Come Write With Me in March
Back to my pre-2022 content creation schedule. Let’s make some money.
Since I started writing for this platform in 2019, my highest payouts are always in April, consistently for the past three years. I have no idea why. And I don’t care. I just want to keep that trend going.
Come join me this month and write. I’ll be back to my regular posting schedule of five times a week for March.
I was in the four-figure club three years here until recently, when everyone’s pay went down by a lot. I took that opportunity to take a few months off from publishing consistently. Instead, I’ve focused on my Substack newsletter, which I greatly enjoy.
I want to see how this April payout goes with regular publishing. I would love some company.
If you want to join, do this.
- If you want to join and write as much as you can this month, tag #thrivingorchidgirl, and I’ll read and clap for your work.
- You don’t have to publish five times a week as I’m committed to. I’m all or nothing. Five is easy for me to accomplish because I have been writing for so long, but if you are just starting out, commit to once a week or six times a month or seven a week. Create your own content schedule that works for you, or simply try to write every day. Publishing is best though and you could earn some money.
While my dream life would be to sit around sipping espresso at my local coffee bar while I read an Elena Ferrante novel, it doesn’t pay well. I have this dream of being a novelist. My ultimate summer vacation would be to spend a month at a writers’ camp.
But alas, creating content takes precedent. That’s how I’ve been making money for the past three years, mainly on this platform.
While creating content is not a terrible job, it can suck the creativity out of writing and become the job that it is. It’s a job. For those who have delusions of it not being a job, I’m here to burst your bubble.
Writing is work.
All good writers put in the necessary work. Even the greats. I was reminded of this when I listened to Margaret Atwood on The Tim Ferriss Show (Episode #573) yesterday, as once again, a commercial writer and artist said you have to do the work writing requires.
A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t give up, someone once said, and there is nothing more accurate than that statement.
Here is my abridged take on becoming a writer who is paid. I have written about this many times, and this is the method I used to succeed here.
- Make writing your one thing. For March, daily writing is the one thing you commit to above all else. It is the only thing you have to get done during the day. Nothing else matters. Yes, you still may have to take care of the kids if you have them. You may even have to go to a day job that pays the bills. You still have to make and eat food or dial DoorDash. You could possibly get away with not doing laundry for a month. The point is to make writing the one thing you commit to every day for at least an hour a day. Treat your writing like a new lover you’d throw anything and everything away at the drop of a hat because the sex is so good. Prioritize it. Make it mean something to you. An unexpected joy. When I write and publish work each week, I end the day with an incredible feeling of accomplishment and worth. It becomes even more meaningful when you are paid well for your words.
- To be successful at your one thing, one trick: come up with a plan. When you have a plan, you take the guesswork out of it and reduce the resistance — I’m too tired, I’m too busy, Just can’t get to it today — that stops you from keeping the writing promises you make to yourself. A plan ungirds the system. Write at the same time of day. Successful writers have a time and place where they write, and they don’t deviate. This triggers the brain to say, “oh, it’s 11:00 am, time to write.” You have a better chance of sticking to your writing goals with a dedicated plan.
- Do not be perfect. This is simple to understand but hard for many of us. Especially women. When it comes to writing, or anything in life, perfect does not exist. Your writing will be crap when you start. All beginning writers aren’t good when they start. The thing about this platform is that it doesn’t really matter. Anyone can write here. Anyone can give it a go. Forget perfect. Focus on getting it out the door. Sharing your work in a public space will do more for your writing career than almost anything. And this is the perfect place to start. If you commit to writing every day for March at the end of the month, you’ll be a better writer. Because the more you write, the better you get. Writing is a skill that can be learned through deliberate practice. James Clear writes about deliberate practice. It’s a particular type of practice that is purposeful and systematic. While regular practice might include mindless repetitions, “deliberate practice requires focused attention and is conducted with the specific goal of improving performance.
That’s it. Those are the three rules I followed to create a solid writing practice that made me money quickly. At the time, I was shocked at how consistency made me money. Now I have a regular newsletter that I’m proud of and 13k followers and still growing.
The sooner you start, the sooner you commit, the sooner your writing dreams come true.
Leave a comment to let me know if you are in. And remember, if you tag me, #thrivingorchidgirl, I’ll read and clap.
I’m not expecting too many people to join me, so I’ll have time to read those who do. Committing and showing up is hard. That’s why so few people do.
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Jessica is a writer, an online entrepreneur, and a recovering Type A personality. She lives in Los Angeles with her extrovert daughter, two dogs, and two cats.