100 Subscribers!?!

A round of coffee and pie on the house!

Always Wonder, Always Write has officially hit 100 (plus) subscribers, and my heart is overflowing. To those who first believed in this idea factory, thank you for being my foundation.

Photo by Marie G. on Unsplash

To those who have recently joined, you are awesome! Welcome and feel free to poke around and look in the closets. Give me a shout if you have questions or comments.

I must also thank Cynthia A Young, 🍁Author and Megan G. Mossgrove for recommending me to their cohort.

To celebrate, I’m serving up pie (aka the best kind—free pie!):

Current Paid Subscribers: I’ve just extended your subscriptions by an extra year on the house.

New Explorers: Read around the archives, enjoy the upcoming posts. If you like what you see, and you upgrade by March 31, 2026, you lock in the $55/year rate for life.

In fact, anyone who upgrades to Paid by March 31 will lock in the $55/year rate for life.

The News: On April 1 (no fooling!), the price moves to $70/year, and $8/month. I’m hoping to raise some travel funds so I can do some grassroots visits with writers and also research locations for a new project. I also plan to support some of the other Substacks I enjoy. I’ll do a post on those soon! (writes it down, must NOT forget).

Things are heating up at Jay Ann Cox Writing Works. In the near future, I’ll be previewing chapters from Writing in Nebraska for everyone. For now, that title is sticking, and even has a subtitle and a tagline.

Title: Writing in Nebraska: The practical, no-nonsense guide to producing first drafts.

Tagline: How to wrangle your wild creativity and give it a home on the page.

Paid subscribers will get exclusive access to a weekly audio storytime called (for now) “Reverie in the Maple Tree” as well as behind-the-scenes drafts.

I’m energized by this new pace. My schedule won’t allow me to rush a full copy of the book to market, plus I’m impatient. I think that combo has always made me a good essayist, scholar, blogger and short story maven.

Grab your knapsack and get in the car! The engine is running—glad you’re riding shotgun.

Always wonder, always write, my chickens.