Hi! I guess my number 1 tip is to always be actually excited and interested in what you’re writing and to only continue a story if it brings you joy because readers can always tell. Another tip is to keep everything very organized (I use notion) so you can keep track of what you’re writing and future ideas. In that same boat, if you have an idea write it down so that it doesn’t go away, I have so many random notes with a few sentences scribbled down and it helps so much for inspiration! I also like to make visual aids on canva like collages for my characters and I have a tiktok and pinterest account for my readers to also follow. As for growing my account, I’ve been writing consistently for about a year and a half and I barely had like 50 followers for the first six months, and I got a lot more followers and readers after one of my fics got kind of popular, so it was kind of random. It helps to post on other socials like tiktok if you have it to promote and to engage a lot with your readers! Good luck <3