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The 1 main reason most people fail to make money writing online
Last fall, I spotted two young writers who I thought probably had bright futures on this platform.
They had a knack for telling stories about their lives in an engaging, interesting way.
Any time they’d post something, I’d make a point of adding the articles to my “To Read” list and be sure to catch up with them later.
But as fall turned to deep winter, their flood of articles had turned to a trickle.
As deep winter turned into early spring, they were no longer writing at all.
Having not seen anything for a while, I did a name search on both and realized neither had posted a thing since March.
It was too bad, because had they just avoided the 1 main reason most people fail to make money writing online, you too would probably know who they are by now.
Why people fail
After a lengthy journalism career, then working as a writer/editor for a large organization, and now as a successful independent writer, I feel that I have a pretty discerning eye for writing talent.
The work might not always be grammatically correct or structured perfectly, but when I see writing with interesting turns of phrase, a unique style, or prose…
