Now that people are forced to stay at home — they’ll want more content to consume. Photo by Yuri Efremov on Unsplash

Bored People Want Content — Now Is Your Time to Grow as a Writer!

All eyes are on the content providers and social media, as the world grinds to a halt.

Netflix already had to reduce their bitrate to not overwhelm capacities as avid movie-watchers flock to the service. More people than ever are sitting at home, longing for entertainment and escapism. Entertainment can come in many forms, like the aforementioned streaming service Netflix, but also other sectors see an unprecedented jump in popularity, like videogames and good old books too (no matter if digital or print). People sitting at home, being robbed of their usual routines. All these business branches and their consumers alike need new content — this is your chance.

If you already have a body of work

If you’re already an established author with a name, you will most likely see a jump in sales and interactions with your work automatically. But if you do have a body of work already and your career as a writer didn’t quite get off the ground, now is your chance to give it another firm push.

What can you do?

• join book and writing groups on social media, make use of medium (write articles daily) and connect with as many people as possible to get lots of…