The Sword & Pen
Substack newsletter · by J. Aaron Courts · English
Insights, Stories, and more from a Retired Marine, Full-time student, Extra-time Dad, and Always-time Husband. Semper Fidelis!
- Audience
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- Publishing
- Every two weeks
- 5 posts indexed in the last 90 days
- Last post
- Oct 6, 2026
- 22 days ago
- Likely audience
- military veterans
- Inferred from post content
The Sword & Pen is a Substack newsletter by J. Aaron Courts covering author marketing, military literature and debut novels. NewsletterFIT indexed 5 posts from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Oct 6, 2026.
Topics
- author marketing
- military literature
- debut novels
- author interviews
- book marketing
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