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These days, almost everyone dreams of having a post or reel go viral. That is, until they do.
At that point, they realize it doesn't often have the "magic bullet" benefits we're led to believe. At best, it has a neutral impact, and at worst, it can go very (very) wrong before you have a chance to get your arms around it. (Thinking you can get your arms around it is often your first mistake!)
But also, everything that goes "wrong" in this life brings with it an opportunity to see something differently (oftentimes, that something is oneself) and to evolve as a human being.
In this episode of Write the Damn Book Already, I share the top 7 lessons I learned from recently going viral on Threads. I've often said if I ever went viral, it would be for tripping over a pebble or walking straight into a freshly cleaned glass wall, and in this case, I think I would have preferred either of those!
This happened thanks to a taken-out-of-context writing suggestion that was reposted (and negatively commented on) by a well-known, highly respected fiction author who's sold millions of books and has what could effectively be described as a rabid fan base.
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
1. The word "hybrid" often has different meanings in the fiction and nonfiction worlds. Knowing the differ
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