This is a subtitle [highlight text below your Title, click small T] — We’ve noticed that many of our new writers at MIDFORM can have some funky formatting. It’s okay! We’re here to help you, but please help us too by reading this quick guideline page. As a general rule of thumb, aim to keep your paragraph lengths 1–4 sentences. This helps significantly…

Creativity in abundance on Medium gets minimum Airing — A rare commodity, perhaps; a wealth of talented creative writers, people who build things; publications; weekly prompts; engagement; support networks; publishing collaboratively; just some of the enterprises I have witnessed on Medium. So why doesn’t Medium shout about this? They don’t. If you go outside Medium and conduct a search…

The math will surprise you if you never thought of it this way before — Ever feel frustrated because of an article you wrote that took a lot of work but is making pennies in the days after writing? Or you incessantly check your stats, wondering why more people are not reading? We all have experienced the above. This is especially true when just starting…

Have you noticed it? — Whether or not you watch Korean dramas, there’s a reason why they have become so popular among many not just in Korea, but around the world. They use a lot of advanced storytelling and filming techniques that make them the fine works of art that they are. …

In any relationship, it involves two parties, and both are responsible. — Once, as a young man, I was in a love relationship that started wonderfully but soon took a turn for the worse. …

Taking some time for other pursuits creative and otherwise helps reignite the creative spark — Due to the recent daylight savings time (DST) change I’ve been writing less. This time of year has always been a challenge for me. I just don’t adjust well to DST especially in the winter when it gets dark around 5 pm here in California. …

This isn’t a rant it’s just a fact. — The last few months have been a period of growth for my writing. In September, I broke into the $100.00+ club for a month of earnings on Medium for the first time since joining the partner program in August 2022. Before that, I wrote DAILY on my own blog, The…

Can’t do or won’t do — it’s all the same — I know I’m not “old and infirm” at 48, but there are things I feel I’m no longer able to do or would be inadvisable to try, or stuff I simply don’t want to do again. White knuckle rides: I used to love them. Every year I’d go to either…

The modern world Our modern world encourages us to constantly grow, move forward, develop, and produce. In this future-oriented, rapidly advancing, upward movement, we often overlook the opposing force of descending, going within, and slowing down. The price we pay is high. …