Post by @annaleen@wandering.shop

2026-10-17 01:39 UTC

Something I've noticed while on book tour for the past couple of weeks is that Mastodon is a really good way to let people know about bookstore events. So many people I've met on the road have told me that they found out about my book tour from me or other folks on the fedi. I think it's partly because so many book-loving people are on Mastodon. But also if you compare Mastodon to places like Bluesky or Insta, the community here has a higher percentage of actual humans vs. bots or operatives.

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@annaleen@wandering.shop 2026-10-17 01:42

And that means any given invite to a real-life event will probably result in more people showing up in real life. Because there is just a higher density of people here. More people per hundred accounts? All this makes me think about how weird it is on most other platforms, where there is a lower person to account ratio.

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@jendiagammon@wandering.shop 2026-10-17 01:40

@annaleen@wandering.shop I was just saying the other day how much I liked being here so much better than any other app right now. It’s truly a community. Also, several years ago, this is how I got my first short story published!

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@FranceskaMann@freeradical.zone 2026-10-17 01:52

@annaleen@wandering.shop Smart human who read too!

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@Shanmonster@c.im 2026-10-17 02:03

@annaleen@wandering.shop FWIW, I get a lot more people sharing links to my stories on BlueSky than I do here. I guess it depends how many authors/readers you follow.

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