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Tataki Sushi Review: The Best Happy Hour in San Francisco
My Tataki Sushi & Sake Bar review: the best happy hour in San Francisco — $7 rolls and nigiri, real plant-based options, receipts to prove the habit.
Constance Tea & Matcha Review: SF’s Only Fresh-Milled Matcha
My Constance Tea & Matcha review: the Outer Richmond shop stone-mills matcha fresh daily, and the pure koicha is smooth in a way tins never are.
Jane on Fillmore Review: The Best Cafe in SF to Actually Meet Someone
My Jane on Fillmore review: solid matcha, great gluten-free pastries, and the best cafe logistics in San Francisco for meeting an actual human.
Kiss of Matcha Review: San Francisco’s Best Fruit Matcha
My Kiss of Matcha review: the SF shop that takes fruit matcha seriously, with three locations across the city. First tasting notes, updated as I work the menu.
Maruwu Seicha Review: The Strawberry Matcha With Hokkaido Milk
My Maruwu Seicha review: the Japantown matcha shop whose strawberry matcha with Hokkaido milk is my standing order — and the milk my body actually likes.
Q Specialty Coffee Review: The Yuzu Matcha Worth the Sugar
My Q Specialty Coffee review: the California St cafe whose yuzu matcha and cloud matcha are the best treat-tier matcha drinks in San Francisco.
Proposition Chicken Review: Fried Chicken for Him, Crispy Tofu for Me
My Proposition Chicken review: the SF spot where the fried chicken is great and the crispy tofu is actually good — not “good for tofu.” Good.
Rich Table Review: The Best Produce in San Francisco, Cooked Right
My Rich Table review: market-first cooking, the famous sardine chip, and why this is my special-occasion pick in San Francisco.
Souvla Review: The Fast Casual Greek Spot That Outclasses Sit-Downs
My Souvla review: why the SF Greek counter-service spot is not even secretly good — just extraordinary — plus the frozen Greek yogurt move.
Super Duper Burgers Review: The Lettuce-Wrap Veggie Burger Hack
My Super Duper Burgers review: the veggie burger, lettuce-wrapped, with hummus dressing — the healthyish order that beats the default. Plus those cheese fries.
Wise Sons Review: The Best Gluten-Free Bagel in San Francisco
My Wise Sons review: the Bodega breakfast sandwich on their gluten-free bagel is the best GF bagel situation in San Francisco. My receipts prove the habit.
The Best Restaurants in San Francisco (From a Local Who Keeps the Receipts)
The best restaurants in San Francisco, from a local food obsessive: places that are actually good (not just expensive), with healthyish and plant-forward picks throughout. Updated regularly.
The Best Matcha in San Francisco, Ranked by a Matcha Snob
The best matcha in San Francisco, ranked from freshly stone-milled koicha to strawberry treat drinks — by someone who quit coffee entirely and never looked back.
The Best Fast Casual Restaurants in San Francisco (Souvla, Super Duper & More)
My picks for the best fast casual restaurants in San Francisco: Souvla, Super Duper Burgers, and Proposition Chicken — with the healthyish orders I actually get.
Jalebi Street Review: The Best Indian Street Food in San Francisco
My review of Jalebi Street, the Haight Street chaat spot serving the best Indian street food in San Francisco — what to order, and why it’s worth breaking gluten-free for.
How to Become a Seven-Figure Writer (The Anti-Starving-Artist Roadmap)
The problem with most writers isn’t talent — it’s scale. Here’s the seven-figure writer roadmap from my book Write for Money and Power: three income pillars, three skills, and a 12-month plan.
How to Start a Paid Substack Newsletter (From Blank Page to First Paid Subscriber)
A paid newsletter is like an ATM wired to your words — mine has made $1,000 before breakfast. Here’s how to start a paid Substack from scratch: niche, offer, pricing, and your first paid subscribers.
How to Become a Ghostwriter (and Get High-Paying Clients)
Ghostwriting took me from Hollywood assistant to being flown to Vienna for six-figure memoir projects. Here’s the full blueprint: how to become a ghostwriter, and where the high-paying clients actually come from.
