🤔 To Niche or Not to Niche That is the Question
Can you still write on all the subjects you love and still make money?
When they start, many writers ask whether they should write in a set niche or over a couple. I have always advised new writers that you write in a couple of areas you are initially interested in.
Once you spend more time producing content, you can easily see what resonates with your readers. This is not the only factor that should choose your niche. I would also advise you to notice which types of stories you like writing best.
So to answer the question directly should you niche down, I would say yes, but on each platform, not personally. You can write on various platforms but stick to one niche on each. For example, it would be very random for me to send you guys a crime article because that is not what you signed up for. In contrast, I am not sure my true crime fans would all be interested in writing advice.
This is not always easy, but over time you will see which content does well on specific platforms, which will help you decide.
I have been on Twitter for many years and used to share all my content there. I started to notice that Twitter has an excellent writer's community, but there seems to be little as far as true crime is concerned. Sure, some people publish links to their work on other sites, but there is no chat there.
However, Instagram has a thriving true crime fan base with many brilliant interactive accounts. It was simple for me to offer all my writing advice on Twitter and to move Murder Mayhem UK across to Instagram.
Come and join me on either of these platforms if you are interested in that type of content. I will drop the links below.
I am also looking at expanding the articles section of this newsletter to be more about how-to guides. Detailed articles on how I use applications to aid my working life. Guides that include pictures, so I hope they are easy to follow.
Once I have published these articles, I will use the chat feature on Substack to answer any questions or further advice readers may want. If you haven't downloaded the Substack application to access chat, I advise you do.
With that in mind, if you have any 'how to' guides you would be interested in, please drop me a message or reply to this email, and I will add them to the list of content to create.
This week's article is the last of the general writing life articles I will publish. What a good one it is, too, on my favourite subject of journaling.
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Sam 😊
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Of all the roads she traveled, the journey back to herself was the most magnificent. - Fragments of my Mind
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