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Readers. Data. Your Creative Gut. This is where creative instinct meets strategic insight — helping you understand your audience, apply meaningful data and make creative decisions that sustain your Substack publication for the long haul.

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About Amanda B. Hinton

✍️ Creative Editorial Strategist | Publishing & Newsletter Growth | Audience Research & Somatic Wayfinding 🫱🏼‍🫲🏽 I help writers & creative entrepreneurs refine their editorial vision, grow engaged audiences & build sustainable publishing strategies.

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