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Adam Nathan's avatar

Love it. This is great. Glad to have stumbled into this vast niche. 😂

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

Thank you so much Adam, and thanks for the Note! I'm very curious about your Camino de Santiago journey, just starting to dig in... :)

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Michael Edward's avatar

This was great!

Humorous which suits the niche nicely

And relatable too! When I came to substack and heard the niche advice (over and over again) I too wondered how the hell I was gonna squeeze all the stuff I like to write about into a niche.

I opted for the cheeky out of being, “The Curious Platypus” because then I can write about whatever strikes my curiosity and the platypus because that furry freak wasn’t fond of categories (or should I says niches).

Thanks.

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

Thanks! Love a good curiosity, in the "Cabinet of..." sense, so your approach is right down my alley. Also platapuses have venom, so you can throw a little slap in with your tickle - nice choice. :)

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Michael Edward's avatar

Yeah I’m actually Australian so the platypus has a few layers of meaning for me.

And I’m actually working on a piece about platypuses now, so I just recently learnt that they had venom - they are a very interesting creature indeed.

Thanks.

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Sharon Thompson's avatar

Enjoyed reading this.

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Leo's SpeakEasy's avatar

You are definitely Nicheable!

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Twiggy's avatar

The dictionary also calls a niche, "a comfortable or suitable position in life or employment." Can a writer ever be comfortable? Who determines what is suitable? You left "humorist" out of your ism list. Perhaps a gay humorist? Not as depressing as most of the others...

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

Oh, you... ;)

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Mr. Troy Ford's avatar

Thank you so much, we're in this together! 🤍

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