If you are new at Medium and have few or no followers…

My first story got 18 reads.
My 2nd story got 7.
My 3rd story got 2.

Which, I suppose, is better than none.
But, the downhill trend wasn’t looking good.

After that, I didn’t write here for 10 months.

When you’re new, and no one reads what you write, it can feel a little sad. If you were just writing for yourself, why not just save it on your computer?
It would get the same mileage, but with less of the accompanying sad.

We writers aren’t just writing for ourselves. When we’re fingers on keyboard, sure. But once we hit the publish button? There’s a whole new hope...

Please God, let someone like what I wrote.

So, I thought I’d share a couple of tips…

It’s hard for people to like your writing if they don’t even know you’re out there — If a tree falls in the forest…you know?

1. Start with tags. Follow tags that interest you. Follow tags that you’d write about, too. Think of it like finding your people.
2. Brave it up and write your first story. Don’t worry if no one reads it. Remember, tree in the…