A Field Guide to Literary Substack

In which I roast everyone, including myself.

Feb 17 • Noor Rahman

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January 2026

Why People on Substack Lost their Minds When Someone Said: "Don't Read All the Classics"

What makes a novel "good"?

Jan 8 • Noor Rahman

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December 2025

I Found a Book About Tight Ends at the Library and Had to Call the Guy Who Wrote It.

"The people who read it really loved it and I've heard from them and that's enough."

Dec 10, 2025 • Noor Rahman

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December 3-1-1

3 updates, 1 useful tool, 1 impactful image

Dec 5, 2025 • Noor Rahman

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October 2025

October 3-1-1

3 Updates, 1 Useful Tool, 1 Impactful Image

Oct 8, 2025 • Noor Rahman

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June 2025

June 3-1-1

3 updates, 1 useful tool, 1 impactful image

Jun 13, 2025 • Noor Rahman

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April 2025

The Rejection that Changed My Writing: Harsh Lessons from Publishing Gatekeepers

And how I keep going after crushing defeat

Apr 22, 2025 • Noor Rahman

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March 2025

How I get back on the writing wagon when all my good habits are broken

Five strategies for starting again, amid the chaos

Mar 4, 2025 • Noor Rahman

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January 2025

January 3-1-1

3 updates, 1 useful tool, 1 impactful image

Jan 31, 2025 • Noor Rahman

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December 2024

December 3-1-1

3 updates, 1 useful tool, 1 impactful image

Dec 17, 2024 • Noor Rahman

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Yes, it's a masterpiece. But will anyone read it?

In defense of books people actually want to read.

Dec 5, 2024 • Noor Rahman

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November 2024

November 3-1-1

3 updates, 1 useful tool, 1 impactful image

Nov 19, 2024 • Noor Rahman

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