Embrace Your Writer’s Soul…

Ken West
The Productive Writer
2 min readJul 11, 2022

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Illustration by Ken West

Welcome fellow writers, creators, and publishers.

I have a confession…

I’ve been stuck for a while, trying to decide what this newsletter is really about.

It’s about writing better, publishing more, and monetizing your written work.

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Yet to do that requires your motives for writing. They may be different from mine. Maybe you have multiple purposes.

In the first edition of this newsletter… we came up with twenty-one reasons to write. Not only that, but we also found eleven reasons not to write. That only scratched the surface.

Got me thinking.

It’s about motive power!

What’s your motive?

What are you trying to accomplish as a writer?

It may be different from mine.

We are all in various stages of our life journey and writing careers.

What specific topics, issues, or problems would you like to see addressed in upcoming editions of this newsletter?

Your goals and problems are most likely shared by many others.

Let us know with your comments and suggestions.

Meanwhile, thanks for being here.

I look forward to discovering your motive power!

And please pass on this newsletter to anyone you think could use it.

Let’s get to work!

All the best,

Ken West

PS: I’m personally focused on how to monetize my writing. There are many writers out there who offer courses and processes to make money with your written work. One guy I’ve found helpful is August Birch, who also writes on Medium. He offers a free 7-Day, email masterclass called Tribe 1K. It’s packed with useful, actionable information. Plus, he has a down-to-earth writing style that’s fun to read. I like the guy.

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