I Finally Made Money on Medium — And I’m Super Stoked

Medium just changed how it pays authors, and that’s great for lesser-known writers like me.

Douglas James
Nov 6 · 5 min read

When I started on Medium, I was gung-ho on carving the blocks of my imagination into beautiful sculptures I could rocket through the tubes. It was great. I could write anything I wanted, and even get out all my poetry that…

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