Running a Q&A rubric without running out of questions
Where questions actually come from, what keeps the rubric alive, and what to do when nobody asks.
Q&A looks like an easy rubric: readers ask, the author answers. In practice it stalls, because fewer questions arrive than regularity needs.
Where questions come from
Your DMs. People already write to you — collect what repeats. Asked three times? That is an issue ready to publish.
Comments. Good questions often stay under a post where five people see them.
Other chats. Topic chats are a source of real phrasing. Do not copy verbatim, take the substance.
A form. A link to a persona card where someone can write without exposing themselves to the whole chat.
What keeps it alive
A schedule. Once a week, the same day. A recurring post is set once and goes out on its own.
Selection. Do not answer everything. One properly handled question beats five brush-offs.
Permission to be basic. There are never enough “good” questions — cover the simple ones, they are read more than you expect.
When nobody asks
Ask yourself. A poll with options for “what to cover next” gives material and shows the rubric is alive. A quiz with an explanation works as a disguised answer to a frequent question.
Polls, repeats and reader suggestions live on the scheduler page.