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3 powerful secrets to write powerfully

AN UNAPOLOGETIC F*CK YOU TO TRENDING ARTICLES

Part of this post is a response to this article about writing. The author provided some handy analysis on how to get more hearts. (If I put the word…

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Jesse GardnerMar 94 min read

The Disguised Blessing of Being Unpopular

We’re hardwired to crave feedback. We’re always looking to improve, to refine, to gauge…

Stephen C. Rose in The CoffeeliciousJun 25, 20151 min read

Is Medium Balkanized?

How does Medium work? Near as I can tell, it works by recommendations. If you get recommendations, you get reads.

Dheeraj DhobleyNov 18, 20152 min read

Apparently, I Need A Ghost Writer. Interested?

Deborah Foster

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It’s all about network effects

Your story sounds amazing, and your writing is good. It’s clear and unassuming. A good writer will not make your story spread, a writer with thousands of followers will.

A writer with thousands of follower is, more often than not, good, but you’ll…

Arin BasuJul 15, 2015

How to Become Popular on Medium

☀️Rama☀️

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:-) nice list but it brings back the more fundamental question: what is the point of being popular in Medium? Just sing your song and the music flow, if you will. Let the ideas germinate. Write long pieces and let the creative juices flow. Popular? That’s for another day I guess.

AdrianAug 2, 20151 min read

10 Reasons Why Your Epic Medium Post Didn't Go Viral.

Chaz Hutton ⚔

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If everyone is a writer who will be a reader?

The popularity of content sharing sites brings us to an interesting situation…

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Mrinal BoseAug 3, 2015

If everyone is a writer who will be a reader?

Adrian

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I could not agree with you more, Adrian. Good writing is not compatible with “hacking the algorithm of audience interest”. A writer is supposed to write, not hack.

Simon Trepel, MDDec 28, 20156 min read

Why I’ve Decided Not To Go Viral

December 28, 2015

I’m not your slave. I don’t even work for you. So why would I spend my free time, trying to write something that I want you to read? Would…

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Johnny K RoedelMar 186 min read

The Cool Kids Table Hasn’t Aged Well

I always had a hard time getting an audience with the lunchroom royalty that occupied “The Cool Kids” table at my junior high school. If anything I was given small an occasional time spot where I could show up and perform a couple little jokes I had been working on…

Gabrien BreeneDec 26, 2015

Why I’m not leaving Medium

Peter Schafer

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Reading all these ‘Why I am/am not leaving Medium’ declarations lately, I can’t help pondering how either must feel more gratifying than knowing you’re squarely in the ‘No one gives a fuck whether I leave Medium or not’ camp.