I learned a hard truth when my books were traditionally published, and here it is: Social media stifles creativity. It can absolutely suck the creativity right out of you, leaving you a husk of your former self. Worse, it can also suck the fun out of the very thing you used to love. You can come to hate your passion. At its absolute worst, social media can kill a career and leave you wondering WTF happened to your life.

People ask me all the time why I haven’t released a new book in a few yea...