Amy Suto
@sutoscience.bsky.social
✍️ SF-Based Founder & 7-Figure Writer
I run ✍️ MakeWritingYourJob .com & 📣 MakeMarketingYourJob .com
I run ✍️ MakeWritingYourJob .com & 📣 MakeMarketingYourJob .com
🎧 listen to it here: open.substack.com/pub/sutoscie...
💡 "How Do I 'Sell' Myself as a Creative Freelancer Without 'Selling Out'?"
I'm back on Preston Lee's podcast Freelance to Founder.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
🎧 listen to it here: open.substack.com/pub/sutoscie...
I get this question a LOT — “How do I sell myself as a creative freelancer without ‘selling out’?”
👇 listen to the podcast episode below to hear myself and host Preston Lee discuss what to do about re-approaching this mindset so you can be a more successful freelancer:
👇 listen to the podcast episode below to hear myself and host Preston Lee discuss what to do about re-approaching this mindset so you can be a more successful freelancer:
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
I get this question a LOT — “How do I sell myself as a creative freelancer without ‘selling out’?”
👇 listen to the podcast episode below to hear myself and host Preston Lee discuss what to do about re-approaching this mindset so you can be a more successful freelancer:
👇 listen to the podcast episode below to hear myself and host Preston Lee discuss what to do about re-approaching this mindset so you can be a more successful freelancer:
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
💡 A Conversation with Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer [12 Hour Book Launch Livestream - Hour 2!]
How to grow on Substack using some surprising and thoughtful advice from Jari Roomer of Write / Build / Scale.
www.sutoscience.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
✍️ In my interview with Jari Roomer, I stopped to highlight a crucial tip he gave on Substack growth — outsourcing!
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
January 17, 2026 at 2:22 AM
✍️ In my interview with Jari Roomer, I stopped to highlight a crucial tip he gave on Substack growth — outsourcing!
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📚 Grab Write for Money and Power on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
📚 Grab Write for Money and Power on Amazon and wherever books are sold.
Because I'm not trying to be "good enough" for someone else's standards. I'm building something that's mine.
"Write for Money and Power" shows you how to build writing income streams where YOU set the standards. Where your creativity isn't held hostage by other people's approval.
"Write for Money and Power" shows you how to build writing income streams where YOU set the standards. Where your creativity isn't held hostage by other people's approval.
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Because I'm not trying to be "good enough" for someone else's standards. I'm building something that's mine.
"Write for Money and Power" shows you how to build writing income streams where YOU set the standards. Where your creativity isn't held hostage by other people's approval.
"Write for Money and Power" shows you how to build writing income streams where YOU set the standards. Where your creativity isn't held hostage by other people's approval.
But something magical happened: When I stopped writing to impress editors and started writing to serve readers, the words flowed.
Now my newsletters make six figures a year. And I've never had writer's block since.
Now my newsletters make six figures a year. And I've never had writer's block since.
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
But something magical happened: When I stopped writing to impress editors and started writing to serve readers, the words flowed.
Now my newsletters make six figures a year. And I've never had writer's block since.
Now my newsletters make six figures a year. And I've never had writer's block since.
You know when I write my best work? When I'm writing for MY audience. When I own the platform. When I'm not performing for gatekeepers.
When I started my paid newsletter, I was terrified. What if nobody subscribes? What if my writing isn't good enough?
When I started my paid newsletter, I was terrified. What if nobody subscribes? What if my writing isn't good enough?
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
You know when I write my best work? When I'm writing for MY audience. When I own the platform. When I'm not performing for gatekeepers.
When I started my paid newsletter, I was terrified. What if nobody subscribes? What if my writing isn't good enough?
When I started my paid newsletter, I was terrified. What if nobody subscribes? What if my writing isn't good enough?
Why? Because you're trying to write something "worthy" of the opportunity. You're trying to impress people who have more power than you.
That pressure kills creativity.
That pressure kills creativity.
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Why? Because you're trying to write something "worthy" of the opportunity. You're trying to impress people who have more power than you.
That pressure kills creativity.
That pressure kills creativity.
Unpopular opinion: Writer's block isn't a creativity problem.
It's a money problem.
👇 Let me explain:
When you're broke and desperate, you'll write anything. Blog posts. Product descriptions. Email copy. Whatever pays.
But when you finally land a "prestigious" opportunity? Suddenly you freeze.
It's a money problem.
👇 Let me explain:
When you're broke and desperate, you'll write anything. Blog posts. Product descriptions. Email copy. Whatever pays.
But when you finally land a "prestigious" opportunity? Suddenly you freeze.
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Unpopular opinion: Writer's block isn't a creativity problem.
It's a money problem.
👇 Let me explain:
When you're broke and desperate, you'll write anything. Blog posts. Product descriptions. Email copy. Whatever pays.
But when you finally land a "prestigious" opportunity? Suddenly you freeze.
It's a money problem.
👇 Let me explain:
When you're broke and desperate, you'll write anything. Blog posts. Product descriptions. Email copy. Whatever pays.
But when you finally land a "prestigious" opportunity? Suddenly you freeze.
☕️ hot chocolate + a sunny Friday afternoon spent in bed reading, journaling, and unwinding after a busy book launch week 📕❤️
January 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
☕️ hot chocolate + a sunny Friday afternoon spent in bed reading, journaling, and unwinding after a busy book launch week 📕❤️
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
💡 A Conversation with Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer [12 Hour Book Launch Livestream - Hour 2!]
