How To Write Engaging Threads (Without Even Putting In Much Effort)

Hey fellow Writing Cheater!

In today’s issue, you’ll learn:

• 1 simple hack to generate ideas for long-form content (without hurting your brain)

• How to write engaging threads without putting in much effort

• How to get into a flow state while writing & be 5x more creative while writing.

Let’s take a dive.

Simple Hack To Generate Ideas For Long-form Content

I’m the most creative when I’m looking at social media content from the “stealer’s” point of view.

In other words, I’m open to stealing any idea that catches my attention.

The reason why so many people lack good ideas is that they simply have a very limited view of stealing ideas from others.

But let me tell you something: No, stealing the content idea/headline & then adding ideas that are specifically your own is not a bad thing.

In fact, all content creators do this.

See this example:

John Franklin @JohnIsBuilding

I went from 100 to 3,400 followers in 2 months. My goal is 10,000 by November. Here's how I'll get there:

Gianni Cara @giannicara

I've built a 3,000 audience in 2 months on Twitter. My goal is 20,000 by 2023. Here's what I'll do to get there:

Claudia Stellnir 🚢| Writing Cheat Codes @writing_cheats

I hit 404K impressions & 1,286 followers in July. And I am confident I can reach 10K by the end of 2022. Here's my plan (feel free to steal) 🧵:

🟣 Jay Yang 👨🏻‍🎓 @Jayyanginspires

I’ve built a 4,000+ audience in 4 months on Twitter. My goal is 20,000 by November 7th (my birthday). Here’s my plan:

Like we literally all borrowed the same idea & similar hook, but still, our posts were different & all did pretty well.

So to get actionable:

Create a swipe file of content where you’ll be putting ideas for your articles, threads, or newsletter issues.

An even cooler thing you can do - search for ideas for a certain platform on another platform.

If you want ideas for Twitter threads, search on Youtube.

If you want ideas for articles, search on Twitter.

If you want ideas for newsletter issues, search on all.

Impossible to run out of ideas like that.

How To Create Engaging Threads

2 simple steps:

1. Ask your audience a question on a certain topic

2. Turn the best answers into a thread.

Very simple, yet effective.

Here are a few examples:

Syed Huq 🎮 @_SyedHuq

What's your number one audience-building tip? I asked my audience my audience and got 70+ responses. Here are my favorites so you can start growing now:

Sulaiman @sulaiman_botha

I asked, "What sentence has had the biggest impact on your business and/or content?" I received 20+ responses. Here are the 13 sentences that will drastically improve your business:

So go ahead, and ask your audience a question!

How To Get Into Flow State And Be 5x More Creative While Writing

Move for 15 minutes to raise your heartbeat before writing.

That’s the tip.

Exercise stimulates brain function, so your focus, energy & creativity will be significantly higher.

You don’t need to know anything more. Just get up, move, and then get into writing.

Alright - that’s it for today.

As always - don’t forget to catch some sunlight today ;)

Talk soon,

- Writing Cheater Claudia