Social Media for Writers (Made Easy)

Let's make "set it and forget it" social media pages that boost your writing career and don't drain your soul

Jan 29, 2026

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Hey, I’m Shelby!

I co-founded the Forever Workshop’s mom, Chill Subs, and I handle our business and marketing stuff.

There are some significant shifts happening in the social media machine that are affecting writers, and I think we should talk about it.

First, I’ll cover what those shifts are.

Then, we’ll create a high-conversion social media bio that funnels folks off of the apps and to your website/newsletter/magazine/tinder — wherever you want em’.

WTF Is Going On with Social Media?

I recently attended a CLMP webinar giving social media guidance to writers and an overwhelming majority of folks were interested in getting their followers off of their social media accounts and onto their mailing lists. This “own vs rent” your audience thing isn’t new, but with the state of social media being what it is I get the urgency.

A quick breakdown of the socialshitscape in 2026:

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