IG is a great way to get reads! But you can still get reads without it! I know it isn’t much but before getting IG I had about 390 reads? And it was from promotion on here and r4r. R4r is also a great way! I think I got 100 reads from r4r, though I don’t really do r4r anymore unless someone messages me and asks.
and you’ll probably find people that will keep reading your story and support you