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X bio ideas for writers and creators
Example X bios for writers and creators, then a generator that builds yours from four short answers. Everything fits the 160-character limit, and nothing you type leaves your browser.
Examples
All made up, all under 160 characters. Steal the shape, not the words.
I write a weekly letter about cities, transit and housing. 12k readers. Mostly walking.
87 / 160Novelist, two books out, third one late. Writing about writing, and about being late.
85 / 160Making short videos about old software. Ex-teacher. Posting scripts before they are videos.
91 / 160Freelance journalist covering climate and farming. Threads on the stories behind the stories.
93 / 160Poet and copywriter, in that order on good days. Notes from both desks.
71 / 160Running a small podcast about home cooking. Recipes that don’t need a stand mixer.
82 / 160
Write yours
- What you do, what you post90 / 160
Writing a weekly newsletter about cities. Posting about urban design, transit and housing.
- Proof first105 / 160
12,000 readers. Now writing a weekly newsletter about cities. Notes on urban design, transit and housing.
- Dot list110 / 160
Writer · Writing a weekly newsletter about cities · 12,000 readers · Walks everywhere, complains about benches
- Learning in public116 / 160
Writing a weekly newsletter about cities. Writing down what I learn about urban design, transit and housing as I go.
- With a human detail128 / 160
Writing a weekly newsletter about cities. Walks everywhere, complains about benches. Posts on urban design, transit and housing.
- Topic-led102 / 160
Urban design, transit and housing. 12,000 readers. Currently writing a weekly newsletter about cities.
What a bio for writers and creators has to do
A writer’s bio should read like a sample of the writing. Say what you make and how often, give one reason to trust it (readers, books, years), and let the sentence itself carry your tone. The link should go to the place to subscribe or read, not to a link-in-bio page with twelve buttons.
Once the bio is set, the posts have to match it. The tweet ideas for writers and creators page has prompts and opening lines to start from.
Questions
Should a writer’s X bio mention their newsletter?
Yes, and say what it is about and how often it comes out. “Writer, newsletter” is vague; “A weekly letter about cities, 12k readers” tells people what they would be signing up for.
How long can an X bio be?
Up to 160 characters. Links in the bio are shortened, and the profile also has separate fields for a website and a location, so you don’t need to spend bio space on either.
Does this tool use AI?
No. It arranges your own answers into common bio shapes, so every word is yours. That’s on purpose: a bio written by a model tends to sound like everyone else’s.
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