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It's My Birthday, And I've Learned a Few Writerly Things While Publishing And Blogging On Medium🥳🎈🎈🎈🎂
A year ago, I told you I would stay the course. I have, and I've learned so much more as a writer, poet, and storyteller. Still, I have concerns. Is Medium right for me?
I joined Medium in late March 2020 after the pandemic and shutdown. I wrote for about a month, and then I left. I returned 18 months later. I accidentally clicked publish on an article on September 19, 2021 — an article I didn't want to post until October 1, 2021.
During my first month on Medium, I made a whopping $8.18. I know, right? I couldn't buy a Kombucha! Still, I was committed. Last year, my birthday was pretty exciting because I checked in on my stats, gained 600 followers in 30 days, and one of my stories had a whole 25 reads. I'd only been on the platform for seven weeks and had 700 followers.
It was a good time.
I was also impressed with the number of great writers on the platform, and I'd read, commented, and made real connections. Many of them I still have fun exchanges with today.
Looking back with nearly 260 stories, what have I learned after writing, blogging, and publishing on Medium for over a year?
