"I don't know what The Algorithm wants." This is the most common phrase I hear from authors trying to grow on social media. I have a secret. I know what it wants. The algorithm just wants people to stay on social media. That means it wants content that grabs attention fast, keeps it for a minute, and encourages them to stay for more. How do you do that, though? You tell me, you're the author. How do you do it in a book? How do you hook them with a great first line, make their tummy tickle in the first chapter, and get them to read 'just one more'? Don't worry about what The Algorithm wants, just give your audience what they want. Tell good stories.

For year's I've had a love/hate relationship with Urban Fantasy, but after conversations with other authors and actively trying to read the genre again, I fell in love and wrote my own standalone Urban Fantasy novel. It ended up being some of my best writing yet and it goes live on 6/17. Can't wait to see how my readers and the community reacts.

We did it! Have you ever seen 50 people in a room? That's like walking into one of the breakout classes at StoryCon. First, I want to say thank you. You joined early, proving that you truly love stories. You are what makes this community epic. If you didn't know, we plan to raise prices once we hit 250 members, but YOUR price will never change. As long as you stay in StoryClub, you will only pay what you join at. As we continue to grow, we want to become more connected, not less. This means more help, more friends, and more stories. If you ever have an idea or a request to make this group better, message one of the group admins. We want nothing more than for you to LOVE StoryClub. Happy Writing, Eric Anderson StoryClub Admin P.S. If you didn't know, you can click the "SETTINGS" button and get a custom referral link. When you share this, you can get paid every month for your friends who join StoryClub.

Tomorrow, May 7 at 7 p.m. MDT, we'll be hosting an author Q&A with Aaron N. Hall! He'll be joining us to talk about his writing career and to offer advice on writing and marketing as an author 🙌 The Q&A call is scheduled in the calendar tab, and we hope to see you there! If you can't attend in person, post any questions you have for Aaron as a reply to this post and we'll make sure Aaron covers them in the Q&A.