Photo by Anete Lusina on Subsplash I started my Medium account in 2017. Then, in 2019, when you could earn money writing, I signed up for the Medium Partner Program. I have been there ever since. This week, I published my 1,300th post on Medium, and looking back, I wanted to share a few things about my experience writing on Medium. 5 Truths About Writing on Medium These truths might even be...
Photo by Negative Space on Pexels.com I have been self-publishing for five years now and found that your book niche is essential to figure out the front end of things. Sure, some years I haven’t written books during this time. And other years, I have published multiple books in a year. Things always ebb and flow. It’s not hard to do the work. But life has gotten in the way at times. I...
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com “I don’t have the money to pay for an editor, cover designer, and promotion. I can’t just make money online.” This is a common theme among self-publishing authors who haven’t written their book yet, or they have but it isn’t selling. When they reach out, they are looking for the magic pill to help sell books. Well, you can do this, but you have to...
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com Are you going to read this entire article? Chances are, you will not. Want to know how I know that? Because my review of the statistics shows that only about 30% of people who view my articles read them. You may not be reading now. If that is the case, your eyes have moved on to the following bolded sentence. Or you have moved on to the following quote or...
Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com I want to be honest with you. I hate editing. It is hands down my least favorite part of writing online or in books. But, it is essential. We all know it. And we all want to believe we value editing. That’s why you need to start to edit with conviction. But most of us would instead write and publish. Am I right? Yet, I have realized that editing...
I am a follower of Jesus. I am a husband and a father. I am a writer. I care deeply about people and believe that men and women can grow into who they were created to be. Enter...