PRESS KIT
I’m Amy Suto — bestselling author, 7-figure memoir ghostwriter, and creator of two Substack publications: Make Writing Your Job (a Top 20 Business bestseller with 42,000+ subscribers and $267,000 in gross annualized revenue, grown with zero paid ads) and Sutoscience, where I serialize fiction and write about building a creative life. Former Hollywood TV writer; USC alum; based in San Francisco. This page is for journalists, podcasters, newsletter sponsors, brand partners, and publishers — everything you need is below, and the form at the bottom lands straight in my inbox.
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Fast facts
42K+
Subscribers across Make Writing Your Job — 1,900+ paid, built over three years with zero ad spend. Top 20 Business bestseller on Substack.
$267K
Gross annualized newsletter revenue — the dashboard is public below, because receipts beat vibes.
4 Books + a Serial
Write for Money and Power, Six-Figure Freelance Writer, The Ash Trials, The Nomad Detective — plus Let Me Be Your Ghost, serialized on Sutoscience.
The audience
My readers are primarily women (with a healthy contingent of men) — professionals, creatives, and full-time creatives who are often running their own businesses: freelancers, authors, newsletter writers, coaches, and founders building careers on their own terms. They read Make Writing Your Job for high-paying writing jobs, live classes, and career strategy; Sutoscience for essays and serialized fiction; and the amysuto.com blog for freelancing guides, travel writing, and reviews. Social reach lives at @sutoscience across TikTok, Instagram, and X.
As featured in
- NPR — Interviewed about Hollywood workers building careers beyond the industry
- BookLife by Publishers Weekly — Contributor — “The New Writing Economy”
- WePresent by WeTransfer — “Stuff They Don’t Tell You: How to Price Your Work”
- Authority Magazine — Interview on making money writing books
- Emma Gannon’s The Hyphen — Creative Coffee interview on self-publishing beyond gatekeepers
- The Bleeders (Courtney Kocak) — Podcast — “Make Art, Make Money”
- Newsletter Circle — From Hollywood TV writer to Substack founder
- The Writing Coach Podcast — Guest episode on the writing business
- The Terry Knight Show — Substack, ghostwriting & the six-figure writing path
- Freelance to Founder — Four-episode guest arc
More interviews, podcast episodes, and features live on my press page.
Ghostwriting clients
As a memoir ghostwriter and developmental editor, I’ve worked with Olympians, NBA players, Silicon Valley founders, TED speakers, entertainment insiders, and bestselling authors. The whole point of a great ghostwriter is that I can’t tell you who — ironclad NDAs are part of the service — but clients have flown me to Vienna, Canada, and beyond to write their stories. Here’s how that work happens.
Recent photos
Higher-resolution versions of any photo (and the 2026 headshot above) are available on request through the form below.
Speaking
I give talks on creativity, AI for creatives, paid newsletters, and the death of the starving artist myth — my most recent lecture with Big Brain, the Bay Area’s paid speaker series, sold out, and my bookstore writing classes run waitlists. Topics, formats, and the booking form live on my speaking page.
Sponsorships & brand partnerships
I run influencer partnerships and sponsorships across both Substacks (Make Writing Your Job and Sutoscience), this blog, and my social channels — newsletter ads, sponsored classes, affiliate collaborations, and long-form brand storytelling. Brands I’ve worked with include Contra, Collective, Wondercraft, Quince, Ororo, and Sakura Co, among others. If your product serves writers, freelancers, creators, or curious professionals, my audience is your audience — and I only promote things I’d genuinely use.
For the search engines and media-list builders: newsletter sponsorship, Substack advertising, writer influencer partnerships, creator economy commentary, freelance writing expert, memoir ghostwriting, book publicity, author interviews, ARC reviews.
ARCs & book review submissions
I accept ARCs and advance reader copies for review consideration on amysuto.com — my book reviews rank on Google for titles like Quicksilver and ACOTAR — and for potential author interviews on Make Writing Your Job or Sutoscience. Sweet spots: romantasy and romance, memoir, and nonfiction for writers and creatives. Send details through the form below with a synopsis, pub date, and format; I read everything, and I only review books I can be honest about.
How to work with me
Press, podcasts & speaking
Interviews, expert commentary, and speaking engagements — on the creator economy, Substack, freelancing, ghostwriting, and the anti-starving-artist beat from Write for Money and Power.
Sponsors & brands
Newsletter placements, partnerships, and collaborations across two Substacks, this blog, and social — scoped to your goals on a quick call.
Publishers & publicists
ARCs for review consideration and author interviews — romantasy, memoir, and books for writers first.