5 Things I Have Learned After 3 Years of Writing
The advice I would give to my past self.
I started writing at seventeen years old. At the time, I was an A-Level student that had recently decided to pursue a career in motorsport journalism (particularly, Formula 1), and was looking at ways to get my foot into the door of the world’s fastest sport.
Three years later, I find myself finishing my second year of a journalism degree and about to explore the big, wide world for myself.
In those three years, I have written for a lot of different websites and gained experience in different areas. I may not be a legend in the writing game, but I certainly believe I am capable of offering advice to those that want to follow a similar journey to me.
Here are five lessons I have learned since I started writing three years ago.
1. Don’t make the rewards your motive
If you have been on Medium for all of five minutes, it becomes pretty clear that you can be rewarded massively for a viral story. Naturally, lots of people set this as their main goal.
Having a goal is a great idea when it comes to staying motivated and trying to achieve the most you can in a given area. However, setting unrealistic expectations and…