How to grow on Substack using some surprising and thoughtful advice from Jari Roomer of Write / Build / Scale.
www.sutoscience.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
✍️ Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer says that now is the time to turn your expertise into a creative business!
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
✍️ Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer says that now is the time to turn your expertise into a creative business!
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
Apply here 👉 www.makewritingyourjob.com/p/40-new-rem...
✍️ 40+ NEW Remote Writing Jobs | January 16, 2026
A leadership role paying $175,000, a magazine hiring investigative reporters for up to $300+/story, and five different opportunities are available for fiction and romantasy editors.
www.makewritingyourjob.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Apply here 👉 www.makewritingyourjob.com/p/40-new-rem...
Just in case you missed some opportunities on today’s writing job board 👀
January 16, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Just in case you missed some opportunities on today’s writing job board 👀
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
💡 A Conversation with Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer [12 Hour Book Launch Livestream - Hour 2!]
How to grow on Substack using some surprising and thoughtful advice from Jari Roomer of Write / Build / Scale.
www.sutoscience.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
✍️ Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer talks about how he recommends Substackers using the chat feature early, even if they’re under 1,000 subscribers.
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
January 16, 2026 at 7:19 PM
✍️ Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer talks about how he recommends Substackers using the chat feature early, even if they’re under 1,000 subscribers.
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
💡 A Conversation with Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer [12 Hour Book Launch Livestream - Hour 2!]
How to grow on Substack using some surprising and thoughtful advice from Jari Roomer of Write / Build / Scale.
www.sutoscience.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
👀 watch the full interview with Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer as part of hour 2 of my 12-hour book launch livestream here at the replay: www.sutoscience.com/p/a-conversa...
✍️ Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer makes a great point on how writers can outsource parts of their process to make their reach go further
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
✍️ Writer and Substack Growth Expert Jari Roomer makes a great point on how writers can outsource parts of their process to make their reach go further
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
📕 This is from hour 2 of my 12 Hour Substack Livestream Interview Series/Book Launch for my new book Write for Money and Power:
💭 If you’ve finished — or even just started — the book, leaving a quick Amazon review helps more writers find it and helps authors like me more than you know.
What does your Friday and weekend look like?
What does your Friday and weekend look like?
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
💭 If you’ve finished — or even just started — the book, leaving a quick Amazon review helps more writers find it and helps authors like me more than you know.
What does your Friday and weekend look like?
What does your Friday and weekend look like?
And truly, hearing from so many of you who watched the 12-hour launch, started reading my new book 📕 WRITE FOR MONEY AND POWER, and are already finding value in it has made this whole week worth it.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
And truly, hearing from so many of you who watched the 12-hour launch, started reading my new book 📕 WRITE FOR MONEY AND POWER, and are already finding value in it has made this whole week worth it.
🌙 Evening — Logging off. Resting. Letting my nervous system remember we survived and thrived.
This has been one of the busiest stretches of my life — and also a real gift. I’m slowly re-entering post-book-launch existence, which feels surreal and very welcome.
This has been one of the busiest stretches of my life — and also a real gift. I’m slowly re-entering post-book-launch existence, which feels surreal and very welcome.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🌙 Evening — Logging off. Resting. Letting my nervous system remember we survived and thrived.
This has been one of the busiest stretches of my life — and also a real gift. I’m slowly re-entering post-book-launch existence, which feels surreal and very welcome.
This has been one of the busiest stretches of my life — and also a real gift. I’m slowly re-entering post-book-launch existence, which feels surreal and very welcome.
🥗 1:00 p.m. — Lunch plus intentional decompression. Eating like a human, not a founder fueled solely by caffeine.
📥 3:00–5:00 p.m. — Going to be wrapping loose ends, inching toward inbox zero (keyword: inching), closing loops, gently powering down.
📥 3:00–5:00 p.m. — Going to be wrapping loose ends, inching toward inbox zero (keyword: inching), closing loops, gently powering down.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🥗 1:00 p.m. — Lunch plus intentional decompression. Eating like a human, not a founder fueled solely by caffeine.
📥 3:00–5:00 p.m. — Going to be wrapping loose ends, inching toward inbox zero (keyword: inching), closing loops, gently powering down.
📥 3:00–5:00 p.m. — Going to be wrapping loose ends, inching toward inbox zero (keyword: inching), closing loops, gently powering down.
✍️ Make Writing Your Job, GuestStack planning, and generally turning chaos into systems.
🧘 12:00 p.m. — Going to a yoga class. Because sometimes the most productive thing you can do is lie on a mat and breathe.
🧘 12:00 p.m. — Going to a yoga class. Because sometimes the most productive thing you can do is lie on a mat and breathe.
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
✍️ Make Writing Your Job, GuestStack planning, and generally turning chaos into systems.
🧘 12:00 p.m. — Going to a yoga class. Because sometimes the most productive thing you can do is lie on a mat and breathe.
🧘 12:00 p.m. — Going to a yoga class. Because sometimes the most productive thing you can do is lie on a mat and breathe.
🧠 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Post-launch-week admin marathon. Repurposing short-form clips from the 12-hour launch, scheduling social posts, reviewing candidates for our freelance newsletter editor role we’re hiring for over at
January 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🧠 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Post-launch-week admin marathon. Repurposing short-form clips from the 12-hour launch, scheduling social posts, reviewing candidates for our freelance newsletter editor role we’re hiring for over at