Since Substack's inception in 2017, for writer's and creator's alike, it has become one of the internet's most popular platforms. It's great for both beginners and seasoned writers, and gives you the tools to build a popular platform for free.
Sunday, November 23, 2025
Making Money on Substack
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Sunday, November 16, 2025
The Structure of the English Language: Vocabulary
As I've mentioned in previous blog posts about the English language, it is a very complicated language. With estimates ranging anywhere from half a million to 2 million words. This is based on whether a word can be thought of as an English word, but that might not necessarily be the case.
The language is so complex, that you could argue until the cows come home about whether or not certain words are single words, two words or should include a hyphenation. You'll quickly discover that your word count will change because there are so many words with different meanings that are spelt the same. Oh it's very complicated.
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Sunday, November 09, 2025
9 Best Books for Writers 2025
The Complete Guide to Writing and Self-Publishing Online
Discover how to write an article in 30 mins, start your own website, research blog posts thoroughly, write and publish your ebook, create an author brand and market your book.
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.
Sunday, November 02, 2025
Why Blogging Isn't Dead, and the Best Current Platforms 2025
I launched this blog way back in 2015, and before social media really kicked in, when you only had blogs. There were no social media posts full of people's lives, or online influencers. Just everyday people talking about their lives, writing stories and selling stuff.
Helen Bolam is a writer, author, blogger, and podcaster. Offering advice to writers to cure their writing pains.




