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Apr 18, 2025

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The dance Instagram makes you do in order to be rewarded by its algorithms is like asking a drummer to clap out of time.

Nicola Washington

Hi Sparklers,

I’m delighted to be bringing you a GORGEOUS guest post from one of my members

Nicola Washington

today. Nicola and I spoke about this post months ago and I wanted to be in a place where I’d been using my IG consistently before I brought …

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A guest post by

Nicola Washington

Hello! TOO MUCH is the antidote to influencer culture and bro-marketing tactics that ignore the needs of writers and authors. I'll show you how to use Instagram to get more readers, while keeping it in perspective ✌🏼 Come on in!