Fiction on Substack
The top 100 Fiction writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 170
- Median followers, Rising
- 2,038
- Smallest on the board
- 0
- RR Roman, #41
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 455
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Fiction: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
The Shit About Writing Team
110k followers · #3 Fiction Bestsellers
Simone Harris
11k followers · #44 Fiction Bestsellers
After Dinner Conversation
108k followers · #31 Fiction Bestsellers
The Romantasy
25k followers · #75 Fiction Bestsellers
Tobin Elliott 🇨🇦 Horror Guy
1.1k followers
mort the write or die vulture
68k followers · #5 Fiction Bestsellers
Brenda Nasr
406 followers · #78 Fiction RisingNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live. Outlined weeks are incomplete: Substack lists only a publication's 50 newest recommenders, so for busy writers older weeks can't be counted, and a 30-day count marked + is a floor.
Rising
Substack ranks Rising by recent growth in paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Felicity Breyer new at #2, Rebecca Makkai new at #5, Aj Saxsma new at #6, Caroline Beuley new at #8, Clare Testoni new at #9.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲1 |  Beth BrowerBeth Brower Scribbles Away |
83,319 | 51 +8 | |
| 2 | new |  Felicity Breyer@felicitybreyer |
1,445 | 2 +2 | |
| 3 | ▲2 |  The Shit About Writing TeamThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing |
109,532 | 58 +26 | |
| 4 | ▼3 |  mort the write or die vultureWrite or Die |
67,979 | 53 +11 | |
| 5 | new |  Rebecca MakkaiSubMakk |
45,512 | 66 +4 | |
| 6 | ▲11 |  Aj Saxsma@ajsaxsma |
3,940 | 36 +4 | |
| 7 | ▲48 |  Kate ValentineThe Year of The Cat |
4,376 | 55 +9 | |
| 8 | new |  Caroline BeuleyFairy Tales by Caroline |
22,028 | 51 +9 | |
| 9 | new |  Clare Testoni@ctestoni |
158 | ? | |
| 10 | new |  Maren ValeStolen Wives |
5,999 | 50 +5 | |
| 11 | ▲14 |  Tyler Blake@tylerblakegayeroticastories |
1,001 | 3 +3 | |
| 12 | ▲17 |  Kevin Jack McEnroeSerenity Side Down |
1,102 | 8 | |
| 13 | ▲32 |  After Dinner ConversationAfter Dinner Conversation® - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story |
108,478 | 56 +16 | |
| 14 | new |  Jack Stagg@jackstaggwrites |
2,447 | 36 +6 | |
| 15 | ▼12 |  Kai 🏳️🌈Kai After Practice |
3,034 | 26 +6 | |
| 16 | new |  Jodi TaylorJodi Taylor Books |
10,954 | 50 +1 | |
| 17 | ▲3 |  NicolePermission to Weird |
11,855 | 53 +2 | |
| 18 | new |  Holly RinglandThe Joy Rise |
8,802 | 51 +1 | |
| 19 | new |  JojoBook Steeze |
2 | ? | |
| 20 | new |  Really Really Normal@reallyreallynormal |
957 | ? | |
| 21 | new |  Emma Newman-Holdenmy vape is dying |
4,128 | ? | |
| 22 | ▼16 |  Maxwell GeorgeThe Humiliation Journal |
4,015 | 51 +5 | |
| 23 | ▼4 |  Evelina RoseCuckolding Life |
3,446 | 10 | |
| 24 | new |  Aleks | Pisanie i książkiDziennik i pisanie • Aleks Makulska |
2,485 | 11 +3 | |
| 25 | new |  Cyndy MorganConrad's Version (TSITP fanfic) |
1,807 | 7 | |
