Hi, I’m Danny.

I'm an online writer, community builder, and freelance ghostwriter.

My Background

After a couple of years of randomly publishing on the Internet, in 2021 I joined David Perell’s Write of Passage, an online writing course that completely changed my life.

After joining the Write of Passage community, I had the opportunity to collaborate with many amazing writers and creators in different roles throughout the years:

• Been an active member of the Write of Passage community since 2021

• Worked as Community Manager for the 2 initial cohorts of Vicky Zhao’s course on Frameworks

• Worked as a Mentor on the 13th Cohort of Write of Passage

• Host weekly Zoom sessions for writers (Writing Gyms) since November 2024

“But really, who is Danny Oak?”

He’s a douche! - said no one ever.

I’m a nice guy who loves meeting interesting people and helping them grow, whether through working together or just making them laugh.

My biggest flaw? I can’t keep a serious conversation going without cracking a joke or making a silly comment every two minutes.

Born and raised in Portugal, I now proudly call myself a citizen of the internet, where I aim to make a difference, one sentence at a time.

But don’t just take my word for it—stick around and see for yourself on Notes.

“And what is SOAK?”

Life, relationships, human interactions (and occasionally inhuman ones), personal growth, reflective moments, and poorly elaborated jokes—all of these are part of the SOAK experience.

My goal is to entertain you, bring a smile to your face, and maybe even spark some breakthrough ideas from my essays.

Readers have called my work “funny,” “hilarious,” and “dumb.” Some of those comments even came from my own home. That’s what I get for making my family subscribe.

As we’re at it, have you subscribed yet? Don’t miss the chance to add some original adjectives to that list!

Subscriptions show me if my work is making a difference in somebody’s life, and that’s the biggest reward I can ask for (besides 💵💵, obviously.)

Speaking of which, if you get value from my work and you can afford to upgrade to a paid subscription, that would be spectacular!

For full transparency, here’s how revenue from Substack will be applied (in this order):

1. To feed my cats and my dog.

2. To feed my son (don’t worry, he’s well-fed and has plenty of relatives to turn to if needed—my pets don’t).

3. To pay for all the services that I use for my writing, including a few paid Substacks that I support (it’s called “market research”, ok?).

4. To take my lady to a nice restaurant on vacation to thank her for all the work she does while I sit at my desk writing. (Edited due to my overvaluing of dining out…).

5. To quit my day job and write full-time.

6. To buy an island, fill it with cats and dogs, feed them (and my son), install top-notch WiFi, cover all my writing business services, hire a team for admin tasks, pay a chef for daily gourmet meals, write full-time, send handwritten Christmas cards to every paid subscriber, and watching my lady living happily on the beach surrounded by cats and dogs.

Not Sure if You Should Subscribe?

Stick around for a couple of weeks and see for yourself. If you learn something new or find yourself smiling more than usual while reading, I’d say that’s a pretty good sign.

In the meantime, I’d love to get to know you better. Feel free to reach out—I’m always up for a good chat.

Let’s get SOAKed!"