Written Ward: Fiction & Field Notes

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The Last Cup
Nov 24, 2024 • John Ward
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Substack Needs to Romance Authors
Dec 6, 2023 • John Ward
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Working with an Illustrator
Aug 6, 2024 • John Ward
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Interview with Mills Baker
Aug 13, 2024 • John Ward and Mills Baker
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Story Compass: Fiction and Found Favorites

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A Bought Lesson is Best
Fiction for my Daughters
Dec 23, 2024 • 
John Ward
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A Bought Lesson is Best
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It is Pitch Black
You are likely to be eaten by a Grue.
Dec 11, 2024 • 
John Ward
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The Last Cup
Fiction, Submitted for Your Approval, as Part of the Substack Zone Event
Nov 24, 2024 • 
John Ward
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Christmas in the Twilight Zone
Night of the Meek
Dec 18, 2023 • 
John Ward
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Christmas in the Twilight Zone
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Entering the Twilight Zone
Preparing for the New Year's Day Marathon
Dec 11, 2023 • 
John Ward
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Entering the Twilight Zone
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Stack Cartographer: Mapping the Newsletter Frontier

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A Plan to Jumpstart Growth in Fiction
This article is part of the Stack Cartographer section.
Feb 10 • 
John Ward
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A Plan to Jumpstart Growth in Fiction
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Managing Your Reading Experience
A Quick Guide
Feb 3 • 
John Ward
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Managing Your Reading Experience
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Substack Needs to Romance Authors
Newly Updated with Additional Information about Ream
Dec 6, 2023 • 
John Ward
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Substack Needs to Romance Authors
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Why You Should Be Excited about Video
Substack is Not Pivoting to Video
Nov 30, 2023 • 
John Ward
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Why You Should Be Excited about Video
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Get in the Box!
A Critique and Webcomic about Notes
May 24, 2023 • 
John Ward
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Get in the Box!
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Drawing Room: Sketches, Comics & Visual Stories

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Lessons Learned
An Illustrated Story
Mar 3 • 
John Ward
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Working with an Illustrator
Designing a Cover for S.E. Reid
Aug 6, 2024 • 
John Ward
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Time Lapse Sketch of Tony Todd
Macabre Monday
Jan 22, 2024 • 
John Ward
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Time Lapse Sketch of Tony Todd
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How to Draw an Eye
Maybe a better title is how I draw an eye
May 2, 2023 • 
John Ward
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WWDC Takes with John and Mills
A recording from John Ward and Mills Baker's live video
Jun 11 • 
John Ward
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Mills Baker
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My Take on the Altman and Ives Merger
A recording from John Ward's live video
May 24 • 
John Ward
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Getting Weird with Dre Beltrami
A recording from John Ward's live video
Mar 5 • 
John Ward
 and 
Dre Beltrami
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Bookshelf Tour
A recording from John Ward's live video
Jan 16 • 
John Ward
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Behind the Algorithm
A recording from John Ward's live video
Jan 13 • 
John Ward
, 
Ben Cohen
, and 
Simon K Jones
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