The Three Little Laws of Wholehearted Writing

As a writer on the web, how do you feel about writing and publishing something that’s not intentionally clever, stuffed with keywords or optimized for an audience?

For me, it can feel sad and lonely. I have poured myself into countless pieces and released it to the world, only to lose instantly to the never-ending madness of cheap, anti-boredom clickbait.

But this doesn’t mean I throw up my hands and quit writing, because that’s even more depressing.

Whenever I’m torn between writing something that actually makes me feel alive or writing yet another “piece of content,” I come back to my three little laws of wholehearted writing:

- Be true to yourself
- Enjoy yourself
- Embrace human connection

Follow these laws when you write and I promise life will be good. Wholehearted writing is just a simple way to keep your writing craft intact in a world where, as Will.I.Am says, “You’re the type that thinks souls is sold in a store.”

As far as competing against the clickbait, don’t. It’s a race to the bottom. Go where wholehearted writing, not attention-begging content, is supported— like Medium. Trust me on this.