Reciprocity | Medium
We Are Your Partner In Your Writing Journey
A place where you can find support and be the support for others
For the last some days I was suffering from a cold. I wasn’t able to write more so I thought of spending my time reading stories of new writers on Medium.
Today in the early morning, I was reading a post written by Martin von Mars
His post reminded me of the initial days of my writing journey on Medium. Every time I was opening Medium in the hope that someone have read my work and disappointed myself when no one have read my work. I know that heartbreaking feeling. Every writer wants to get his/her work read. We all want an audience.
Not just this one article, recently I have read so many articles from new writers who are working hard to get 100 followers and looking forward to receiving each other’s support.
When I joined Medium, almost 3 to 4 months, no one read my work. If you want to get your profile recommended by Medium to other readers, you need to have enough amount of content on your profile. As a new writer, it was hard for me to publish more than 4 pieces in a week.
Moreover, if you are a stable writer here on Medium then also many of us required genuine readers who continuously read our work. If you are the author who gets your viral stories on Medium, it will grow your views and earnings. However, it will be hard to write viral articles every day.
Whether you are just a beginner or a famous writer like Tim Denning, it’s next to impossible to write viral articles on regular basis. All the writers who are successful on Medium have long and genuine lists of following. Their readers read their work whenever they publish the hit button. Sometimes, all of these things make Medium a confusing place to be successful.
You all wonder what is the secret mantra of getting success on Medium?
I have learned the hard way, that there are no particular guidelines to write viral articles. Sometimes, luck does the 50 percent work for you. However, we all are not lucky. So, does that mean we should stop thinking about being successful on Medium?
No, we all need each other’s back to keep going on.
We need each other’s support. We all waiting for readers when they will come and read our work. Yes or no. A big yes.
Whenever we check our stats, we want that people read, highlight, and comment thoughts on your article. We all are looking for the same thing.
Then why are we trying too hard to get success over here? It’s time to make Medium a place where you can find a genuine community where we can start our writing journey and reach the summit.
I am starting a new adventure on Medium and the goal of this adventure is to create a safe place for all beginner writers.
I am excited to announce this new adventure called Reciprocal on Medium. I am grateful to all the poets because I have a great community of poets at Lifeline. A lifeline is a great place where I found great poets and made a great community of poets.
Now, you all wonder what is Reciprocal.
Reciprocal is my third publication on Medium. The motto of this publication is to find support for your writing and become the support for others.
Medium is not just a platform, it’s a community. A community means a group of people who have something in common.
I want to make a Reciprocal community of writers and readers.
A safe place where your writing will be read by supporting fellow authors and you can be the supporting reader for your fellow authors. It’s a great way to connect and learn from each other. I am going to apply some strict rules and regulations for this publication. Here are the requirements you need to follow if you want to be a part of this community.
What kind of people can be a part of this community
- You are a reader on Medium
- You like to become a support for your fellow authors
- You would like to show your support by reading, responding, and highlighting fellow authors' work
In addition to that, if you are a writer who is on this platform only write and then hide. I am so sorry because this place might not be a good suit for you. There are many publications you will find to share your writing.
As the name suggests, Reciprocal only wants writers who believe in reciprocity on this platform.
Submission Guidelines for Reciprocal
- First and foremost, you are willing to read the work of your fellow authors of this publication.
- Make sure that your piece is error-free
- In every piece, you have to mention the work of 3 writers
- Before submitting, just make sure your piece follows all the Medium distribution guidelines.
- Also, make sure you don’t use any kind of abusive words in your piece.
- Use a Cover photo from Unsplash, Pexels, or Pixabay or you can also use your photos.
Tags
While submitting, make sure to use the tag “Reciprocal”.
Add the tags as per the genre of your story. If you would like, you can also add the tag Medium.
Why You Should Join Reciprocal?
- You can be a part of the great community
- You can get the support of your fellow authors
- This place gives you a chance to connect with like-minded people
- It’s a place where you can share your deep emotions
What are the topics Reciprocal accepts?
We will be going to have three columns on the homepage of the publication.
The very first thing is we will have a weekly featured column where I will share the writers whose work is being shared more in the post of fellow authors during a week.
The second column will be a Favourite Authors of Medium, in which you can share who is your favorite authors, why you like to read their work, and how their writing affects your life.
The third column will be Tips for Medium where I can share tips and tricks about Medium. You all are allowed to submit your experiences about Medium.
Moreover, other than Reciprocal will accept all kinds of articles as long as they all have a kind mention of a fellow author’s work which you loved reading.
I would like to invite a wonderful community of my fellow writers who are great supporters on Medium to be a part of Reciprocal and share their support with this new community of writers.
MarkfromBoston Carmellita Divya Goswami Bob Jasper Klara Jane Holloway Diana Meresc Vashni Stories Victoria Gregg Danielle Hestand Uwem Daniels Joseph Lieungh Amanda Laughtland Lisa’s Desk Chat KM Fullerton Ricardo Böck Walter Rice Carmen Dawn Sharing Randomly Michelle Renee Kidwell Deb Fiore Umme Salma Christina Elena Cooper Nicole Sponsel Jan Sebastian Tara Desai PhD Breezy Omy Neera Handa Dr Liberty Forrest, Author Sara Burdick Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles Nicole Hilbig Shuntay Wright George Ochsenfeld Pam Winter Amy Marley Art Bram Ilana Lydia Nandkishor Shingne Brajendra Kumar Amy Christie Bashir Khan K.L. Mulan Kris Bedenian Anastasia Soul Gypsy Anastasia S. Manyonga Sorina Raluca Băbău Hamsalekha Marilyn Glover Erica J Jake Hilden Monoreena Acharjee Majumdar Poetic Therapy Rodney Brazier Jenine Bsharah Baines B.R. Shenoy Pene Hodge Shirley Jones Luke Arbab Z. Imani Talim Ali D. Blake Champion E. Scott Alighieri Libby Shively McAvoy Shameem Anwar Frank Larkin Margie Willis Venkataraman Mahalingam Saurabh Bonaventure Barry Deepak Paul Giulietta Passarelli JJ Sum Anthi Psomiadou Donnette Anglin Lucia Landini Josephine Crispin Ellie Jacobson Yana Bostongirl Colleen Millstead Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D. Kimberly Hampton Nilsson Trista Signe Ainsworth OrlaK Dr. Fatima Imam Dr. Preeti Singh Ravyne Hawke Mher Manoekjan JoJo Sharing Words Josh Balerite Acol
If you would like to be a part of this supportive community, you can respond to this article that yes, you want to support writers.
Once, you are accepted into this pub. I would like you to write one piece about this new pub Reciprocal and tag all your fellow writers with whom you shared a connection and inspire them to join this Reciprocal community to grow this community.
We can all grow this community and lift each other every day.
I will have some great plans for this publication where there will be more chances of growing and getting more readers for your work.
Thanks and welcome to Reciprocal
New Update
As the main motto of Reciprocal is to help each other and make a supporting chain of authors. Reciprocal will only add Medium members as a writer from now onwards. If you are not a Medium member yet, you can sign up from the below referral link and be a Medium member. As this helps you in reading more stories on the platform and become a writer in this supportive publication as well.
Before you submit your stories, kindly read the updated submission guidelines.
