Talking Fat Talk and Substack Success: Episode 362 with Virginia Sole-Smith

<p>SO. Virginia’s Substack—<a target="_blank" href="https://virginiasolesmith.substack.com/">here it is right here</a>—which also features a podcast, went from 700 people to 4500 people to 28K subscribers. BEFORE her new book, Fat Talk, hit the NYT best-seller list. Wouldn’t you like to hear how?</p><p>We’ve got you covered. Replicating her success? Well, that’s never the way it works. But everything we learn helps. </p><p><strong>Links from the pod: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781250831217">FAT TALK: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture</a>@v_solesmith on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/v_solesmith/">Instagram</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/v_solesmith">Twitter</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@v_solesmith">TikTok</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781250234551">The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image, and Guilt in America</a></p><p><strong>#AmReading</strong></p><p><strong>Virginia:</strong> <a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780807006634">Momfluenced</a>, Sara Petersen</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780063118454">More Than You’ll Ever Know</a>, Katie Gutierrez</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9781250208453">How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water</a>, Angie Cruz</p><p><strong>KJ: </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://bookshop.org/a/1183/9780345807335">Dear Committee Members</a>, Julie Schumacher</p><p></p><p>If you love a good writing retreat—especially one that comes with good solid coaching and the chance to meet others who are working on similar projects—here’s one to check out. This fall, three Author Accelerator certified book coaches are offering Mainely Memoir, a retreat for women writers in historic Biddeford, Maine, held over three days in the gorgeous Maine woods in September, with one-on-one coaching both before and after the retreat. It’s the perfect opportunity to give yourself the gift of time