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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Is anyone publishing serialized/long-form fiction on #Substack? It's something I'm considering and would love to see how others are doing it. #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersLife

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

RIP New York. An unsafe hellhole. If I were a New Yorker, I would be terrified knowing that Andrew Cuomo is free to roam the streets, rather than locked up securely in the Mayor's Office where we can keep a close eye on him. Prayers for NYC 🙏 lock your nursing home doors tn #mamdani #mayor

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Waiting to see if your offer on a house got accepted is wild. Never have I been more conflicted about someone being willing to take my life savings.

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Who's writing the funniest, weirdest fiction today? I want set-ups to jokes that don't pay off for 200 pages, absurd plots, completely irreverent shit (sure, with some lessons thrown in too, I guess). IOW, who is the Joseph Heller of 2025? #booksky #reading #books #satire #humor

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Scrivener is probably my most often used tool that I feel like I barely scratch the surface of. What's your favorite feature? I personally love split-screen, especially when writing a chapter with a lot of references to an earlier one. #writerslife #writing #authorslife #writingcommunity #novels

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four ways to use Scrivener for all your writing projects

4 practical ideas for everything from articles and nonfiction manuscripts to a poetry collection, plus a bonus strategy for reducing writing anxiety

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

What's your favorite Vonnegut novel??? I'm reading The Sirens of Titan rn and it's reminding me how much I love him. Where should I go next? The whackier the better. #booksky #satire #books #reading

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Simultaneously trying to buy a house in Mass and get representation for my novel. IOW, I'm trying out to be the poster boy for Masochism. Lmk if I make the cut. #amquerying #amwriting #realestate #booksky #writingcommunity

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Any suggestions for #RomComs that err toward irreverent and goofy #humor rather than cutesy? Extra points for magical realism or low fantasy #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Books

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The Male Loneliness Epidemic comes for another pair of besties :'( Thoughts go out to Elon and Trump Dap up the fellas extra hard tn

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

My dad died in Feb, so would someone mind listening to the Carrie & Lowell reissue for me and telling me if Sufjan made it happy this time before I give it a listen? I bet this was why he re-released (was too sad before 😔) but don't want to chance it. #music #sufjanstevens #carrieandlowell

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I don't know how I got by before knowing the word "ostensibly". What would I drop into the middle of a sentence to sound thoughtful and intelligent??? "Apparently"?? Give me a fucking break. #Write #WriteSky #BookSky #WritersLife #WritingCommunity

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Without question the very worst thing about generative AI is that it has turned people against em dashes. Many associate the beautiful — with trash AI-generated content. The future grows bleaker by the day. #AI #Writing #WritersLife #AmQuerying #WritingCommunity

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Reading Careless People is like when you're on the train and someone on the phone starts loudly shit talking all their coworkers. You know that they're leaving a ton out to make themselves sound better, but, man, it still makes for good eavesdropping. #booksky #books #facebook

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

When they come up and down the aisles at baseball games yelling "HOT DOG" are they offering or requesting?

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Writing a novel is similar to making pulled pork, in that it feels really really tough (drafting) and then eventually falls apart (querying). #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #writingcommunity

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

More food/drinks should be like cold brew. You just put a dry in a wet and let it sit until it tastes good. Anyone who mentions overnight oats will be blocked.

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

How much time do you #amquerying authors spend on promotion activities (i.e. social) vs querying vs working on other stories/etc.? For me, it's prob: Promotion: 10% Querying: 40% Additional Submissions: 30% Bonus: Tinkering w/ manuscript: 20% #writer #writingcommunity #booksky #amwriting #novels

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The clearest sign that I'm in the waning days of my twenties is how excited I am to discover all the different uses of cabbage. Truly an incredible vegetable. A real stand-out. Can't wait to carry this knowledge into the next decade of life.

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I think that when there's a penalty in hockey, instead of the fouling team losing one player for two minutes, the team that got fouled should be allowed to put every player on the ice at once for 15 seconds

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

What inspires you most when you're in a writing rut? For me, reading a good book always helps, but honestly listening to music I love is even better. Some that tend to do the trick for me are: —David Berman —Mitski —Radiohead —Saba —Talking Heads Hbu? #WritingCommunity #AskWriters #AmQuerying

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Just finished Catch 22! So good. Can't wait for 23 to come out. Take your time JH, you can't rush perfection. #BookSky #WritingCommunity #reading #books

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Read Catch-23: How to Feel Heard in Your Marriage, Even if Your Wife Doesn't Read Your Substack #humor #substack open.substack.com/pub/goldfarb...

