Fiction Writing: Medium vs. Simily
I’m putting both platforms to the test to see which provides better results.
There is a great debate right now if writing on Simily is worth it or not. I’ve seen an array of comments claiming that Simily is going to die out soon while others insist that it fills a gap where Medium lacks: Fiction.
Torn, I decided that I was going to do an experiment and see the results myself.
To do this, I am going to publish one of my serialized fiction stories on both platforms and on the exact same days. Today, I’m officially kicking off the experiment with my Romantic Comedy, Matchmakers.
I figure that I’ll give it at least two months before I analyze the results to give it a fair assessment. At the conclusion, I’m going to compare:
- “Reads” (Medium) :: “Visits” (Simily)
- “Claps” (Medium) :: “Snaps” (Simily)
- Earnings
To keep it as fair as possible, I’m not going to submit any chapters of Matchmakers to any Medium publications. Since I don’t do it on Simily, I won’t do it on Medium either.
It will be interesting to see the results! Perhaps, I can shed some insight to help my fellow-fiction writers help make their decision where to publish their work.
Wish me luck!
Shout out to Rodney Goodall who has compiled a list of serialized web novels that exist on Medium if you are interested! He also has one himself called “Hells on Earth.”
