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30
Account age
2 yrs
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🧰 Free analysis for James Garside
📊 Post engagement
2
Avg engagement / post
6.7%
Engagement vs followers
Apr 2024
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: EP0021 Dave McKean on his Creative Process (Reading) - Chapter 2 · 2 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
2.5 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.6×
Follows 50 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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EP0022 Review: Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside Hate self-help but read it anyway https://jamesgarside.substack.com/p/ep0022-review-feel-the-fear-and-do #Substack #Chapter23 #Writing #AmWriting
Chapter 23: July 2026 — Ask Me Anything Deflect question with humour. Hold for laugh. https://jamesgarside.substack.com/p/chapter-23-july-2026-ask-me-anything #Substack #Chapter23 #Writing #AmWriting
EP0020 Notes: Generation Hex (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside Notes from a book that rewired my brain https://jamesgarside.substack.com/p/ep0020-notes-generation-hex-reading #Substack #Chapter23 #Writing #AmWriting
EP0019 Some Notes on Presentation Skills (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside Notes from a public speaking workshop that actually helped https://jamesgarside.substack.com/p/ep0019-some-notes-on-presentation #Substack #Chapter23 #Writing…
I Type Holes in Keyboard Covers
This one survived
https://medium.com/@jamesgarside_/i-type-holes-in-keyboard-covers-e5664732ef93?sharedUserId=jamesgarside_
Keyboard covers aren't the sexiest bit of kit but they get the job done. Much like …
Buddhism and Big Bird Will Make You Brave
Boldness is the key, but it's better to begin
https://medium.com/the-taoist-online/buddhism-and-big-bird-will-make-you-brave-3b293b52078e?sharedUserId=jamesgarside_
If you don't take massive action…
If You Read One Screenwriting Book, Read This
How I got my script out of the drawer after 30 years
https://baos.pub/if-you-read-one-screenwriting-book-read-this-7b6edca60527?sharedUserId=jamesgarside_
Writing For Screens is the most practi…
Musk and Trump Now Kiss - A love affair for the ages
https://medium.com/@jamesgarside_/musk-and-trump-now-kiss-1c7207be9585?sharedUserId=jamesgarside_
Musk and Trump are afraid to confess the way they really feel about each other.
EP0018 Why Do You Write? To Show the World its Own Dreams (Reading) - Chapter 23 by James Garside My answer to a question you should never try to answer https://jamesgarside.substack.com/p/ep0018-why-do-you-write-to-show-the #Substack #Cha…
So I made it to age 49. Now I’m older I finally know what I want to be in life: younger.
Chapter 23: June 2026 — Happy Birthday to Me I know it's more candles than cake at this point but you're still allowed to make a wish. https://jamesgarside.substack.com/p/chapter-23-june-2026-happy-birthday #Substack #Chapter23 #Writing #A…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
mastodon.social
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✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Apr 2024
An established account with real history on the platform.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2024 — 2 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 2.5× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated79/100
Good
Credibility score
95%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
Medium
Data confidence
- Est. 95% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~6.7% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Verified account.
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Journalist, author, and freelance writer. Part-time vagabond, full-time grumpy arse. Top writer on Medium. I help writers and artists to do their best work. Let's be part of each other's stories. 6k+ folliwers on Medium. 1k+ subscribers on Substack.
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