How I Met Francisco Iglesias

Not an “about me” but an “about him” story

Paul van Gool
3 min readJul 31, 2024

Francisco Iglesias asked an interesting question

Do you remember how you first met me?

I remember it very well. He mentioned me in one of his “10 Awesome Showcases — Sharing Medium’s Hidden Gem Stories” stories. I was very pleased as it showed me I got noticed by other writers. I started following him and reading his stories.

click the image for his most recent Showcase — image by Francisco

He had to stop his showcase stories for a while but I was surprised he published a new one yesterday.

Have I influenced your life in a positive way?

I only can answer this question with a big YES. Maybe not my life as a whole but certainly my life as a writer. He showed me that you would write seriously but at the same time not take your writing too seriously.

It would be best if you took the way you are writing seriously. Write well-crafted stories. Write clear sentences. Focus on the message you want to convey to your readers.

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Paul van Gool

Retired webdevelopper, designer and business analyst. Experienced stock investor. Starting textwriter.