I have written a short post, and published it here on Medium, every day for the last two months.
I wasn’t prepared for this challenge. I had no goals and I had no expectations.
It’s fun, and sometimes horrifying, to see ways in which we grow.
When I look back on work I produced even a few years earlier, the difference from then to now is stark.
I’m kind of cheating today. I didn’t have a good topic to write about and nearly let the day end.
So, I’m writing about how I didn’t know what to write about. The key here is that I’m sticking with my daily writing even when I’m at a loss.
I started one on Medium today.
You can check it out here: Good Things to Believe in.
I wasn’t sure what to share. What would be worth it. So I decided to share the core things I know to be true.
I had no plans of starting a writing habit. Not on that exact day. It had nothing to do with politics, nor was it a new year’s resolution.
I decided to write. I had, on occasion, scribbled out some thoughts in the past. Usually as a response to something big happening…
At the moment, no one is reading my words. I mean, you are right now, but you’re one of the few.
I’m not too worried about readership right now. I’m writing to make it a habit. To get my thoughts down. To improve my writing skills some.
I could create a bot that would write posts for Medium. It would pull down the content of popular posts and rewrite new posts based on the language and tone.
I know it’s possible. News organizations already use bots to automate some of their…
I decided I’m going to do this. Writing that is.
I’ve never been a writer. I’ve decided to give it a go.
There are reasons why it would be helpful to have a writing habit. You can find 100’s of them with a simple search here on Medium. I’ve read them a…