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WRITING USING MEDIUM Creators Hub ... Medium Creators ... How To Succeed On Medium ... Ten Medium tips from the creators who know best <br> Getty Images </div> <hr> <a href= https://medium.com/creators-hub/ten-medium-tips-from-the-creators-who-know-best-23f821c552b9 target = _blank > Original article: https://medium.com/creators-hub/ten-medium-tips-from-the-creators-who-know-best-23f821c552b9 </a> <hr> Burgess COMMENTARY<br> <br><i> Peter Burgess </i> <hr> </td></tr><tr><td width = 100% valign = top > </font><FONT SIZE = 5 color = black font face = 'Times New Roman '> <b>Creators Hub ... Medium Creators ... How To Succeed On Medium ... Ten Medium tips from the creators who know best</b> <br><br> <br>-------------------<br> How To Succeed On Medium Ten Medium tips from the creators who know best <br><br> We learn so much from our creators, and we don’t just mean because of the great ideas you share on Medium (though yes, those too!). You all figure out things about writing and succeeding on Medium that we never could, and we appreciate your perspectives so much. Here are a handful of Medium-specific tips from actual Medium creators, that range from getting started all the way to starting your own publication. Tell us yours in the responses! <br>-------------------<br> 1. Make connections with other Medium creators If I could give one piece of advice to writers on the Medium platform, it would be to make connections. Find writers whose writing you admire. Pay special attention to writers who write about the topics you like and have bylines at publications you enjoy reading. Ultimately, finding your writing tribe can be exciting as long as you feel ready to learn and grow alongside your peers. — Allison Gaines , of WEOC Editors <br>--------<br> How Collaboration Drives Creator Growth Gain confidence, support, and peers in a collective space medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 2. Edit your drafts (and then edit them again) The lesson for me is that editing is a feature of the writing process, not a bug. Now, I don’t begrudge editing. I realize that it is just part of the process of helping me think. I love the process of editing! Nothing that anyone sees from me on Medium has been edited less than a dozen times. Each time, it is a slightly better expression of what is in my head. — Roger Martin <br>--------<br> The Management Strategist Who Wrote For a Year Straight Roger Martin has written an article on Medium every week for 52 weeks medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 3. Know who your reader is My best work happens when I write for a single person instead of a mass of people. Like any writer, I want to be popular. I want to be read by as many people as possible. But the only way to do that is to connect with one person. Before I write anything — whether it’s a social media post for a brand or a first-person essay or a movie review — I ask myself, “Who am I writing for?”- John DeVore <br>--------<br> ‘Who Am I Writing For?’ It’s the magic question every writer needs to ask themselves medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 4. Serve your reader Once you’ve found your audience, you want to keep serving that same audience. If you jump from one audience to another, you’re not likely to build a large readership. That means you have to enjoy what you write about. Otherwise, you’ll be one of those people who spends a year on Medium and gives up because readers can’t relate to your content. It can be tempting to write for superficial ends, like views or money. But if you spend all your energy writing for those reasons, you’ll eventually burn out. And who wants that? — Darius Foroux <br>--------<br> Are You A New Writer On Medium? Start Here These best practices can save you stress medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 5. Read Medium posts I say devote 15–30 minutes, a minimum of 3 times a week to read your comments, respond and then read a piece from a commenter — they’ve already shown an interest in your work. — Teressa P. of WEOC Editors <br>--------<br> The Secret To Grow Your Audience: Reading Reciprocity — You Can’t Skip This Step and Expect Success Medium is a community, if you want community support — you have to support the community medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 6. Use Medium’s list feature to organize your stories Every time I publish a story, I add it to a list. I write many different types of articles on Medium — fiction, nonfiction, poetry — and having a way to collect similar stories together is a great way to organize my page. — Casey Lawrence <br>--------<br> How to Use Medium Lists Effectively Lists are the best way to organize your Medium stories medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 7. Use a unique image Your article is only two-thirds of the final product. The other third is arguably more important — it’s the attention grabber. Alongside your title, it’s the best weapon you have to stop a reader scrolling right past your work. What I’m referring to is, of course, the feature image. Many writers are guilty of getting sloppy at this stage in the excitement of getting their work published. Don’t get complacent and throw in the first stock image you find under a vague term like ‘writing’ or ‘work.’ If it’s in the first few results, you can bet your life it has been used to death. When you chose that all too common image, you’re undermining your hard work, and potentially turning the editor’s eye when they realize they will have to go and find a new one. Worse, you might leave reader feeling that same sense of deja-vu. — Stephen Moore, editor at Index <br>--------<br> 4 Editorial Pet Peeves That Are Getting Your Work Rejected If you’re overworking your words, it’s time to autocorrect medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 8. Add Alt-Text to your images Writing alt-text allows me to see what I pay attention to first. It gives me time and space, in a relatively low-pressure environment, to notice these things. And I can put that knowledge to use in my life outside of alt-text later. I’m just now beginning to understand how paying closer attention to accessibility benefits everything around me. But I don’t think I expected that being more aware of it would also help to benefit who I am as a writer. — Yi Shun Lai <br>--------<br> Penning Alt-Text Made Me a Better Writer Alt-Text is important for accessibility — and it can also hone your descriptive writing skills medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 9. Don’t try to go viral, just write your heart out Do not chase algorithms. Do not read articles on how to “make it” on Medium. Do not create headlines that scare the living daylights out of people so they click on them, searching for some elusive answer to life’s unanswerable questions. Instead, write a story in a huff while you’re crying. Crawl back under the sheets and workshop the story with your dog. Chase the flow-feeling. Be naive. — Adeline Dimond <br>--------<br> Let Go Of the Quest to Go Viral Once I stopped trying so hard to find readers on Medium, I found readers on Medium medium.com <br>-------------------<br> 10. Start a publication I think the most important value we offer as a publication is our extensive and thorough editing process. Our editors are very hands-on and we work closely with writers to further developer their skills. I want to underscore the point that this isn’t just about ensuring we publish great work on SUPERJUMP itself; it’s also about leaving writers with something of lasting value well beyond their time with us. — James Burns , EIC of SUPERJUMP <br>--------<br> Creating a Value Loop to Fuel Your Publication Building a successful publication on Medium is primarily about relationships medium.com <br>-------------------------------------------------------------------<br> More from Creators Hub Follow The Creators Hub is your source of ongoing education and inspiration to help your presence on Medium grow and support your creative practice. You’ll find tips on the craft of writing, spotlights on thinkers across the platform, and advice from Medium editors and fellow writers. <br>-------------------<br> Medium Creators Medium Creators ·Nov 30 How to Think of Your Writing Career as a Business 10 tips from successful Medium creators — Writing is an art, yes, but it can be useful to think of it as a business, too — a service you provide for your readers in return for their time (and money). This mindset can be especially useful if your goal is to earn a living (or part of… Medium 5 min read How to Think of Your Writing Career as a Business Share your ideas with millions of readers. Write on Medium <br>-------------------<br> Medium Creators Medium Creators ·Nov 30 Join Us for Two Open Writing Hours This December Bring a draft, an idea, or simply the urge to write — The end-of-year holidays can be great, but they can also be a bit distracting. Between all that eating and gifting and small-talking with that aunt you haven’t seen in years… and more eating… it’s easy to lose track of the creative projects you’ve been working on. To that end, we’re… Medium 2 min read Join Us for Two Open Writing Hours This December <br>-------------------<br> Amy Shearn Amy Shearn ·Nov 29 Writing Prompts: Winter Is Coming Embrace the darkness with this week’s writing prompts — This is, for many of us, a rough time of year. Here in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s getting cold. We’re in the trough between holidays. And it’s light out for about 12 minutes a day. But what if we channeled all that seasonal-affective-disorder energy into ~writing~ instead? … Writing 2 min read Writing Prompts: Winter Is Coming <br>-------------------<br> Medium Creators Medium Creators ·Nov 29 The Humor Writer Who Started Her Own Comedy Publication Kyrie Gray makes Medium a much funnier place — Each month here on Creators Hub, we’re featuring a creator who is doing something cool on Medium. Next up: Kyrie Gray, who reminds us of how much fun Medium can be. … Creator Spotlight 3 min read The Humor Writer Who Started Her Own Comedy Publication <br>-------------------<br> Ximena Vengoechea Ximena Vengoechea ·Nov 29 How Readers Help Writers Improve Creating in public has its upsides — One of my favorite author-artists, Austin Kleon (of Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work! fame) shared a recent post that caught my eye. 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