Learn how to use the Substack editor
I don't know how many writers ignore this.
You have been writing on Substack for a couple of months and it has been going well except for some of the formatting that’s hard to figure out:
Block quotes allow you to format quotes nicely in a sentence
or two.
Of course, you can also do bold, italic, links, and all that good stuff.
Learn how to write good headings
Like seriously, stop using generic headlines. You want to make your readers want to dive into your writing, not skim through it. Writing is about showing and headings are supposed to be the gateway to the show.
There is a “Style” list in the toolbar that shows all the headings you’ll need in your post. You can also embed different types of content. To add an image, just drag it in here or use the image selector tool in the toolbar.
For a tweet, YouTube video, Vimeo video, Spotify track, or SoundCloud embed, just paste the relevant link on a new line (don’t grab the embed code; it won’t work).
To delete a post, click on the Settings button (just to the left of Publish), and scroll down and find the delete button.
Learn how to publish changes
You have two publishing options:
Publish – this publishes your post only to the web.
Publish & Send – this publishes your post to the web and at the same time sends the post out by email.
Note: Once you have sent an email out, the only way to send it again is to create an entirely new post. Any edits you make to a post that has already been published will only be reflected on the web. So, there’s no need to worry about accidentally spamming your subscribers with repeat emails.
Finally, if you import posts from some other site’s archives, you can backdate them so they are published in the correct order and associated with the correct publication dates. To do so, after you have published a post, go into that post’s Settings (just to the left of the Publish button) and select the desired date.
If you have any questions, you can check out our Help Center or contact support!