| 26 | new |  Michael ChabonTragic Magic: Michael Chabon |
13,102 | 55 +1 | |
| 27 | new |  Basil. 𓍊𓋼𓍊✽𓋼𓍊꩜Watching the Lambs |
1,396 | ? | |
| 28 | ▼14 |  Kate RiddickRiddick's Fantasies |
494 | 9 +4 | |
| 29 | new |  Craig CollinsThe Kink Collective |
143 | ? | |
| 30 | new |  IvanaLady Liberty |
7,147 | ? | |
| 31 | ▲23 |  The Mom Next DoorDiary of a WFH Mom |
2,890 | 12 +3 | |
| 32 | ▼19 |  Freckleman64Freckleman64’s Substack |
5,506 | 42 +4 | |
| 33 | ▲11 |  Julia R. RivenStories from Westbridge |
371 | 6 +6 | |
| 34 | new |  Amie Barnes' FantasiesRead Your Fantasies |
1,155 | ? | |
| 35 | new |  Jen St. Germain@jenstgermain |
660 | ? | |
| 36 | new |  Howard JacobsonStreetwalking with Howard Jacobson |
17,366 | 52 +1 | |
| 37 | new |  Charlotte Wright EroticaCharlotte Wright |
1,426 | 7 +3 | |
| 38 | new |  AsukaHotaruAsuka Hotaru |
5,489 | ? | |
| 39 | new |  Lydia Matlock | The Open BookThe Open Book |
974 | ? | |
| 40 | new |  Joshua Bader@joshuabader |
901 | ? | |
| 41 | new |  RR RomanAllegiance & Liberty: The November War |
0 | ? | |
| 42 | new |  Brad PhillipsBrad Phillips |
6,406 | 50 | |
| 43 | new |  Tyler CallowayThe Dude Ranch | MM Cowboy Romance |
3,466 | ? | |
| 44 | new |  Bradley RamseyThe Writer's Journey |
7,014 | ? | |
| 45 | new |  Lidia CocoLidia |
9 | ? | |
| 46 | new |  Leah RowanTo Tell a Story |
1,285 | ? | |
| 47 | new |  Nathan Ewbank, AuthorNathan Ewbank - Author |
2,356 | ? | |
| 48 | new |  Leena MariaLeenasBooks Newsletter |
2,345 | ? | |
| 49 | new |  Alistair's Archives@alistairssarchives |
628 | ? | |
| 50 | new |  Dark Desires, A Cuckold BlogDark Desires |
2,778 | ? | |
| 51 | new |  Gabriela DoyleWriting Magic in the Margins |
32 | ? | |
| 52 | new |  Harvey James@harveja |
162 | ? | |
| 53 | ▲32 |  Harp StratheHarp's Substack |
156 | 0 | |
| 54 | new |  The Lower Decks@thelowerdecks |
515 | ? | |
| 55 | new |  Steven Aitchison AuthorIndie Author Secrets Newsletter |
3,010 | 25 | |
| 56 | new |  Erinn BjørnErinn's Kink Korner |
959 | ? | |
| 57 | new |  Kitty MaeIn Her Words |
2,038 | ? | |
| 58 | new |  J.D. StantonVergebound |
6 | ? | |
| 59 | new |  M.P. FitzgeraldGraphomania with M.P. Fitzgerald |
3,672 | ? | |
| 60 | new |  Black Cat Mysteries@blackcatmysteries |
362 | 14 +3 | |
| 61 | new |  DeAnnaDeAnna Drake | Cozy Mystery Readers Club |
5,323 | ? | |
| 62 | new |  L.D. WhitneyCLIFFHANGER! |
304 | ? | |
| 63 | new |  Emma DarwinThis Itch of Writing with Emma Darwin |
9,405 | 54 +4 | |
| 64 | new |  Patrick Abbott, Sci-Fi AuthorPatrick Abbott, Sci-fi Author |
5,692 | ? | |
| 65 | new |  WSCFriedman@wscfriedman996345 |
1,669 | ? | |
| 66 | new |  Somewhere in the Becoming@mzsic3cold |
23 | ? | |
| 67 | new |  Kathy FishThe Art of Flash Fiction |
20,240 | 56 +4 | |
| 68 | new |  a literary mole | sub clubSub Club |
100,740 | 61 +9 | |
| 69 | new |  Julian YapThe Sunday Morning Transport |
5,268 | 50 | |
| 70 | new |  Daddy-Chief@daddychief |
1,352 | ? | |
| 71 | new |  Ash Rae@ashraec |
1 | ? | |
| 72 | new |  Holly FairallHolly’s Literary Magic |
1,551 | 8 +2 | |
