The Boost turns this into a feast-or-famine platform. When I magically receive a few Boosts, things are amazing. Other months, despite writing just as much and just as well, are famine months. There is no rhyme or reason whatsoever. There is nothing you can do to make it more likely you'll get a Boost. Sometimes your best stories will go unBoosted; your fine-but-not-your-best-work stories will be Boosted. You can do nothing but keep doing your best and working on your Substack, where there are no Boosts -- just readers.