Sparkle on Substack

🎙️💫 "Just because I think it's so interesting through your life how your relationship to money changes and how your experience with money changes and how already there's been kind of patterns of women not being taken seriously around this topic." Keris Fox Ah guys I know I say this every time but it was a DELIGHT to meet Keris. Keris was one of the first people I met here on Substack through my p...

Perfectly Imperfect Podcasting on Substack I have had SOOOO many questions about starting and committing to a podcast recently, I decided to make a month long LIVE course to support you. We start November 1st. (If you’re in the membership here at Sparkle on Substack , you can access some light touch resources to help you use audio here on Substack, just head to the a-z and you’ll find everything t...

"When I set up the Heiter Society, I wanted something for myself where I felt less alone, also in my business." Kiki "Yes, to some extent, Heiter is definitely slow living, but it is still beautiful." Kiki I’m thrilled to bring you another exciting episode of Sparkle on Substack the podcast. Kiki and I dive deep into creative processes, the importance of branding, and all things related to buildin...

"How Paywalls Protect Personal Stories: "People pay, not because it's clickbait, because that's just not for everybody. That part of what they're saying, they only want to share it intimately with people who are part of their inner circle and bought in." Linda @ Substack I was delighted to meet with Linda @ Substack this week to chat all things Substack. Linda is a dedicated member of the writer p...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sparkleon.substack.com Hi loves, Thanks so much to everyone who was able to come along live. Here is the replay for you to join in with or replay in your own time. Let’s get REALLY good at writing copy! Claire ✨

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” Arthur Ashe It was an absolute JOY to connect with David Speed for my podcast a couple of months back. David and I were at the podcast recording of Creative Coffee by Emma Gannon when she interviewed Farrah @Substack in London and I know both of them will be delighted we made this connection if they see...

“This idea that we are playing a game that we never really know the rules for, and I think that's a feeling that many people have, like thinking about the algorithm and how often should you post and should you do reels and should you do whatever. That feeling made me feel really bad, and I'm just happy that I don't have to deal with that anymore."— Astrid Bracke This episode is supported by my Dia...

It was a JOY to meet my pal Suzy Walker for the Sparkle on Substack podcast. Suzy talks to us about ‘starting from scratch’, making the most of our presence online and following your heart even when it tells you to leap! Suzy is a coach (once named one of the top ten in the UK) and former Editor-in-Chief of Psychologies magazine. She’s been privileged to have interviewed some of the best self-deve...

Popping in to tell you more about the BRAND NEW course I’m SO excited to deliver! This course combined two years of my creative expertise distilled down for you into a series of 10 minute tutorial drops. Live calls optional, replays available. Let’s elevate our Substacks into BEAUTIFUL digital magazines we are proud of? Join us? Grab your early bird spot here. Course replay will be available to 💎...

“I am earth meets sky... soul meets strategy.” Lauren Barber Hi all Welcome back to another episode of Sparkle on Substack, the podcast! It’s a delight to be here and to tell you my humble little podcast just hit 20k downloads here on Substack. They are an excellent host by the way!! 🎉 If you want to learn more simply head over to the search bar in my publication and type in ‘podcast’ and you’ll...

"I like to have a plan, but remaining flexible to respond to what my audience is enjoying,"— Molly Ella Earlier this year I caught up with the wonderful Molly Ella over at Slow Scottish Stories. I connected with Molly early on my Substack journey and have read her pieces almost every week. She has a weekly posting schedule where she explores themes of slow, frugal living, Scottish highland life an...

"The more personal I am, the more specific I am about my life, the more other people can see aspects of their own life reflected there.” Clover Stroud I was delighted to grab an hour this week with best selling memoir author Clover Stroud in the midst of her fourth book launch. I wanted to talk with Clover about her writing craft, her recent wildly successful Substack launch and her upcoming book...

"We're in this really fast paced environment now where we're multitasking x100. When I look back to what my mum and my grandmother had on their shoulders and I look at the role that we have today I think it's because we know no different. We've got these go faster stripes going, more, more, more. More input from the moment we wake up to the moment we're going to bed and I just worry about the stat...

