Is Simily Really Awful?

A tale of six months on the platform

Andy Spears
2 min readJul 18, 2022
Photo by Yannick Pulver on Unsplash

I’ve been chronicling my writing journey on Simily for just over six months now.

I’ve written about my early excitement in finding a platform for creative writing — a place I could publish my fiction and possibly earn some money.

Well, I’ve earned a very small amount of money there. I’ve definitely encountered some very solid writing. But I’ve also experienced frustration.

I then read a tale of a writer who put up a few stories, didn’t enjoy the experience, and described Simily as “awful.”

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I wouldn’t describe it as awful.

I will say I’ve read stories from very good writers who are planning to leave the platform as soon as they reach the magic payout number of $10.

Despite the review saying the platform is bad and the exodus of some writers, Simily continues to add members each week…

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Andy Spears

Writer and policy advocate living in Nashville, TN —Public Policy Ph.D. — writes on education policy, consumer affairs, and more . . .