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Hello! 👋 I’m Amy Suto, a published author and freelance memoir ghostwriter. Subscribe to my newsletter & writing job board here!

Amy Suto 7/4/26

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.

Amy Suto 7/4/26

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.

Amy Suto 7/4/26

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.

Amy Suto 7/4/26

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.

Amy Suto 7/4/26

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.

Amy Suto 7/4/26

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.

Amy Suto 11/25/25

How to Grow a Substack for Your Business or Personal Brand

I share how to grow a Substack for your business or personal brand, from strategy to monetization. Learn my best practices, insider tips, and what helped me scale past $180,000 in ARR in under a year.

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

Write for Money & Power — book by Amy Suto

The anti-starving-artist's guide to becoming a seven-figure writer.

NEW SERIAL: LET ME BE YOUR GHOST

Let Me Be Your Ghost — a serialized billionaire romance by Amy Suto

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

The Nomad Detective: Volume I — book by Amy Suto

Crime crosses borders, but so does this detective.

MY HOW-TO BOOK: SIX-FIGURE FREELANCE WRITER

Six-Figure Freelance Writer — book by Amy Suto

Work smarter, not harder — without the burnout.

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lately: getting my nails done, going on matcha walks, enjoying the rare SF sun, writing new novel pages☀️✍️

Amy Suto, bestselling author and Substack expert

✍️ another day writing my romantic thriller novel LET ME BE YOUR GHOST — chapters one and two live on Sutoscience 👻 #booktok #thriller #romance #writer #author

✍️ another day in their life as a full time author and Substack writer!

Write your next novel somewhere beautiful! ✍️✨Full list at MakeWritingYourJob

Welcome to 💡 Sutoscience, Julie! Thanks for supporting what I’m building here :)

Thanks so much for becoming a paid subscriber to 💡 Sutoscience, Amy! Looking forward to seeing what you create in the serialized fiction world :)

Thank you so much to everyone who came out to my writing class at the @thelovepotionlibrary yesterday — and thanks to Veena and the team for having me. ❤️📚 I loved nerding out about story structure with you! #class #writersofinstagram

🥹 honestly thank you so much for all your kind words on chapter one of LET ME BE YOUR GHOST so far 👻❤️ means the world to me! #booktok #author #writer #bookstagram

Putting yourself out there as a writer is scary but I am a glutton for transparency!! 👻✍️ read chapter one of LET ME BE YOUR GHOST now in my profile at Sutoscience #booktok #writer #romance

📕 read chapter one of LET ME BE YOUR GHOST for free at the link in my bio — a romantic thriller you won’t want to put down #bookstagram #romance #darkromance

lately: been going on a lot of brunches on outdoor patios to enjoy the rare sunny weather here in SF ☀️🌱

📕 What do freelance book editors ~ actually ~ do? 👇 Author and editor Allison Lau breaks it down in this clip from our recent interview on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job — watch the full interview below!

One of my favorite parts of my interview with Allison Lau for ✍️ Make Writing Your Job is how she shares what inspired her to dive into writing and start her Substack, Monkey Girl. So many people in the comments of our live feed shared that they had similar experiences to Allison — leaving toxic jobs behind to follow their dreams. In the full interview, Allison shares how she pivoted from scientist to full-time writer — get ready to be inspired :) 👀 Watch the full interview at Make Writing Your Job in my profile.

More great freelance writing advice from Allison Lau from our most recent conversation on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job! 👀 Watch the full interview at Make Writing Your Job in my profile.

I love how Allison Lau describes how she built momentum for her freelance writing career — so much practical advice in my recent interview with her on ✍️ Make Writing Your Job! 👀 Watch the full interview at Make Writing Your Job in my profile.

returning to my 🍵 sunday tea series! 👇 a weekly roundup of curated ideas, links, products, tea, and other recommendations for what you should watch and read to feel inspired as a writer:

📕 first chapter of let me be your ghost up on my substack. it's a moody romantic thriller about individual vs. all-seeing institutions, the stories we tell to survive, the masks we wear to get close to people. but mostly i was like "what if the FBI used ghostwriters as undercover agents and one of them got in too deep with a surveillance tech billionaire" 🙃 👀 read at the link in my bio at my Substack 💡 Sutoscience

coming soon — my new serialized fiction novel, let me be your ghost. subscribe to 💡 sutoscience .com to get the first few chapters free:

✍️ day in the life of a writer / substacker / yoga teacher in San Francisco #writer #author

Stopping by @hellosongtea to do some research on what teas I’ll be offering as part of my yoga & tea event this Wednesday at @thecommons_sf I attended a tea tasting a while back here at Song Tea and they have incredible Chinese and Taiwanese teas. 🫖