The Chronicles of Substack, Episode 2
Rick Retro’s Realm, Behind the Scenes #23: The Chronicles of Substack, Episode 2 – “The Realm Rises”.
I can’t begin to express how much I am looking forward to watching movies and writing reviews again!
Building my Substack space is time-consuming, and I don’t do well spending hours in front of the desktop. And I still have hours to go.
But I’m excited about how much better the experience will be for you and new readers when I’m up and running.
That might be sooner than I thought. The 51 Dark Whimsy Favorites in 80 Days is scheduled to begin on February 10 with the first posted review. If all goes well and I continue to progress as expected, I will post it just to Substack and send you a link in this text group.
I still see pros and cons with the Substack app. Site navigation is better in my browser. For example, Publications set up Sections, but in the app you don’t have access to those! On the other hand in the browser sometimes a description about an author or publication is too long and trails off with an ellipsis and no way to read the rest of the sentence. In the app it’s all there. I will optimize my emoji usage for the app, where everyone will see them identically. They will look differently from browser to browser just like they have in our various messaging apps.
I’m hopeful that they will improve the app to the point where there’s nothing lost by using it only. Right now I use it for quick peeks after a notification, but follow and read my very favorite authors with my browser.
But you should download the app for my post notifications at the least! 😁 And subscribe by February 10 for the emails.
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Originally posted to text group 2025-02-05
Last updated 2025-02-10