DEAD PEOPLE WRITING

What Happens to Your Medium Account When You Die?

You Can’t Take It With You. Does it Automatically Expire When You Do?

I’m going to Heaven when I die. And I’m Taking my Medium Account with me! (Photo by Martin Adams on Unsplash)

I’m a writing coach and editor-for-hire. For decades, I’ve worked with writers to improve and publish their prose. My current specialty is helping Medium members write better, more boost-able stories.

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Because I’ve held myself out as an Unofficial, Unpaid Medium expert, and because I’ve been on the platform for 5+ years, I often get Medium-related questions from readers.

Debra Anazonwu recently asked me a question as a response to this essay:

Writers! Can You Delete a Story You’ve Published on Medium and Then Submit it to a Pub that…

Her question?

What happens when a Medium writer dies? Should you instruct your next of kin to copy your stories and delete…