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Creating A vibrant Writing Community With Jessica Smock
What does it take to build a writing community with over 6,000 subscribers and that coveted verified checkmark on Substack?
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Jessica Smock, co-editor of Mid Story Magazine and co-founder of the Her Stories Project, to find out exactly how she and her partner built their thriving community for midlife women writers.
The Power of Long-Term Community Building
Jessica's success didn't happen overnight. She and her co-editor Steph Sprenger have been building their writing community since 2012, long before Substack existed. What started as two "mommy…
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