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Doctor's Use of Medicines Raises New Murdering Concerns

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

What new/lesser-known author do you think is going to have a huge break-out in the next few years? #booksky I'd have to go with @hollygramazio.bsky.social . The Husbands was so damn good and funny and unique. And worked great as audiobook, to boot :)

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I’m 130 pages into Catch-22 and am unsure how I have managed to live 29 years on this Earth without reading this. Ever read a book that made you feel that way? #BookSky #WriteSky #Satire

Front cover of Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Did Daft Punk kill my dad? (Spoiler: they sure as shit didn't bring him back to life) Read Dead Dad Diaries #5: TRON: Legacy and an edible

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Dead Dad Diaries #5: TRON: Legacy and an edible

Did Daft Punk kill my dad? (They sure as shit didn't bring him back to life)

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Are domestic violence, drinking on the job, and gross incompetence absolute NO-GOs for being #pope? Or is Catholic Church, ya know, chill? Asking for a soon-to-be-unemployed friend. (While we're on the subject, anyone know the #Signal numbers for any Cardinal Electors???)

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

COLUMN: Has Signal's viral marketing gone TOO FAR?

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

What next? Let me guess! The Looney Left will make it ILLEGAL to TELL YOUR WIFE ABOUT YOUR WORKDAY???

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

People should talk more about how awkward it is when your Uber driver honks.

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

"If He had hid behind antisemitism to deport minorities but not pretended to care about Jews to further political vendettas against universities, dayenu" -Jewish Republicans, probably

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

"What if, instead of discovering this movie alone and high in the waning days of my twenties, I had discovered it when I was 14, and sober, and sitting next to my dad?" #writers #booksky #writingcommunity #grief #movies #SubStack

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Dead Dad Diaries #5: TRON: Legacy and an edible

Did Daft Punk kill my dad? (They sure as shit didn't bring him back to life)

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

When I read from my novel EXTRAMAGICAL AFFAIRS at @nycwriterscircle.bsky.social, I tried to focus on trusting my work + reading it with confidence. I believe the audience feeds off your energy. #authors of #booksky, what do you keep in mind when reading your materials in public? What works for you?

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The Art of the Deal is me saying that I'll hold off on slapping you with reciprocal tariffs if you read my Substack. #grief #writers #writingcommunity #Substack open.substack.com/pub/goldfarb...

Quote from Substack: I don’t dream of bringing my dad back to life. I don’t have many of the delusional, childish ideations that Joan Didion described as “magical thinking.”

I do, however, believe that I can rebuild him in my mind, a little Mike Goldfarb, just as funny, just as insightful, just as supportive, who I can visit and chat with and keep updated on my successes and struggles.

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Are there any novels out there about a fictional worldwide economic catastrophe where shit gets really dark, like an apocalyptic/dystopian novel? (i.e. The Stand, Station Eleven, Swan Song) If not, someone should write one! Asking for no particular reason... #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Books

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

The #LiberationDay #tariffs should be Dems' "Covid Lockdown" moment: Like R's did with school closures, D's can leverage widespread anger to welcome pissed-off voters into the tent. We'll need strong messaging, discipline, and a shitload of empathy. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/goldfarb...

"The most successful political messages don't try to convince the public of something they previously hadn't believed, but rather expand on, amplify, or put words to
something that people were already thinking."

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Waiting for the stock market to open like the ending of Melancholia

Ending of Melancholia, world about to end

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Anyone feeling this? Especially on #Booksky or in the #WritingCommunity? I think the often political impetus for many to move here (including, admittedly, myself) may have led to this site becoming self-serious. (Note: This is not an endorsement of the word "lolz")

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Finally, someone brave enough to tackle the intersection of the #RedSox and #grief. Featuring praise (and hatred) of rookie phenom Kristian Campbell. #WritingCommunity #BookSky #Substack open.substack.com/pub/goldfarb...

We extended Garrett Crochet. Devers started out in a big slump but seems to be coming out of it. And our right fielder Abreu might sneakily be the best player on the field.

But does any of it matter, if I can’t talk to my dad about it?

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

“When it comes to talking baseball, there’s no one in the world that can replace your dad. His opinions were bad. His takes were over-the-top. His memory was a steel trap, the players and seasons of his youth polished to a shimmering luster by the passing of time like smooth rocks on a river bed.”

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Dead Dad Diaries #4: Fuck You, Kristian Campbell

My dad's opinions were bad. His takes were over-the-top. His memory was a steel trap, the players and seasons of his youth polished to a shimmering luster by the passing of time like smooth rocks on a...

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Here's what I read last month (S/o @thestorygraph.com!) A Heart That Works & Year of Magical Thinking were definitely highlights (or lowlights, depending on how you define it...) And the Masters of War course/audiobook was surprisingly interesting as well! Any recommendations? #booksky #reading

Storygraph summary for March. 5 books, 1200 pages read

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

A must-read: "We were spoiled.... As were those on the other side: willing to tear it all down because they had been so thoroughly nourished by... a bountiful condition that allowed people to thrive and opine and swagger around like kings and queens while remaining ignorant of their own history"

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A Tariff-Free Gift

From MY "Liberation Day"

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Noah Goldfarb @goldfarbwrites.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The mixed emotions of seeing your Substack post about your deceased father got it's first restack, only to see that it was from a pornbot :(

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