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5 Steps I’m Taking to Level Up My Writing.
At a certain point I have to choose whether this is a hobby or a craft.
It’s pretty safe for me to claim the title of “writer” by now.
It’s been 142 days of consecutive articles written here, and that’s been in spite of physical injury, mental stress and ridiculous schedule changes.
Simply put, if I was able to keep posting every day through these last few months, there’s not much that can stop me.
But that’s a dangerous place to be, and I can feel it. I came back to Medium this time around after participating in the #Ship30for30 program, a fun little program that focuses on data-driven writing.
That’s got basically three steps:
- Write a whole lot of short, authentic pieces
- Figure out which ones resonate with your readers
- Write more like that
It was thrilling and exhilarating and when it was over moving back to Medium felt like a natural next step.
So here I am, cranking out an article a day. It’s almost easy at this point, because I’ve given myself the leeway to just write about whatever I want.
That’s a dangerous place to be.
