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I think this is a very good plan. Go with your gut! Your readers will follow.

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Your newsletter is called Story Cauldron. If you focus on stories I think you will be on point. Articles about stories also fit the title.

The St. Louis history does seem like it might be popular and better served on its own since it is niche market that would likely be very loyal. Although they might not be interested in fiction.

Keep tweaking until you find what works.

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I like the idea of fiction, person writing updates, and notes on writing. It's like zooming in then zooming out to examine concepts. The St. Louis offshoot is nice too. They have great history and are very well done. I really like those. Getting yourself organized if you feel like things are getting scattered is self-aware. It's nice that you're doing it instead of readers wondering about it down the line.

Yours was among the first Substack I subscribed to because you were writing fiction and I was still getting the impression a lot more people were doing current events, politics, and generally in the non-fiction sphere. It's been a great time reading Story Cauldron. Hope you're happy with however the Substack turns out.

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I think everything together fits well - they're all stories and plays into the theme of your newsletter being a witch's brew of stories. If you'd really like to create a more clear separation, maybe add sectional instructions on the main subscribe page and in the welcome email? Even if you don't though, I don't see it as being a huge problem - people just don't read the ones they're not interested in!

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