I'm not thinking about my neighbour down the street, but here on Substack, because of how it's designed, you do think about those type of things. And at the moment, I think that the balance has maybe tipped because Substack has obviously got to sell itself and what’s ‘working’. But it's like, ok let’s figure out, how I can be here and make this work for me? Natalie Lue It was a joy to reconnect wi...

Hi all I’m delighted to drop in two BRAND new PODCAST episodes… This is my brief intro to the season celebrating two years on Substack and 7k subscribers. 🤩 ✨ To celebrate the podcast re-launch I’m offering 35% off when you join us a paid subscriber (member) for one year. In this episode I recap on how my Substack publications have shaped and evolved over time. I also hone in on the recent trend...

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." Eleanor Roosevelt. Hi all, WELCOME if you’re new here. I’m Claire and I write Creatively Conscious , co-host the Company of Two community and teach Substack here at Sparkle on Substack . I live on the Northumberland Coast with my husband, two children and 5 pet chickens. As the ground is warming up outside, I’m planting new s...

"If you take off 8 hours for the recommended amount of sleep we're supposed to have, 1% of your waking day is ten minutes. And so the book is filled with experiments of ideas of how you can take care of your well being and your mental and emotional well being in just ten minutes a day to make it as doable as possible." Morning Everyone! I’m back with episode 12 of the Sparkle on Substack podcast....

"I would like to say that like if you were to imagine social media being completely neutral, it's not good, it's not bad, it's not right, it's not wrong, it's not overwhelming, it's not draining, it's not super exciting, it's nothing right, it's just completely neutral." Kat River Hi all, How’s your day going? ✨ I’m so delighted I’ve found a new podcast editor - yay!! I want to model what is goin...

"And now I realise that that was the best education I ever could have got in how to write and how to be a writer." Tamzin Merivale Morning Everyone! Oh wow you guys are in for SUCH a treat with this podcast. 🍬 I’ve had a go another go at editing and decided it’s not for me - it’s fine but I’d rather not do it so although a good experiment, I’m so relieved to have found someone who loves the work...

"Substack is such an incredible model for writers. I started putting out my Wednesday personal essay on here as well as a Monday kind of business coachy email. And then I launched a podcast called Home..." Annie Ridout Hi all, Good morning! ✨ I’m back with another jam packed episode of Sparkle on Substack and I will be straight up with you that I’m between podcast editors and I can’t get to grips...

WELCOME back to Sparkle on Substack. After a slight hiatus, I’m bring some more episodes of the podcast back. These episodes aren’t edited - they are a more casual affair. Hope you enjoy! I’ve got a couple of episodes planned but let me know who you’d like to hear from on the pod this year? I’d love to know - I love chatting with folks about their Substack journey. ✨ In episode 9, I’m joined for...

"My Substack; The Unraveled Heart is not a standalone business. This is an extra piece of my entire ecosystem. My main job is teaching creative courses online. That’s my number one job. So my Substack at the moment is supporting that a little bit, but I almost want to nurture that as an integral piece of the ecosystem." Hi all, How’s your Saturday going? ✨ I’m back with another jam packed episode...

Hi all, I’m bringing you another ‘Stay Creative on Substack’ post. There are a couple of others here in my Substack Growth Tips tag if you fancy a read. I ran out of head space to write them because Substack moves SO quickly so there’ll be more seasonal now I think. I’m testing the inbuilt video feature today. There’s also a transcript for this video if you’d prefer to read? I’ve had the video fun...

"I actually want this (Substack) to be something that other people truly do see themselves in. Like, it's outside of me. Yes, I'm managing it, and I'll still write stories, including personal stories, but it's not just about me. It's more about topics that I have personal experience with." Cait Flanders ✨ Welcome back to the Sparkle on Substack podcast where we explore what it means to be creativ...

“Choose Substack, make it your Creative Home” Sarah Fay 🎙✨ A week earlier than planned and in place of your usual Friday email - what a treat we have today!! Welcome to a new episode of Sparkle on Substack with me Claire Venus "Sparkle on Substack" exists to give you the tools and permission to come to Substack as your unique and beautiful self. You can listen to episodes on Apple Podcasts or rig...