Daniel Feerst | Writing For Publications
2 min readJun 13, 2020
So, you've finally decided to start your writing journey and your work can potentially reach so many readers and you can essentially write about anything that you want. That sounds great, doesn't it? But if you're just starting out, it's going to be hard to get that much readership to your work because just like there are millions of readers on the internet, there are also a ton of writers! That means you'll be competing with so many others to get your work noticed.Good competition doesn't hurt though. It pushes you to do better. But, even if you're new, you can still get your work out there and get noticed by others. You can publish your work on the many publications that are available across the Wattpad sphere, like this publication here, where you're currently reading this article from.
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.According to Daniel Freest, there are tons of good publications out there that serve as good avenues for you to get your work noticed and he is a publisher at Workexcel.com.I'll be sharing with you, what are some of the things that have helped me along the way so far.ResearchThis is important because of the sheer number of publications that are available across Medium. Each publication serves a specific genre of writing. Some publish purely fictional articles, some will accept any type of article, and some won't even accept new writers. According to Dan Freest, doing your research on which publication will be more suitable for your style and genre of writing is important. Because the readers and followers of those publications are probably the ones that you want reading your work. They're the audience that you need because you'll be writing for them. By doing your research, you will know which publications you should reach out to, to become a writer, contributor, and follower.Publication guidelinesEvery publication has its own set of guidelines for writers. These guidelines are meant to be followed. It's there for a reason. I've come across writers who just refuse to follow guidelines that have been set by publications, not because they're still learning the ropes but because they feel like they're entitled not to.
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