How to Price Your Writing Services: Freelance Writing Rates That Actually Pay
If your price quote doesn’t scare you a little when you say it out loud, it’s too low. Here’s how to actually price your writing services — with real 2026 freelance writing rates by niche.
Ghostwriting vs. Copywriting vs. Content Writing: Which Pays More?
I’ve been paid to do all three — copywriting, content writing, and ghostwriting memoirs for Olympians and CEOs. Here’s what each niche actually pays, and how to pick your lane.
How to Grow a Substack: What Actually Took Me to 42,000 Subscribers
My Substack, Make Writing Your Job, has 42,000+ subscribers and became a Top 20 Business bestseller — with zero ad spend. Here’s the real playbook, including the honest timeline nobody posts about.
Let Me Be Your Ghost: Read My New Serialized Billionaire Romance Novel (First Chapters Free)
I'm serializing a brand-new billionaire romance novel, Let Me Be Your Ghost — a memoir ghostwriter with secrets, a billionaire CEO with more. Read the first four chapters free on my Substack, with new installments weekly.
How to Get Paid Subscribers on Substack (What Converted My First 1,900)
Free subscribers are attention; paid subscribers are a business. Here are the seven tactics that converted 1,900+ paying readers on my Top 20 Business bestselling Substack.
How to Make Money on Substack: My $267K Breakdown
My Substack reached $267,000 in gross annualized revenue — and most of that growth happened across 12 to 15 months. Here’s the honest breakdown: where the money comes from, what Substack takes, and the math for your newsletter.
Is Substack Worth It in 2026? An Honest Answer From a Top 20 Bestseller
Substack grew my newsletter to 42,000+ subscribers and $267K in annualized revenue — but it isn’t right for everyone. The honest pros, cons, and who should pick beehiiv instead.
How to Use AI for Your Job Search
AI job search tools are changing everything — and the candidates using them are winning. Discover how to use AI to find remote jobs, unique opportunities, and land more interviews, faster.
The Best Yoga in SF
Find the best yoga in SF with my roundup of the best studios and teachers here in San Francisco!
Do authors still need gatekeepers? Talking self-publishing with Emma Gannon
I was so honored to chat with Emma Gannon as part of her creative coffee series. In this conversation, we talk about what it means to find creative power beyond gatekeepers, and how self-publishing is liberating authors.
How I Put My Rheumatoid Arthritis Into Remission
All of the details of how I put my autoimmune condition into remission using integrative medicine — and how I’ve gotten to the point where I’m 100% medication-free and have been in remission from my rheumatoid arthritis for over 2+ years!
After the Book Launch
It’s been almost a month since my book Write for Money and Power launched — and I’m still processing what just happened. From hitting the Amazon bestseller list in business books to having a book reviewer paint a watercolor of the book (yes, really), this self-published launch has been the most meaningful project of my writing career. In this post, I’m sharing the emotional side of what it’s like to launch a book — especially when you’ve done it all yourself. No gatekeepers. Just grit, a six-month plan, and a whole lot of heart.
Hello! 👋 I’m Amy Suto. I’m a bestselling author, creator of the bestselling Substack Make Writing Your Job, and a 7-figure freelance memoir ghostwriter. Subscribe to my newsletter and writing job board to learn how to make writing your job!
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MY NEW BOOK: WRITE FOR MONEY & POWER
The anti-starving-artist's guide to becoming a seven-figure writer.
NEW SERIAL: LET ME BE YOUR GHOST
My serialized billionaire romance — a ghostwriter with secrets, a CEO with more. Read chapter one free →
MY ROMANTASY NOVEL: THE ASH TRIALS
The deadliest game is remembering who you are.
MY DETECTIVE NOVEL: THE NOMAD DETECTIVE
Crime crosses borders, but so does this detective.
MY HOW-TO BOOK: SIX-FIGURE FREELANCE WRITER
Work smarter, not harder — without the burnout.
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