@shawnwwritesShawn

Bestselling author of Leigh and the Ghosts series & of The Langley Irregulars

card updated Sep 28, 2026 · 15 clips parsed · following 63 · 2,700,000 likes total

Engagement16.64%above average

Account summary

@shawnwwrites has 204,600 followers and 351 videos. Across the 15 parsed clips the average is 291,644 views and 47,371 likes. Engagement to views is 16.64%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−9.83 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 143% of the follower count.

Followers

204.6K

−100 in period

Engagement

16.64%

−9.83 pp newer half

Average views

291.6K

median 1.7K

Likes per clip

47.4K

450 comments avg

Shares / saves

723 / 2.3K

0.79% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 143% of followers

Latest clips

15 collected

Readers don't care about plot, they care about characters. How plot af — @shawnwwrites

6040:57Readers don't care about plot, they care about characters. How plot affects characters is key. The world-building must c58212

AI produces a product, but writing is a human art form. It uses words, — @shawnwwrites

6410:48AI produces a product, but writing is a human art form. It uses words, grammar, and story structure to create emotion, n65417

Sometimes it only takes one person to believe in your story. Don’t pac — @shawnwwrites

4.8K0:39Sometimes it only takes one person to believe in your story. Don’t pack up too early. You never know who’s watching.3530014

Maybe it’s not writer’s block. Maybe it’s the story asking you to list — @shawnwwrites

2.5K0:32Maybe it’s not writer’s block. Maybe it’s the story asking you to listen a little closer.90005

“How do you even start writing?” For me, it always starts with imagina — @shawnwwrites

3K1:12“How do you even start writing?” For me, it always starts with imagination. Some people begin with worldbuilding. Others2419321

What inspired me to write? Honestly… no one person. I believe it’s how — @shawnwwrites

1.8K1:12What inspired me to write? Honestly… no one person. I believe it’s how God made me. I’ve had this drive to tell stories 109215

DO I RESEARCH WHAT I WRITE? Absolutely. All authors do — we don’t magi — @shawnwwrites

1.7K1:26DO I RESEARCH WHAT I WRITE? Absolutely. All authors do — we don’t magically know everything about everything we put on t93104

I was doing a book signing in a grocery store. No one was stopping by. — @shawnwwrites

1.3K1:17I was doing a book signing in a grocery store. No one was stopping by. I was tired. Then a kind stranger named Red asked76115

What’s the hardest part of writing a book? Not the beginning. Not the — @shawnwwrites

1.3K2:16What’s the hardest part of writing a book? Not the beginning. Not the end. The middle. Always the middle. That’s where y104007

What’s my weirdest writing habit? Honestly… I don’t write in the morni — @shawnwwrites

9631:57What’s my weirdest writing habit? Honestly… I don’t write in the morning. Can’t do it. My brain’s still on pause, my cof85201

HOW DO YOU START YOUR YEAR? I read Peter Pan every year. Not the movie — @shawnwwrites

8551:16HOW DO YOU START YOUR YEAR? I read Peter Pan every year. Not the movie. Not the animated version. The original novel by 83312

The best writing advice I’ve ignored? “Write what’s trending.” Or… “Ou — @shawnwwrites

1.7K1:38The best writing advice I’ve ignored? “Write what’s trending.” Or… “Outline every detail before you begin.” I’ve heard i106006

Maybe controversial but I've said it, You don't have to be a published — @shawnwwrites

353.5K0:23Maybe controversial but I've said it, You don't have to be a published author to be a writer or an author. You don't bec28.1K3657301.8K

Hey friends! I'm so excited to announce that I'll be in OKC on Friday — @shawnwwrites

1.2M0:21Hey friends! I'm so excited to announce that I'll be in OKC on Friday at the Full Circle Bookstore, in Iola KS on Saturd120.1K2751435.6K

Here's this week's update. Time to turn the camera onto you! @Black Ro — @shawnwwrites

2.8M0:57Here's this week's update. Time to turn the camera onto you! @Black Rose Writing @Red #viralvideo #booktok #Authortok #560.9K6.1K10K27.1K

Engagement per clip

15 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 20.6% ER

Jul 7Feb 2Oct 24

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Oct 24, 2026	604	58	2	1	2	10.10%
Oct 17, 2026	641	65	4	1	7	10.92%
May 20, 2026	4,801	353	0	0	14	7.35%
May 13, 2026	2,478	90	0	0	5	3.63%
Feb 23, 2026	3,042	241	9	3	21	8.32%
Feb 16, 2026	1,818	109	2	1	5	6.16%
Feb 9, 2026	1,700	93	1	0	4	5.53%
Feb 2, 2026	1,274	76	1	1	5	6.12%
Jan 19, 2026	1,327	104	0	0	7	7.84%
Jan 12, 2026	963	85	2	0	1	9.03%
Jan 5, 2026	855	83	3	1	2	10.18%
Dec 29, 2025	1,659	106	0	0	6	6.39%
Jul 1, 2024	353,500	28,100	365	730	1,804	8.26%
Nov 14, 2023	1,200,000	120,100	275	143	5,647	10.04%
Jul 7, 2023	2,800,000	560,900	6,081	9,959	27,130	20.61%