Hello everyone,

Is there anyone else noticing a pattern where writers are posting more of their thoughts on social media than they are writing?

I’m not making this up. I’ve noticed that the funnier, more unique books are written by authors who don’t post as often. And the most frequent posters have the the most basic, most cliche ideas.

I have two authors examples off the top of my head:

Victoria Aveyard. Author of The Red Queen Series. She’s posts on social media several times a day, every single day. Instagram specifically.

And on her Tiktok…she constantly raves over one plot twist with her character “Maven”… Aka the most basic plot twist in a book ever.

The plot twist? It’s exactly what Hans did to Anna in Disneys “Frozen” two years before Red Queen was published.

I’ve followed her for over a year and I can say positively say that I don’t think she’s missed a day of posting. It’s too much for an authors account.

I would recommend she get a personal account if she truly enjoys posting that much.

I’m not saying this to be cruel; but it’s really having an impact on her writing. Her writing pace was so slow that the release of her most recent book was delayed by a significant time period.

Another author is Alex Aster. Author of the new Lightlark series. Known for posting on Tiktok asking if anyone would read her book and getting a deal from it.

She acts like she solved world hunger with the most basic trope filled book ever.

She’s constantly posting with a full face of makeup on, “About to do a really exciting meeting”, or “Such exciting news, can’t wait to share.”, *insert a picture at a cafe with a coffee”, or posting about how she’s on a flight to ___, hanging out with ____insert rich friends name, “insert a picture at a rich restaurant.” Etc.

Though I thankfully didn’t read it, the second book in the Lightlark series was just released, and according to the reviews, it seems to be just as bad as the first book. She learned nothing.

Yes, books can compromise on fun, creativity, and strong writing. It’s a balancing act. However, writers such as these two are blind to any of those things.

Do any of you see anything similar in other writers?