Substack to Ghost 👻

You're here! You're in Emily Writes Weekly and Emily Writes Weekly is in her new home in Ghost. Does that make sense? It doesn't have to, it's fine.

Do you have some questions? Also fine! Here's my attempt at answering them:

Do I unsubscribe?

No! I'm not on Substack any more. Please don’t do anything with your Substack account! If you unsubscribe there I can get forced to refund you, which costs me a lot more money because there’s a refund ‘fine’ essentially. YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING! If you subscribed to me at Substack you now subscribe to me here at Ghost. We did it! We did it!

Do I need to resubscribe?

Nope! As before, you don’t have to do anything! If you are already a Substack subscriber, with a paid or unpaid subscription, your account has now moved to Ghost.

How will I log in to Ghost or make comments?

This is actually really seamless. When you go to make a comment or log in on Ghost, you’ll be able to use the exact same email you used to subscribe to me on Substack. You’ll get a one-time code sent to your email. And that’s it! Nothing else changes.

Where will I find you? How will I get Emily Writes Weekly?

You’ll get Emily Writes Weekly in your email inbox. There is a chance, if you use Gmail, that my email will wind up in the “Promotions” tab. If so, drag it to the inbox. There’s a smaller chance it’ll land in your Spam folder - if so, make sure to open the spam folder, find the email from me, and list it as “Not Spam.”

And you’ll be able to find me at www.emilywrites.co.nz like the olden days when it was my blog! Full circle!

Do I need to download the Ghost app?

No, because there isn’t one! And honestly, it’s better that way - it makes it impossible for Ghost or anyone else to lock me in. It’s just me, sending you emails, and a website you can visit any time you like.

How do I manage my account with Ghost?

It’s easier and more transparent than with Substack. You log in via the little "Sign in" button on the top right. Ghost sends you a link. You're now signed in. Want to make changes to your account? Click "Account" and all the info you need is right there.

Do I need to delete the Substack app? Should I stay on Substack?

I can’t answer that for you. It’s up to you if you hang out here or not. There’s still a lot of awesome writers here. You can and should continue to support them. Not everybody is able to move. It was a costly and stressful exercise for me, and I don’t begrudge anyone staying.

Will you be on Substack at all?

At this stage, I’m feeling pretty let down about some of the decisions made here. As I said, this move has been really stressful and expensive for me. So, I feel like I don’t want to be there at all now because I’m annoyed. But, and it’s a big but - I love a lot of people who share their writing here, so I may still be around. I just won’t be posting there.

I don't subscribe what should I do?

Please subscribe! This has been an expensive move and the best way to support me and my mahi is to koha or subscribe. When you subscribe I can pay people for guest posts and I can pay for food. It's a win/win.

Help me! I'm scared! WHAT IS A NEWSLETTER?!

Fair call. Email me at emily at emilywrites dot co dot nz and I'll see if I can help.