Episode 25 - How to sell your stories & publishing a novel on Substack Ft. Elizabeth Richardson

In this episode, I’m receiving my very first guest: Elizabeth Richardson! She shares how she wrote her first novel as a mother of two, what she learned through querying and being on submission multiple times (including what happens when the publishing fairies aren’t on your side!), and why she decided to publish her novel TRAD on Substack! Mentioned in this episode: Read TRAD by Elizabeth Richardson How to make writer friends Try Descript with my link and get 50% off your two first months of the Creator monthly plan: https://descript.cello.so/AalBvnPSC8o Leftie Aube’s Writing Substack Haley Hoffman Smith podcast episode about changing your life Email me at [email protected] Support the podcast on Ko-Fi! Whiplash Tick, tick… BOOM! Julie & Julia Haley Hoffman Smith episode about the Hope wound Elizabeth’s Instagram (to see her viral TRAD posts!) & follow her Elizabeth’s post on how she writes so fast Elizabeth’s TikTok Recorded on October 6th & 13th, 2026 ✨ Get the bonus Actionable Steps & Journaling Prompts related to this episode by subscribing to the Substack of this podcast here: https://leftieaubeswriting.substack.com ✨ Tag me on your screenshots of the show @leftieaube and follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leftieaube/ Follow me on TikTok : https://www.tiktok.com/@leftieaube Support the show (and my writing career!): https://ko-fi.com/leftieaube Get my FREE Essential Reading List for fiction writers (all the books that changed my life and that I wish I had when starting out): https://stan.store/leftieaube/p/get-my-essential-reading-list-for-writers-4ag5vdil Visit my Bookshop page: https://bookshop.org/shop/leftieaube Try out Scrivener (my favorite writing tool ever, the one I use to write all my novels!): https://www.literatureandlatte.com/scrivener-affiliate.html?fpr=leftie68 This podcast is recorded and edited using Descript! Try Descript with my link and get 50% off your two first months of the Creator monthly plan: https://descript.cello.so/AalBvnPSC8o This podcast is hosted by Buzzsprout. Try Buzzsprout with my link and get a $20 credit on any paid plan: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=2551534 Intro music credit: “Cinematic Cello Arpeggio Trailer” by Gregor Quendel, found on Free Sound https://freesound.org/s/555995/ Disclaimer: Some of the above links are affiliates. At no extra cost to you, I’m receiving compensation for any purchase made through those links. Buying through those links supports the podcast, which I highly appreciate! Let me know what you think of the podcast! Support the show