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Jacob Clarke's avatar

Thanks for the tips, Karen! I haven’t collaborated with anyone yet, but it seems like a great tool to widen an audience and meet other great writers to learn from.

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Jacob Clarke's avatar

Thank you for recommending my writing!! I'm very glad to hear you've enjoyed my work so far. The only way I know to "poke" other writers is through DM's, which doesn't seem to be a great option unless you've built a connection already. So far, most of my connections I've made through comments on Notes and Posts, and subsequent conversations there. Once I make a few more meaningful connections, I may reach out to someone directly and mention possible collaboration if I can think of where our normal work overlaps a bit.

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Dr Nia D Thomas's avatar

Thank you for this. I have around 6 collaborative articles in development right now. Most are interview based Q&As, but some might become articles with a single voice.

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Lora Arbrador's avatar

Karen is the best and such a nice person too!

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Elle's avatar

in case there is some issue with finding the audience overlap .....on my substack, the way to find audience overlap is dashboard > stats > subscriber report and scroll down. I truly appreciate you guidance! plus the link to the recommendations page is stellar - thank you so much for this post!

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@ Little Spiral @'s avatar

yes - i was wondering! thank you!

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Shonda Sinclair's avatar

I Iove collaborating! Thanks for the reminder.

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Danusia Malina-Derben's avatar

Love this Karen.

Thank you for your straightforward advice!

Ps. Sausalito - love it there! 💞

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🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞's avatar

Great advice here. This is the stuff that most Substackers want to know about. Love your work, and you are a great ambassador for the platform!

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Michelle Lester's avatar

Similarly serendipitous - I met another recent arrival to Porto yesterday and chatting with her got me thinking that there's definitely scope for collaborative work with other 'up-stickers' here. Themes typically revolve around ideas of starting over, what is home, concepts of identity and belonging, changing perspectives, personal growth... If anyone reading this is interested, let me know!

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Maurice Clive Bisby's avatar

Hi Karen, you make a lot of sense...... enough for me to want to restack this post - I mention your name to my readers already, and am developing a new substack, specifically for collabs with writers who want to up their Wordkraft on Green Issues. Keep up the good work & Success with your Book.

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Lora Arbrador's avatar

I learn so much from Karen Cherry's Substack!

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Mr . Ma's avatar

thank you. 🥰🥰🥰

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Somy's avatar

Collaboration isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a game-changer! Thrilled to see how sharing ideas and spotlighting others can transform our creative journeys. Let’s keep the magic of meaningful connections alive, Karen!👍

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Shell Norman's avatar

I like your mention of other writers being "colleagues," not competitors. I am only a month into Substack and have thought the atmosphere here felt like a community from the start. Everyone has been so encouraging. Colleagues, yes! 😊

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Sufyan Maan, M.Eng's avatar

Thanks for the tips, Karen. It's my first day on Substack; I just launched my newsletter. I'm going to learn a lot from you and others.

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Tharashasank Davuluru's avatar

Thanks for the tips, Karen. I would like to have inputsf rom you.

I’m Tharashasank (Thara), based in Krakow, Poland, with 16+ years of experience in IT. Currently, I’m working as an Engineering Leader, focused on building Enterprise Data Mesh solutions.

I have a small but heartfelt request for you. I’d love for you to take a moment to visit my two Substack pages linked below. If any of the posts resonate with you or spark a new perspective, I’d be truly grateful for a shout-out, a recommendation on your page or Notes, or even just a quick comment.

Your feedback whether positive or constructive means a lot. It helps me grow and shapes the direction of future posts. I’m thankful in advance for your time and support!

📬 Check them out here:

🔗 tshasankda.substack.com

🔗 VizMasters.substack.com

Thank you again for being part of this journey!

Warm regards,

TshasankDa (Thara)

🔗 My latest post: https://tshasankda.substack.com/p/the-colors-of-leadership-a-smarter

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