How to Write for a Living
by David McIlroy
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Estimated from 3 chart positions in 3 markets.
By chart position
- 🇬🇧GB · How To#1205K to 30K
- 🇰🇷KR · How To#1551K to 10K
- 🇫🇮FI · How To#943K to 10K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
2.7K to 15K🎙 Daily cadence·66 episodes·Last published 1mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
9K to 50K🇬🇧60%🇰🇷20%🇫🇮20% - Active Followers
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2.7K to 15K
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413: He built a movie site to 15 million visitors a month. Then he sold it and started over (with Vic Holtreman)
Jul 19, 2026
49m 34s
412: Story discovery as the pathway to success (with Michelle Ray)
Jun 28, 2026
48m 15s
411: What happens when you finally stop settling (with Bobby Umar)
Jun 21, 2026
43m 02s
410: Building a bookstore for the little guys (with Fleur Hull)
Jun 14, 2026
54m 21s
409: "I've been blessed by Madonna!" (with Karen Salmansohn)
Jun 7, 2026
44m 23s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/19/26 | entrepreneurshipvulnerability+3 | Vic Holtreman | Screen RantThe Redeemed Second Half | — | Screen Rantfitness memoir+3 | — | 49m 34s | ||
| 6/28/26 | storytellingwriting techniques+4 | Michelle Ray | Substack | EcuadorBahrain+1 | writingmemoir+5 | — | 48m 15s | ||
| 6/21/26 | personal developmentpublic speaking+3 | Bobby Umar | TEDxLinkedIn+2 | — | personal storyTEDx talk+4 | — | 43m 02s | ||
| 6/14/26 | bookstoreauthors+4 | Fleur Hull | Substack Bookstore | — | bookstoreauthors+5 | — | 54m 21s | ||
| 6/7/26 | writingcareer change+3 | Karen Salmansohn | — | — | writing careerpublishing success+3 | — | 44m 23s | ||
| 5/31/26 | Substack growthmedical education+3 | Laurie Marbas | The Habit Healers | — | Substackmedical school+5 | — | 1h 09m 05s | ||
| 5/24/26 | author journeyself-publishing+4 | Kern Carter | PenguinScholastic+1 | — | Kern Carterself-publishing+4 | — | 41m 40s | ||
| 5/17/26 | fantasy writingself-publishing+4 | Nathan Baugh | SubstackWorld Builders | — | fantasywriting+5 | — | 46m 14s | ||
| 5/10/26 | community buildingsocial media+3 | Seth Werkheiser | SOCIAL MEDIA ESCAPE CLUB | — | social mediacommunity+3 | — | 54m 10s | ||
| 5/3/26 | mental healthpersonal stories+3 | Not Exactly Ana | Substackdigital magazine | AustriaBulgaria | Substackmental health+3 | — | 29m 37s | ||
| 4/26/26 | Substackcontent creation+4 | Olivia Wickstrom | SubstackPinterest | AmericanFrench | Substackaffiliate income+5 | — | 39m 20s | ||
| 4/12/26 | Substack Growth SessionsTV shows+3 | — | ER | — | SubstackGrowth Sessions+5 | — | 27m 48s | ||
| 4/5/26 | live podcastingaudience feedback+3 | — | Substack | — | live podcastSubstack+5 | — | 16m 13s | ||
| 3/29/26 | screenwritingcharacter-led writing+4 | Amelia O'Loughlin | — | — | screenwritingcharacter development+4 | — | 39m 41s |
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Chart history for How to Write for a Living
Peaked at #94 in Finland, currently #94 in Finland.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | — | #94 | #94 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #120 | #120 | — |
| South Korea | — | #155 | #155 | — |
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.