Calling All Writers To Join The Orange Journal!

I know what it’s like to be a newbie to the art of writing, and I am here to support you. We are open for submissions.🍊

Updated April 13th, 2022

Hi there, new and seasoned writers, and welcome to my pub, The Orange Journal. I want to invite YOU to write for TOJ to help you get your foot in the door and grow your following with real, loyal followers. I created a separate, new Medium account to put myself in the shoes of a brand-new writer on the platform to truly understand how it feels.

Getting to that first 100 is painful, and writing into the void isn’t the most fulfilling either. Being bombarded by comments demanding follows is frankly annoying, and not a great environment to write in.

I feel you, and I want to provide a space to give you that boost that may just skyrocket your success.

Why Listen to Me?

This past January marked two years of writing on Medium for me, and you can imagine that I have learned a thing or two about what does well, and what tends to tank.

From the blessings of curation Gods to ranking the first page on Google consecutively, Medium is a place where magic can happen. It just takes a lot of patience, consistency, and passion. 🍊

Ready to Write? 🍊

Medium is a place to write about personal development, feeling our feelings, and first-person stories that move readers and offer a new perspective.

Topics Accepted🍊

• Personal Development
• Self Growth Hacks
• Growth within Spirituality/Religion
• Relationship With Self and Others
• Love Stories/Heartache/Familial Relations (must tie in how you learned and grew from these experiences)
• Short form accepted with no strict word count. Every word counts. Read more here about how TOJ short form performs better compared to other pubs.

Medium Handle — Where to Find it

Let’s get to it then! Ask to be added as a writer by commenting below your Medium handle. Example: @susie-fpinon. This can be found by clicking on the circle at the top right where your picture is. Your Medium handle may be different from your username. Kindly check the url on your profile page before sending me the wrong name. By providing your @, I am able to add writers more quickly, allowing me more time to review submissions. 😊

Remember to follow The Orange Journal for consideration. Please drop any questions you may have and I promise to get back to every single one.

Please Read These Three Sources Before Your First Submission!

• Medium FAQ’s: Literally everything you need to know about this place.
• Formatting: Respect the editor’s time, get curated/distributed more often, get pinned by TOJ, have a long shelf-life on Medium… it’s here to help YOU.
• Submission Guidelines: Knowing what to submit to each publication you write for will make a huge difference in how your work performs.

Are you feeling overwhelmed as a total newbie? Don’t! There’s a lot to learn. Take your time. Medium isn’t going away anytime soon. Need help learning how to submit? Check out this breakdown video.

Indulge in these FREE writer resources with a Medium membership. Learn more faster and skip the mistakes I made so you don’t have to.

Medium Membership

I humbly suggest you become a Medium member if you aren’t already. Connecting with other writers through leaving thoughtful responses is the fastest way to grow your following. You will also make genuine connections with other writers and begin networking with creators from all over the world.

Please consider using my sign-up link, and I will earn a small commission, at no additional cost to you.

I can’t wait to hear from you!

Tap into positivity at Live Life Now, my new blog✨

Best,

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