A New(ish) Social Media Platform That May Be Worth Your Time

Bluesky has been getting a lot of attention. That's a good thing for authors.

Hi Authors.

We would like to wish you all a Happy New Year!

On the topic of fresh beginnings, I figured I’d draw your attention to a fairly new social media platform that’s been growing exponentially as of late … with over 25 million users total, and 1-10 million active users a day.

It’s called Bluesky, and it’s become somewhat of a haven for disaffected Twitter/X users who’ve grown tired of the increasing nastiness on that platform. Aesthetically, Bluesky works and feels much like Twitter/X (including its use of tags and hashtags, and being accessible via either a web-browser or mobile app). Due to its increasing popularity, I recently created a BQB/WriteLife account there.

A handful of our authors have already discovered Bluesky, and created their own accounts, but I’m guessing most of you have never even heard of it. For those of you interested in expanding your social-media reach (which can only help book sales), I recommend giving it a try.