Finally Pressing the Scary Button...
We are inviting you to join us in our mission of supporting marginalized storytellers! 🖤
Hello Dear Friends of OBA Nation,
In the spirit of our monthly theme of BECOMING and 2026 being the year we take the big, scary steps to push forward in our mission…we have an announcement to make: we are finally turning on our paid subscriptions and asking for you to consider partnering with us to support authors and screenwriters telling world-changing stories!
Our motley bunch of editors, writers, filmmakers, and entrepreneurs started One Brilliant Arc (OBA) because we wanted to educate and empower authentic, marginalized voices to tell stories that can change the world. For the past year and a half, we have been publishing weekly articles and videos on Substack teaching story mechanics using examples from pop culture media as a big way to accomplish just that. Everything we write or record teaches you how to be a better writer both on and off the page.
Our entire mission is to generously support brave storytellers healing themselves and the world through stories across all mediums. Our small team is working to build One Brilliant Arc from the ground up to be a company that has the resources to amplify the voices of creatives telling important stories that the world needs.
But here’s the thing: it takes a lot out of us to be able to create this content for writers and storytellers every week. We need other generous souls like you to partner with us in order to accomplish this mission.
It is still a top priority for us to make educational and encouraging resources easily accessible to writers at all stages of their journey.
So here’s what we’re going to do:
We will still continue to post new content about the craft of storytelling every week. Encouraging content and our educational podcast episodes will always be free to access. Educational articles about a specific storytelling element will be free to access for 7 days after they are posted. After 7 days, they will go behind a paywall. For $5 a month, you can access our full library of past educational articles PLUS all the new articles and videos that we post. Or you can sign up for a yearly plan and save!
✨In this way, you can both benefit from the knowledge of the creative professionals who work at One Brilliant Arc AND help us help other creatives move mountains. ✨
If you believe in our mission and want to help us support more marginalized storytellers in ways other than becoming a paid subscriber, we would be beyond grateful for you to buy us a coffee! We run on caffeine over here, like any good writer. 😉
We are also always looking to combine forces with other creatives who are willing to partner with us on the same mission. Our DMs are always open, please feel free to shoot us a message and let’s chat about how we can work together!
If you cannot spare a few bucks at this time, that is totally okay! We are still beyond grateful to have you here with us, part of our community, as a free subscriber. Your comments, ❤️s, restacks, and shares keep us going more than you know!
We will have more opportunities and perks for paid subscribers rolling out in 2026 as we continue to build One Brilliant Arc into a place where world-changing stories are told.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for linking arms with us to tell the better story of tomorrow. It remains our highest honor!
Love,
🖤 The OBA story team 📖
Appreciate your commitment to deliver quality.