7 Lessons on Writing I Never Knew Mattered Until… After 4 Years of Non-Stop Word Spitting

Simple not simple. Easy not easy.

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I started my online writing journey in August 2020.

Then, we were stuck at home. The pandemic escalated, governments scrambled for vaccines, masks sold like hotcakes, and working from home became the acknowledged default.

With more time on hand, I started hunting for money-making side hustles. I asked a LinkedIn connection for suggestions, and she spoke about long-form content creation on Medium.

$50 later, and the rest is history.

Here’s what I learned 4 years and 2,000+ articles later.

1^ Start by revisiting structure

Everyone knows how to write, right?

That was naïve me speaking in 2020. After all, who doesn’t and cannot write? He can, she can, and so I can.

I was willfully naïve and blinded by empty confidence.

Thousands of introductions, conclusions, chiseled expressions, and stories made me realize that… I knew shit. It’s sad. And it’s true.

It took me months and hundreds of articles to find my preferred cadence for introductions. Could be a statement. Or a…