Five Weeks on Simily

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What it’s like to be on a new, slow-growing writing platform

I joined Simily a few weeks ago after reading articles by Kristina God and Burk. At the time, I pledged to tell the tale of my experience on the platform.

Four Weeks on Simily

My plan was to use the platform as my home for some short fiction. I like the idea of a fiction first platform. Simily started out as a home for fiction, but they now allow nonfiction posts. I’m not a big fan of the Medium writers who simply copy their nonfiction work, post it on Simily, and leave. I like the idea of posting fiction and getting feedback. Just like here on Medium where I post pieces and work for engagement with other writers. That said, there is a fair amount of fiction on the platform.

Here’s one of my fiction pieces if you’d like to see what I post there: