How I Write and Publish a Blog Post a Day

And make 3K a month just from writing a few hours a day.

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If you’re having trouble establishing a writing habit, it may be because you don’t think of yourself as a writer. Call yourself a writer first. This may sound silly. You may be thinking, “well, I only make a few dollars from writing,” or even a few cents. That doesn’t matter; if you write, you are a writer.

Start with the name.

I’ve been writing every day for over a year and made money after the first month. But I’ve always considered myself a writer. Even when I was writing in a journal daily for my own satisfaction.

Identifying with the word “writer” is the first step to creating a writing habit that sticks. When we identify with a value we see in ourselves — or we want to see in ourselves — it gives our habits a more significant impact.

Your habits shape your identity, and your identity shapes your habits. — James Clear, Atomic Habits

If you want to be a professional writer and make an income — and this is very possible with platforms like Medium (even if you’ve never made a cent from writing), having a goal and stating what the goal is, is necessary. But what drives success is setting…