| 73 | new |  P. K. Hofferman (Kinky Ink)Kinky Ink: Femdom • Cuckold • sph • Bi-MMF • Erotica & Art |
2,510 | ? | |
| 74 | new |  S.L. StallingsA Haunting We Will Go |
1,129 | ? | |
| 75 | new |  House Guest@houseguestpress |
2,299 | ? | |
| 76 | new |  Melanie RachelAuthor Melanie Rachel |
570 | ? | |
| 77 | new |  Mister Awake@misterawake |
0 | ? | |
| 78 | ▼12 |  Brenda Nasr@brendanasr |
406 | 18 +10 | |
| 79 | new |  Donovan CallahanDonovan’s Substack |
12 | ? | |
| 80 | new |  M.K. BrownThe Daily Guide |
6 | ? | |
| 81 | new |  Kasu (small wounds)small wounds |
4,073 | ? | |
| 82 | new |  MaiahMaiahLynnette |
503 | ? | |
| 83 | new |  Abby MaslinBeyond the Classroom |
2,277 | ? | |
| 84 | new |  Lucia FerriThe Life that Fit |
154 | ? | |
| 85 | new |  Nadine MathesonThe Writer's Verdict with Nadine Matheson |
5,083 | ? | |
| 86 | new |  Timö@timoprendergast |
179 | ? | |
| 87 | new |  Her Majesty of Ink and ExitsVelinwood Court |
1,443 | ? | |
| 88 | new |  Spanking TheatreSpanking Stories |
3,767 | ? | |
| 89 | new |  John GrangerHogwarts Professor |
1,017 | 12 | |
| 90 | new |  Laura Stone 🏳️🌈Get Stoned (Biblically) |
475 | ? | |
| 91 | ▼16 |  Magnus WolfeRAW THIRST |
7,785 | 37 +4 | |
| 92 | ▼84 |  Sloane BlackSloane's Spank Bank |
5,160 | 49 +3 | |
| 93 | ▼61 |  OliviaOlive and Words |
20 | 2 | |
| 94 | new |  Sarkahn@sarkahnam |
89 | ? | |
| 95 | new |  Kathryn Lang SlatteryWherever the Word Leads |
467 | ? | |
| 96 | new |  Alexandra IffAlexandra Iff Dark Romance Author |
3,455 | ? | |
| 97 | new |  KJ Jones / Kat-Jo Jones@kjjoneskatjojones |
1 | ? | |
| 98 | ▼27 |  Julia KentJulia Kent's Writing Cabin |
78,235 | 50 +1 | |
| 99 | new |  Brandon EllrichHumor and Hummus by Brandon Ellrich |
4,687 | ? | |
| 100 | new |  Jude BermanJude’s Substack |
330 | ? |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Rising board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Brower | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | ▲1 |
| Felicity Breyer | 2 | new | |||
| The Shit About Writing Team | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| mort the write or die vulture | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ▼3 |
| Rebecca Makkai | 5 | new | |||
| Aj Saxsma | 17 | 17 | 6 | ▲11 | |
| Kate Valentine | 13 | 55 | 55 | 7 | ▲6 |
| Caroline Beuley | 8 | new | |||
| Clare Testoni | 9 | new | |||
| Maren Vale | 52 | 10 | ▲42 | ||
| Tyler Blake | 8 | 25 | 25 | 11 | ▼3 |
| Kevin Jack McEnroe | 29 | 29 | 12 | ▲17 | |
| After Dinner Conversation | 6 | 45 | 45 | 13 | ▼7 |
| Jack Stagg | 14 | new | |||
| Kai 🏳️🌈 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ▼12 | |
| Jodi Taylor | 16 | new | |||
| Nicole | 25 | 20 | 20 | 17 | ▲8 |
| Holly Ringland | 18 | new | |||
| Jojo | 19 | new | |||
| Really Really Normal | 20 | new |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
Who recommends Fiction writers
Publications with the most live recommendations pointing at writers whose main category is Fiction. If you write in this category, these are the readers' lists worth being on.