Development Hell

A newsletter from author Steven Johnson exploring where good ideas come from—and how to keep them from turning against us.

Your guide to the lost places and the secret histories. Be cautious, though. If you follow them, you may become lost yourself. For fans of (folk) horror, myth, legend and the eerie.

Wisdom for idiots

Words about writing, and the world, and the weird and fascinating things in it. Everything's interesting if you give it a good look — so let's go do that.

A human authored journal in search of novelty, exploring what we share, how we share, and where we’re going.

Music, production, songwriting, soundtracking and other creative paths to financial ruin from the Mercury nominated songwriter / composer behind Sweet Billy Pilgrim and BBC radio's The Lovecraft Investigations and Aldrich Kemp.

Lots of us want to write, whether it's a screenplay, novel, PhD thesis, memoir or anything else. But writing is easier said than done. So, if you're stuck, let me help you get past your writing blocks.

Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.

I read the internet, so you don’t have to.

The occasional thoughts of Nick Harkaway. Look, it's not like you can say you weren't warned... (This image by the amazing Nadav Kander)

Women don't vanish after 40. Who knew?! Amplifying and celebrating the voices of women in midlife and beyond by the former editor of Red, Cosmopolitan (and Just 17!)

The best Substack in the Anglosphere by top British journalist, David Aaronovitch

Writings, findings, amusements, nonsense – six at a time.