avatarSahil Patel

Summary

Medium serves as a comprehensive platform for aspiring authors to develop their writing skills, establish their genre, maintain consistency, receive feedback, connect with an audience, and enhance their reading, which are essential steps in becoming a bestselling author.

Abstract

The article outlines how Medium can be instrumental for writers aiming to achieve bestseller status. It emphasizes that the platform encourages experimentation across various genres, helping writers to identify their niche and expertise. Regular writing on Medium fosters consistency, a critical trait for completing a book. The platform also provides a responsive audience that offers valuable feedback, contributing to the writer's growth. Additionally, Medium's diverse content enables writers to become better readers, an essential component of successful writing. The article suggests that a year of engagement on Medium can significantly improve a writer's craft before they publish their first book.

Opinions

  • The author believes that Medium is an effective tool for discovering one's preferred writing genre and becoming a better writer.
  • Consistency in writing is highlighted as a key factor in achieving success as an author, with Medium facilitating this habit.
  • Feedback from Medium's audience is considered crucial for understanding where a writer excels and where they can improve.
  • The article suggests that building a loyal readership on Medium can be a stepping stone to building an author platform.
  • Reading is portrayed as an indispensable activity for writers, with Medium offering a wealth of content to inspire and educate.
  • The author encourages new writers to invest time in writing on Medium to hone their skills before attempting to publish a book.
  • The author expresses a personal transformation, crediting Medium for shaping their identity as a writer, poet, and blogger.

5 Ways Medium Helps You Become a Bestselling Author

It’s all about becoming the best author than a bestseller

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I know every one of you has a dream of becoming a best selling author in your life. I too have the same dream for myself. I know that many people thought that nowadays becoming a best selling author is easy because of Amazon.

However, when you choose the traditional publishing way for your book to publish you have to work hard to become a bestseller.

As a beginner, I don’t know much about writing before I started writing on Medium. However, Medium improved me a lot as a writer, blogger and poet.

Every day I am looking for new ideas for my writing.

Medium made me curious for writing Everyday. Medium made me who I am today.

1. Medium gives you an idea of which genre will perfectly fine for your book

When I started writing on Medium, I stick with only some topics and genres of writing I love. When time passes, I learn to experiment with different writing and genre. While experimenting I found my love for poetry.

I wrote more than 150 poems on Medium. I also published my poetry book on Amazon. Here, is the link if you want to look.

Medium will allow you to try different genres and write about different things. That’s how you will get an idea of which genre you should write for your book.

2. Medium will make you consistent with your writing

Writing a book is not easy as it seems. Writing a book is a hard and time-consuming process. However, you can finish your first book in a little bit of time if you have a purpose, dedication and consistency.

To finish your first book, you have to first sit in front of your computer and think and write for hours to finish even your first chapter draft.

Writing every day on Medium teaches you how to be consistent with your writing.

Consistency is the key to achieve anything. However, it requires more when you are a writer.

So, start writing every day and be consistent with your writing.

3. Medium will let you know in which genre of writing you are an expert

Sometimes, we feel confused about writing in which genre because we are good at fiction, non-fiction, ghostwriting and so on. So, it’s hard to decide. When you are a writer on medium and writes on different genres every day, you can ask for feedback from your readers.

They will provide you with the best feedback than anyone else.

I believe that no one knows a writer better than him/her genuine readers.

4. Medium will provide you audience to connect

Believe me! If you are a writer and want to build your author platform Medium is just the perfect place for every writer. Medium has a bunch of amazing readers who don’t even read your work but also gives you suggestions where you lack.

If you want to build a platform of geniune reader, you can trust on Medium audience.

As a writer it’s our responsibility to make our readers happy and satisfied. Try to win the trust of your readers by giving them something which they need to read.

5. Medium will make you a great reader

For every writer, reading is essential. You can’t be a great writer without reading. Medium has some amazing writers who write some great stuff. I would suggest you make an investment of $5 and be a great reader by gathering some important knowledge.

I would suggest if you are a beginner as a writer, spend a year on Medium before publishing your first book. You will learn and improve a lot.

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Everyone has got a story to tell and everyone can learn and improve their writing. So, write every day, learn and improve.

You write what you are. You can’t decide to write a certain book, I believe your writing finds you. Write to the next you. You are going to be the next big thing!

If you want to know me and my stories more here you can read;

Here, are some of my popular pieces on Medium,

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