Writer on the Side 086 Dickie Bush on the Top 3 Mistakes Digital Writers Make (And how to avoid them)
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Dec 22, 2021 
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From Weekly Newsletter To Viral Threads
- Dickie started a weekly newsletter to force himself to apply what he learned and clarify ideas.
- After switching to 30 daily Twitter threads he went from ~400 subscribers to 1,500 and gained thousands of followers when one thread went viral.
Digital Writing Is A Feedback Mindset
- Digital writing is a mindset that uses internet feedback loops to test and validate ideas quickly.
- It favors short consideration spans and iterative, bottom-up publishing over long isolated projects.
Publish Where Attention Already Is
- Start on platforms with aggregated attention like Twitter to tighten feedback loops and validate ideas.
- Use social platforms to attract readers, then send interested people back to your blog for deeper work.