Writing for Medium is the Worst Kind Of Masturbation

Eric Coyote
Sep 5, 2018 · 4 min read
The author using the Coyote heirloom typewriter.

I’ve been a writer for a long time. I’ve written everything from magazine articles to advertising copy to screenplays to novels. I’m a published poet. Along my writer’s journey, I’ve participated in every publishing format and each new technology platform. I’ve written two million words on computers since 1988. Currently, I’m writing this on my iPhone as I walk my dog. When Medium came along as an…

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Eric Coyote

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Eric Coyote earned his Master of Arts degree in critical film studies from the University of Southern California. He writes about movies and Hollywood.

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