what your “enough” is as a writer16:11 How Nicole came back from burnout in 202319:42 How Nicole doubled her paid subscribers on Substack22:55 Why Nicole offers many different price points for the same product24:30 How Nicole sold her first book with sliding scale pricing27:47 Why you might not want to have a book publisher31:08 Nicole makes $1-$2 per book sale32:20 Why Nicole went on an 800 mile hike and wrote a book about it38:35 A gut-check for wannabe terrified writes40:37 How to be a better friend to yourself through the creative ups and downs43:45 Nicole’s core values as a writer46:42 What does “joy” look like for Nicole?56:35 Don’t hold your happiness hostage until you accomplish a goal59:12 The importance of knowing what you want as a writer1:03:19 Will Nicole always be an online writer?
Useful Links
Wild LettersHow To Be Alone: An 800-mile hike on the Arizona TrailWhat We Owe To Ourselves: A 500-mile hike on the Colorado TrailNicole’s WebsiteTiny Biz LettersBackpackingbooks.comReedsySoft Ambition essay
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thewritinglonggame.substack.com/subscribe
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By Tom KueglerNicole Antoinette is the creator of Wild Letters on Substack, where she has over 6,000 subscribers. She's also a long-distance hiker! Her book, How To Be Alone, documents her 800-mile solo hike on the Arizona trail, and has a 4.6 out of 5 star rating on Amazon with 225 reviews.
One reviewer writes "Nicole's writing is different. She's very clear about the struggles she went through hiking this, which in reality, are struggles most of us will deal with on the trail. It's not glossed over for highlights of the trail like most other writers will emphasize. What's more, her writing is frequently frenetic, really zeroing in on the human thought process, all the ups and downs. It's enlightening, engaging, challenging, and humorous all at the same time. It's human."
She recently released another book called What We Owe To Ourselves, documenting her 500-mile hike on the Colorado Trail. That's out on Amazon, Bookshop.org, and Barnes and Noble now.
Nicole is without a doubt one of the most honest writers I've ever read, a truly one-of-a-kind human badass who, despite accomplishing things most of us would only dream of, seems to value showing her warts more than her lofty accomplishments. We need more people like her on the internet. I can't wait for you to meet her.
Timestamps
0:00 Introduction to Nicole3:07 Nicole’s 16 year history writing online7:25 Why shooting for virality isn’t necessarily a bad thing 11:32 Define what your “enough” is as a writer16:11 How Nicole came back from burnout in 202319:42 How Nicole doubled her paid subscribers on Substack22:55 Why Nicole offers many different price points for the same product24:30 How Nicole sold her first book with sliding scale pricing27:47 Why you might not want to have a book publisher31:08 Nicole makes $1-$2 per book sale32:20 Why Nicole went on an 800 mile hike and wrote a book about it38:35 A gut-check for wannabe terrified writes40:37 How to be a better friend to yourself through the creative ups and downs43:45 Nicole’s core values as a writer46:42 What does “joy” look like for Nicole?56:35 Don’t hold your happiness hostage until you accomplish a goal59:12 The importance of knowing what you want as a writer1:03:19 Will Nicole always be an online writer?
Useful Links
Wild LettersHow To Be Alone: An 800-mile hike on the Arizona TrailWhat We Owe To Ourselves: A 500-mile hike on the Colorado TrailNicole’s WebsiteTiny Biz LettersBackpackingbooks.comReedsySoft Ambition essay
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thewritinglonggame.substack.com/subscribe