I am convinced at this point that those who ask this question on the forums (it happens a lot) deserve having few readers.
Many of the people who are successful have voluntarily spent time creating guides on this, and just about every other question other authors have. They exist and can be searched. Rather than do the leg work to research the very skill they are trying to learn, people keep yelling into the void to give them responses, which will end up being luck of the draw as to who actually responds.
This particular question irks me for two reasons. First, I
wrote a thread on it. Second, this is like basic author 101 stuff.
Yes, yes, we're all learning blah blah blah. There are so many great resources not just here, but everywhere, for free. The forums aren't google. Before I started writing in earnest, I sat down and forced myself to do 80 hours of research on topics like this. That wasn't asking on the forums. That was googling, watching videos by successful authors, reading discussions and gleaming what I could from them.
If you really want to get more readers, the actual real trick is to make yourself into an author. Learn the trade. Take it seriously. You want more readers? Be prepared to compete with people who take it seriously for those views.
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