Write A Catalyst

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The Simple 5-Step System That Took Me From Beginner To $60k Writer

5 min readApr 28, 2025

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90% of writers make less than $100/month.

Not because they are lazy. But because the path to growth has been buried under a mountain of complicated advice. It’s easy to feel lost. Drowing in growth hacks. So let me make it simple for you. And hand you the treasure map I wish someone had given me.

When I first pressed “publish” in January 2023, I was drowning in doubt. At 51 with zero writing experience, who was I to think anyone would care?

But by simply putting my words on the internet, I’ve watched my bank account swell by $50k and unlocked the prison door of my 9–5 job. Writing isn’t just my hobby. It’s buying my ticket to freedom.

I don’t want you to waste months feeling invisible and unnoticed when you could be building something that puts money in your pocket and purpose in your days.

Step 1 — Start to write (even when your brain screams “no!”)

The aim at the start isn’t to be brilliant — it’s simply to start.

Forget your fantasies of million-dollar paydays, stadiums of adoring fans, or your name emblazoned across a…

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Write A Catalyst
Write A Catalyst

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Write A Catalyst and Build it into Existence.

Derek Hughes
Derek Hughes

Written by Derek Hughes

I'm an old bloke with zero writing experience. In 18 months, I built a $35k writing business. Get my free 5-step system: https://www.derekhughes.biz/