Hidden Writers on Medium, It’s Time to Unite
Let’s admit it.
We all come back to Medium for one thing: the stories. And what makes these stories incredibly addicting are the writers from the other side of the screen. It’s these writers who strain every one of their brain cells to draft a piece they believe will get read by the 800k+ visitors Medium gets on a daily basis. It’s these writers who spend more time responding to comments, in hopes that their readers will reciprocate back. It’s these writers who continue to push themselves and keep writing, even if they have one follower.
Yet, we don’t know who these writers are. We don’t know they exist. And that’s because Medium directs our attention towards the top 5 — writers who are usually popular or successful.
My fellow Medium-ers, it’s time we look beyond just top stories and discover the many talented writers who can:
- motivate people to self-reflect and change for the better
- open people’s eyes to new perspectives
- stir up a range of emotions
- teach people about morals or valuable life skills
It’s not easy finding someone who can do all that in one story. That’s why I’m creating a new publication, MEDIUM’s Field Guide (originally Great Writers Under the Medium Sea), to help writers here improve their talents who’ve been buried deep beneath the Medium mass. I want to show that no matter how small you may be, great quality stories will eventually put you into the spotlight.
“No one can tell your story, so tell it yourself. No one can write your story, so write it yourself.”
If you believe you have the knack to inspire people with your words and want to become better, join our Medium Marketing course. You’ll learn everything there is to get your stories noticed.
Last but not least, let’s not forget our hidden writers on Medium
Thanks to everyone’s contribution, I’ve added more amazing writers to the list based on people’s recommendations from my previous post, Great Writers Buried Under The Medium Sea.
Nat Eliason — What Life do You Want?
Todd Brison— Waste Less Time By Improving this Characteristic
Hassan S. Ali — Pros & Cons: Being Single
Illai Jacob Gescheit— 7 Tips That will Motivate You To Work On Your Startup On Weekends.
Stephanie Georgopulos — How to Clean Your Home for Maximum Social Acceptability (and Minimal Effort)
Diego Oliveira Sánchez — The Price of Being the Best at Cambridge
Michael Thompson — How quickly do you form first impressions?
Jason M. Camps — Content is for Pussies
Ash Hopping — You & Your Evil Twin
Dean Bokhari— 12 Powerful “Mini Habits” to Practice Each Day
Sean Kim — 5 Steps to Learn Any New Skill Faster
Justin Searls— Why I don’t eat before dark
Anna Kalinski— Ten years ago today, my dad died.
Michelle Poler — “So Michelle, what do you do?”
Micah Baldwin — A Glorious Scattering of Money
Sam Spurlin — Doing Good Work Is Hard, So Don’t Sabotage Yourself
Adrien Joly — Why Email does not stink
Marcus Hanson — Why I Left SF for LA
Christina Ling — The stigma of doing things alone
Sylvain Zyssman — You Are Not a Failure
Gloria Merrick— Why I Think Email Marketing is Bullshit
Alanna Harvey — Stop reading about productivity and just go do something productive
Michael Chen — How Being Vulnerable Makes You Stronger
Howard Snakeskurt— Yearning for Change
JJ Wong — Self-doubt is a Blessing
Will Lowrey— Finding Joy at Work
Patience E. Randle — “What Do You Do For A Living?”
Sachin Akhuri— The First Step Towards Becoming a Great Writer is to Let Yourself be a Bad One
Which writers are you a die-hard fan of?
Drop it in the comments below. I may reach out to them on Twitter or Facebook, and tell them how much you love their work. I’m sure you’d make their day. 🙂
I’m Tiffany Sun, creator of Rabbut.
I write. I workout. I cook. I hustle. I believe there’s always room to improve no matter how incredible you think you are. If you think so too, follow me to see more inspirational stories!
Thank you so much for reading. 🙂
This story was extended from: Great Writers Buried Under The Medium.
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