A QUICK GUIDE FOR NEW MEDIUM WRITER

Finding a Footing as a Writer on Medium? Learn the Rope Fast!

Excellent resources to get started writing an excellent piece on Medium

Abd Karim Alias
Anecdotes of Academia
5 min readJun 6, 2019

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It always seems impossible until it is done.
- Nelson Mandela

The quote above is from the respectable leader, Nelson Mandela who understood the real meaning of perseverance, persistence, grit, endurance and hard work. How is it relevant to this article? Well, as many writers would agree, writing is not always easy—at least for me.

Crafting quality content is only part of the challenge. In addition, there is always a concern or anxiety at the back of the writer’s mind when writing for the general audience. Is this article good enough? Would people be interested to read? Can it be my masterpiece that defines me as a credible and respectable writer?

A masterpiece? You can’t be serious! I’m just learning the rope, you say.

So, are you a new writer on Medium? Congratulations! Welcome to the exciting world of online publishing. Medium Club, that is.

Confession: I’m a baby writer on Medium too. Although I have been an avid reader of Medium for many years and a blogger on another platform I have never considered…

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Abd Karim Alias
Anecdotes of Academia

A Professor of Food Technology at Univ Sains Malaysia (Malaysia) (since 1994). A strong advocate of online education and driven by a passion to share knowledge.