Prompted once again to play along. — The origin of this prompt came from Subhi Najar, although I came upon it from reading answers from other writer’s. I liked this one so much, I thought I’d join in. Deep Dive into Your Writing Put Your Writer’s Hat onmedium.com 1. When did you start writing? Is there a specific story? My writing began with love letters in school. The first was to my Grade 3 teacher, Mrs. McDonald; she…

Check out The Funny Times — Medium humorists and cartoonists have been getting financially flattened by the platform’s new payment metric. Medium to Poets and Humorists: Drop Dead! How’s the New Payment System? So Far, So Badmedium.com Many of us are responding by seeking paying markets outside of Medium. Our goal? Publish and get paid for our work elsewhere before we post it here. Write Your Stories on Medium — But Submit Them To Paying Markets Before You Hit “Publish” When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Look for Well-Paying Alternativesmedium.com

Because don’t we all just want to laugh sometimes? — I have exactly one thing going for me in my writing career. Is it my abysmal spelling aptitude? …

I took my own advice and increased my earnings — This is not a money story but an opportunity story. I don’t talk dollar figures. Ultimately, a tidy sum to one person may be peanuts to another. It’s quite subjective and personal. I’m uncomfortable looking in your wallet because it’s not my business what you’re raking in. And don’t ask…

Custom images, no less — This morning I was griping about the difficulty of finding the specific image I needed for a Medium article I was writing where I referenced a robot doing dishes. As one does. “I just want robots in a kitchen.” I wasn’t finding anything on the free photo sites. I puttered…

You can now make any Medium image into a clickable link — First, add an image: Next, click on the image so it has a green border, and press Command+K on Mac, Control+K on PC:

A personal invitation from the hottest prego chick ever — oh, and also her baby — To my dearest Instagram followers: You are cordially invited to the live Zoom birth of John and my little snickerdoodle. This grand event is tentatively scheduled for June 12, 4:21 am EST. While we can’t be sure of the exact date/time, my psychic, Lady Mother of Pearl, has assured me…

“Creativity comes from thinking differently. Surrounding yourself with new ideas, stepping out of your comfort zone, and shutting the fuck up and listening.” — The creator of Hogan Torah is a satirist, humorist, and memoirist who’s been writing online for over 20 years. His memoir writing is what hooked me, his storytelling chops are immense. You know when you read Hogan Torah that you’re in for a blunt, insightful, and funny ride. …

Creative Nonfiction tips from your honorary English Professor — Imagine that we are sitting in a classroom on a crisp autumn day. There are twelve of us sitting at desks that are arranged in a circle. There’s natural light pouring in through large glass windows. You’ve come to learn how to craft creative nonfiction and personal essays. I sit…

There are a wide variety of places to submit humor writing and having a go-to list of publications can help you keep the ball rolling with getting your writing out there. As with any other writing submissions, you should spend some time reading these publications and their submission guidelines to…

A simple guide to sourcing narration and adding audio to your story. — Narrated audio works great on Medium and will help you stand out from the crowd. Audio for Medium Adding narrated audio to your Medium stories is easy. The bigger problem is getting the narration first. You have 4 options in front of you… One. Record yourself reading. Two. Get an AI-powered text to…

You don’t know what you don’t know. Keep going. Self-publish your book. — You don’t know what you don’t know. Keep going. Self-publish your book. Writing my first book almost broke me. I self-published. I believed that self-publishing would take the delay out of the process. I was wrong. …

This wouldn’t sell a $1000 class. But it’s pretty cool anyway. — I’m a highly productive person. In fact, one thing I have to be careful of is tempering my own productivity a little when I’m teaching, because it can freak some people out. I get this sometimes: I’m never going to be able to do as much as you, Shaunta, so…

5 strategies to increase your funny writing output — Welcome, humor writers and aspiring ones. Do you want to increase your funny writing output? You’re in the right place. (If you’re looking for general humor writing advice, I’ve done that elsewhere.) Here, I’ll focus on five writing practices that have helped me write and publish more humor on Medium…

8 million views, 3 platforms, 5 posts. — Everybody wants that one viral hit. To be honest, that’s not my aim. Maybe it’s because I used to write on Quora back in university and had millions of views under some answers that meant nothing. Here, let me show you my five ‘viral’ pieces I wrote. They all have…

Because you will need them, whether you like them or not — We’re all probably on the search for a mentor to help us with our creative pursuits. Yet, the truth is, no one likes to be mentored. We reach out because we want our to-be mentors to sprinkle gold dust on our heads. If you think like that, forget mentors. They…

How to create and format a Medium publication’s logo — Medium publications can be customized in many ways. One of the most important details that publication owners and editors should customize is the Medium publication logo. The Medium publication logo is the image which appears at the top of all your publication’s stories. For example, in my publication, Blogging Guide…

Whether you’re telling a story or selling a service, learn how to grab your readers’ attention and make them stay! — Headlines are what grab people’s attention. The content of your story, article, or letter may be well-thought-out, but without a compelling headline, no one is going to read what you have to say. The sales headline is a vital part of any sales letter. Even if you have the best…

Hogan Torah’s new 2022 Sharethrough headline analyzer guide and how to find the best pictures — The biggest mistake I see new writers make on Medium is putting all their effort into their story and treating the title and pictures as an afterthought. When members scroll in the app, they see your name, the title, and a feature picture. …