Media & Speaking
Amanda Bray Hinton is an autistic publishing strategist and somatic storyteller helping writers and creative entrepreneurs reimagine how they publish — blending data-informed strategy with intuitively led creativity.
She helped popularize the use of data on Substack with her original reader-behavior survey and later taught a top Substack strategist’s audience how to interpret growth and engagement metrics with nuance (link) — using data as a mirror for creative integrity rather than just a metric for performance. Since then, she has studied top publications’ creative growth and engagement patterns — not to prescribe formulas, but to illuminate what’s possible when we publish from presence, rhythm and trust.
Her own Substack publication, The Publishing Spectrum, has grown organically from just 12 readers to more than 4,000 — a testament to her belief that sustainable success emerges from resonance, not just reach.
Data-informed but intuitively led — trusting that what feels true can also scale. Intuition isn’t a liability in business; it’s a form of intelligence.
Amanda teaches creators to move fluidly between internal and external direction: to read their own signals as closely as they study their analytics, and to understand that sustainable publishing grows from resonance, not performance.
Booking & Contact
For podcast invitations, media features or speaking inquiries, email Amanda @ ThePublishingSpectrum.com or use the contact form below.
Based in Dallas, TX — available for virtual or in-person events.
Available For
Podcast Interviews — On publishing without formulas, Substack strategy, autistic unmasking in public, somatic storytelling and the creative tension between intuition and growth. (See podcast interview here.)
Workshops & Seminars — For writers, creative teams and entrepreneurs who want to publish sustainably and trust their own voice.
Speaking Engagements — Keynotes and panels on entrepreneurship after unmasking, creative sovereignty and embodied leadership.
Media Commentary — Expert insight on Substack trends, independent publishing ecosystems and the intersection of creativity, embodiment and data.
Philosophy
Amanda’s work bridges the analytical and the intuitive — teaching that data and intuition are not opposing forces but complementary forms of awareness. Through The Publishing Spectrum, she helps writers and creative entrepreneurs learn to grow in rhythm with both their creative seasons and their audience ecosystems.
Her approach is rooted in a simple truth: creative intuition isn’t a barrier to business or newsletter growth; it’s the foundation of it.
Signature Topics
1. Publishing as a Practice of Self-Trust
How to build an online publishing rhythm that strengthens confidence in your own creative instincts — and why every writer’s “formula” must grow from their internal signals, not someone else’s system.
Focus: cultivating inner authority and creative rhythm in a world of comparison and metrics.
2. The Somatic Path to Creative Voice
Exploring how body awareness and nervous-system regulation open the door to authentic storytelling. Amanda guides participants through gentle somatic cues and reflective writing prompts that help them locate truth in their own voice.
Focus: connecting somatic wisdom, storytelling and sustainable creative flow.
3. Data as a Mirror, Not a Master
A conversation on using data to inform, not dictate, your publishing. Amanda draws on her Substack reader survey and years of studying top publications to show how to engage analytics with healthy boundaries — turning insight into intuition.
Focus: relational, humane approaches to audience data and growth.
4. Systems That Serve the Story
For creative entrepreneurs and spiritual teachers who want to expand online without sacrificing authenticity. Amanda shares how to design publishing systems — on Substack or beyond — that protect creative energy while supporting sustainable growth.
Focus: sovereignty, boundary-setting, and audience care inside real-world publishing.
5. Writing as Devotional Practice
Drawing inspiration from wisdom teachers like Anne Lamott and Natalie Goldberg, this talk invites audiences to work with beloved creative texts somatically — feeling where the body says “yes” and “no” to guidance — to uncover what only they can say to the world.
Focus: spiritual creativity, embodied reflection, and the sacred rhythm of sharing your work.
Bio
Short bio (for press or podcast intros):
Amanda Bray Hinton is an autistic publishing strategist and somatic storyteller who helped popularize the use of data on Substack through her original reader-behavior survey. She teaches writers and creative entrepreneurs to grow intuitively and sustainably — blending data-informed strategy with somatic creative practices and intuitively led business practices.
Longer version (for event materials):
Amanda Bray Hinton is an autistic publishing strategist, writer and somatic storyteller whose work bridges data and intuition. After helping popularize the use of data on Substack with her early reader-behavior survey, she began studying top publications’ creative growth and engagement data to uncover how sustainable success is built from rhythm, trust and creative distinction. As an autistic creator, Amanda’s approach to publishing strategy is deeply pattern-oriented and sensory-informed — combining analytical precision with intuitive depth. Her own Substack, The Publishing Spectrum, has grown from just 12 readers to over 4,000 through relational, rhythm-based publishing. She now helps writers and creative entrepreneurs publish without formulas — cultivating voice, sovereignty and sustainable growth.