✍️ Be Your Own Cavalry
Stop waiting to be chosen. Choose yourself, instead.
The demand for ghostwriters topped over $1.3 billion dollars last year, and is forecasted to hit $2.23 billion dollars by 2031.
Do you know what that means? It’s a ✨ great ✨ time to sign-up for the live class I’m teaching TODAY about how to build a six-figure business ghostwriting memoirs for luxury clients 👀 RSVP here to get the Zoom link!
In today’s newsletter, you’ll read about:
✨ Why the cavalry isn’t coming — and why that’s a good thing
✍️ High-paying writing jobs you may have missed last week
📚 Writing wins from the community here at From the Desk!
✍️ Missed This Past Week’s Writing Jobs?
Did you miss it? Here are the writing jobs on the most recent job board:
A high-paying video studio is looking for a scriptwriter to help tell smart stories that stick for $1,000–$5,000/project.
A critically-acclaimed publication is paying $1000–$2000/piece for bold ideas on science, society, and the future—fiction welcome.
Three authors are hiring editors for fiction that moves fast and hits hard. A sharp eye and ear for tone are required.
If you missed the last issue of my writing job board, check it out at the link below:
✨ Plus, I have one featured job currently open:
🫖 Sunday Tea: Be Your Own Cavalry
In 2015, filmmaker Mark Duplass grabbed a mic at SXSW and delivered six terrifyingly liberating words: “The cavalry isn’t coming.”
Good. Because the studio lots are still smoking from strikes, Big Five publishers keep folding imprints, and streaming execs now cancel shows mid-scroll. The gatekeepers are scrambling — and that’s our opportunity.
Take a moment and watch his keynote — I promise you it has the potential to change your life:
Duplass’s point lands just as hard for writers: stop waiting for a stranger’s greenlight and start green-lighting yourself.
Why This Matters Right Now
Owning an audience is power. Substack’s CEO just confirmed that 50-plus writers now earn more than $1 million a year on this platform — and the list keeps growing.
Gatekeepers can’t cancel an email list. When readers come straight to your inbox, no algorithm or exec decides your fate.
Control scales. Whether you’re ghosting memoirs or serializing sci-fi, the upside is yours — not a publisher’s balance sheet.
3 Ways to Saddle Up Today
Ship a portfolio that sells while you sleep. My on-demand How to Build a Portfolio That Attracts High-Paying Clients class shows you how to build a portfolio that shines (no clients required!). Watch the replay →.
Pitch where money is already flowing. High-paying jobs drop on the Writing Job Board twice a week, plus you’ll find daily opps in the subscriber chat as well as featured drop jobs. See the latest listings →.
Join me live — today! I’m teaching “How to Build a Six-Figure Memoir Ghostwriting Business” this afternoon. Bring questions, leave with a roadmap. RSVP to get the Zoom link →.
The only cavalry that counts is the one you command. Grab the reins, choose yourself, and I’ll see you in class.
🎓 See You in Class: What’s New on ClassStack
My live class series on everything you need to know to make writing your job.
💻 On the Blog: What’s New on AmySuto.com
Articles about the writing life.
Why I Quit Being a Digital Nomad. I traveled the world as a digital nomad for 5 years — and this year I decided to “settle down.” What that means and why I ended my travel-first lifestyle in this article.
How to Hire a Book Editor. Wondering when to hire a book editor? Learn the difference between developmental, line, and proofreading services — and how to choose the right editor for your novel, memoir, or nonfiction book.
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Sending creativity and good writing vibes your way,
-Amy