Gleaning Words

About the Substack

Rewrite the Story of Your Life—with Your Words. Gleaning Words "gleans" the best entries from my numerous journals—among other works—to inspire, motivate, and encourage readers. Explore creativity, the writing life, entrepreneurship, and more.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • Occasional public posts

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Paywalled Posts and Full Archive
  • Podcast and Video Posts
  • Chat, Messaging, and Comments in the Community

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $77 a year
  • $7 a month

About Eric Beaty

Author of numerous works, life-long journaler, thrice NaNoWriMo winner, musician, new dad in his 40s, multifaceted creative—that about sums it up.

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