Discussion: How Should You Use Topic Tags for Fiction Stories on Medium?

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f you tag it with Romance Fiction, you’ll be opting for a topic that likely has fewer followers, potentially limiting your story’s reach.Of course, you can do both!After all, you have five to choose from.Still, you only have five, and ideally, you want to go with the best strategy.<ul><li>Should you opt for more popular topics to connect with the largest number of possible readers?</li><li>Or should you go with more specific topics to connect with a smaller group of readers that are more likely to be interested?</li><li>Is there something you wish Medium would improve about the topics system?</li><li>Do you have favorite topics for publishing your fiction?</li><li>What about creating new topics for fiction?</li></ul>Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments!This post is me

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ant to function as a discussion thread where people can ask questions, share their knowledge, and learn from other writers on Medium.Also, feel free to use this discussion as a prompt for your own essay or guide on using topics for fiction on Medium.If you do, please tag us @ Fiction Friends!And if you’ve written on this topic before — no pun intended — feel free to link your article in the comments section, too.<h1 id="b540">About Fiction Friends</h1><a href="https://medium.com/fiction-friends">Fiction Friends</a> is a virtual library and coffee shop for fiction writers and readers on Medium. It’s a space to share stories, learn about publishing online, and discover great fiction. Our mission is to help build a better, stronger fiction community on Medium — one cup of coffee at a time.</article></body>

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When you publish a story on Medium, you can choose up to five topics for it.

This is for discoverability: based on the topics you select, your story is added to topic pages, and may be recommended to people who follow those topics.

Deciding on those five topics can be tricky for any story, but it can be especially challenging with fiction on Medium.

For example, if you tag your story with Romance, your story might be lost among memoirs, poems, media reviews, and dating advice.

On the other hand, if you tag it with Romance Fiction, you’ll be opting for a topic that likely has fewer followers, potentially limiting your story’s reach.

Of course, you can do both!

After all, you have five to choose from.

Still, you only have five, and ideally, you want to go with the best strategy.

Should you opt for more popular topics to connect with the largest number of possible readers?

Or should you go with more specific topics to connect with a smaller group of readers that are more likely to be interested?

Is there something you wish Medium would improve about the topics system?

Do you have favorite topics for publishing your fiction?

What about creating new topics for fiction?

Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments!

This post is meant to function as a discussion thread where people can ask questions, share their knowledge, and learn from other writers on Medium.

Also, feel free to use this discussion as a prompt for your own essay or guide on using topics for fiction on Medium.

If you do, please tag us @ Fiction Friends!

And if you’ve written on this topic before — no pun intended — feel free to link your article in the comments section, too.