How Medium Ended My Writer’s Block
The simple yet effective ways that Medium helps you grow as a writer.
When I was 21, I booked a 1-on-1 writing session. The coach was very helpful, and one piece of advice she gave stuck with me. When I said that my goal was to write a book about my experiences, she didn’t laugh in my face (which is what I would do, if I could go back in time).
Instead she asked, “What about starting out with a smaller goal? Like publishing an article?”
It took me eight years to heed her advice. Starting a regular blogging practice on Medium is what finally got me writing again.
We get so intoxicated with flashy forms of accomplishment that we often forget about the hard work it takes to get there.
Medium Motivates You to Put in the Time
To be a good writer, one must write. A lot. We all know that, and yet it’s such a hard habit to form. We never know if the writing we are doing is any good, when we’re toiling away for years in the dark.
My favorite book on writing is Natalie Goldberg’s Writing Down the Bones. Goldberg enforces, in the wisest and gentlest…
