3 Crucial Tips For Beginner Writers To Strive On Medium
Tips that will actually help you to survive and stand out as a beginner writer
Well, you might be wondering how could someone, with nothing, but determination and desire, succeed in writing and stand out among other writers on Medium?
If you are afraid of taking the first move to publish your article in your own medium blog, please rest assured, because long before you think about that, I was also in the same mental condition as yours, and somehow, managed to publish lots of articles on medium. Although none of my articles stood out and got many views, hey, at least I do have the experience and advice to encourage you, didn’t I?
The majority of beginner writers aren’t publishing a lot because they feel like it would be useless and a waste of time if their writings aren’t compelling or attracting a multitude of readers. No readers mean no views and with no views why should they continue? That’s what they would mostly do, the majority of newcomers will. They get defeated at the first sign of loss and stop writing at that very moment.
Furthermore, most beginner writers feel anxious about their writings. They were scared that they would produce bad writings which ultimately forced the readers to criticize them. In short, they don’t accept critics or are familiar with it. They treat criticism as an enemy that would take them down and fail them in their journey, which in fact, it depends on the person itself to treat critics as something constructive or destructive.
Here are 3 relevant recommendations you must consider when writing on Medium as a beginner writer.
#1. Don’t Create Long Articles To Begin With
The reason why you shouldn’t write and publish long articles, to begin with, is because it takes time and a process to finish one. Another important reason is that you wouldn’t know if it’s going to get a lot of readers or not. If you are unsure of the outcome, then best to keep the articles short. Remember, as a beginner and newcomer, it’s imperative to focus on quantity first, rather than qualities, unless you are confident enough with your skills and competencies, then you are good to go.
Start short and create as many articles as you can and hit the publish button. Make your article reading time about 2–3 minutes long, don’t go over and under that.
#2. Write Something You Interest The More
This is also the reason many writers quit more often. They don’t write about a subject or niche they don’t like at first. Bear in mind that the first thing you want to do as a beginner or newcomer writer is to learn so that you would grow exponentially. So choose only one subject or niche which appeals to you and study it comprehensively. By doing this, it will ease your journey to hone your skills and capabilities as a writer. As time goes, you already have the mature experience to move on to another subject or niche.
If you like food, then write about it. If you like animals, then don’t be shy about telling them to the world. If you like to cook, then maybe you could share with us some of the recipes we might want to try. Don’t give a shit about what other people will say. Just write it down.
#3. Keep Experimenting On Different Formulas Or Niches In Your Writing
Every article you probably have made or you likely start to create now may didn’t make it or fail to grab the attention of the readers. Don’t let it shrink your determination and desire for success. If you fail at one article, try another formula or plan for another article. If you still fail, keep testing the different formulas for different articles. You never know what would happen on the 10, 50, 100, or even 500th attempts. Maybe your article is going to be a big hit in the 200th try, who knows right? Keep experimenting with your articles.
You can also try different niches, but make sure you have put a lot of time into a prior niche before going to another niche. This will make sure you have really tried your best to succeed as a writer.
Final Conclusion
The suggestions I give above are necessary for beginner writers to write and strive on Medium. What you should know is that you never aim to be one of the writers that stand out among others, because if you do, you will be disappointed if the results didn’t favor you. Aim to always learn and grow and hone your skills to its fullest potential. The results will eventually come no matter what because a winner always gets what they want.
