How Eight of My Stories Were Chosen for Further Distribution in 48 Hours
Did I break the curation jail again
Before my m͛͛͛o͛͛͛r͛͛͛n͛͛͛i͛͛͛n͛͛͛g͛͛͛ ͛͛͛c͛͛͛o͛͛͛f͛͛͛f͛͛͛e͛͛͛e͛͛͛, I check my 🆂🆃🅰🆃🆂. For the last full month, I had not seen a single story title with the beautiful grey-colored text below it that says, “𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.” My curation rate is around 50% and I have written the most popular curation guide in simple words.
But today, I was surprised as I checked my story stats. One after the other, 🆂🅸🆇 (06) of my recent stories had been “Chosen for further distribution.” It is my n̐̈e̐̈w̐̈ ̐̈r̐̈e̐̈c̐̈o̐̈r̐̈d̐̈. My past best was three (03) stories in 24 hours. Then I got two more curations in the next 24 hours.
Yeah, I know it seems like I am bᵣaggᵢₙg. But I am ✌️positively✌️ thrilled and I want to share one possible reason for this curation luck. Sometimes not getting curated becomes quite frustrating for me. When my stories are not curated, the supportive comments of my friends and fellow editors encourage me to write.
I have plenty of 𝕓𝕖𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕦𝕝 𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 with many of my readers now. Most of them 🅻🅾🆅🅴 the way I write. Even my worst critics have praised me many times — though I welcome their negative comments to help me see my mistakes.
Believe me, I am still in a pleasant shock — what if it was just a fluke? You’ll know more as you read how this process began and lead me to increase my chances of breaking the curation jail:
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I am planning a series of articles about editing. I have learned a bunch about writing while trying to give writing tips to the Illumination writers. Dr Mehmet Yildiz advised me to include writing advice with Top 10 Series.
The journey towards this curation started when I spent a lot of time writing and then editing a piece about becoming a more effective writer. It took me six hours to complete this 2-minute read:
1. How To Become an Effective Writer in One Day
Is your mind drawn in several directions at once? That’s because your boundless freedom is an obstacle.
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion,” it’s the so-called Parkinson’s Law.
I spent four hours editing the above piece. Next, I decided to explore how much time I should spend editing my pieces:
2. How Many Hours Should You Spend Editing — Is There a Standard Time
So, I was doing a lot of work without being technically aware of what I was doing. When I was mulling over these types of editing, I found the Society for Editing for professional editors.
To practice my skills of editing, I wrote another piece and edited it until I had removed everything unnecessary. It is about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s secret of life:
3. How Emerson’s Secret of Life Will Make You a Brave Person
“It is not the length of life, but the depth of life. He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
What do you want from life? That depends on who you are. But for the most part, it depends on understanding what life needs from you to go on.
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I have written many Top 10 Series listings in the last three months. Most of the time editorial bulletins are not curated.
But my newly acquired editing skills — I’ll talk about these skills in my upcoming editing series — helped me write better intros to these Top 10 listings.
The ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ᴇᴅɪᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ helped the following three most recent listings to be chosen for further distribution as well:
4. How To Write More Positive and Inspiring Stories
Why do you occasionally sprinkle crushed red pepper on your pizza? Things taste more enjoyable if you mix different flavors in a controlled way.
Something similar happens when it comes to writing inspiring stories. Inspiring pieces should start with troubling tales to let the positivity shine through.
5. The Secret Ingredient To Make You a Good Nonfiction Writer
With so many new articles published every day, probably every one of your brilliant ideas has been done to death. Is it even possible to write original stories? And, if so, what is the one most important ingredient?
If you are like me, you cringe at how similar some of the newly published stories sound to your half-finished drafts.
6. How To Reinvigorate Your Passion for the Writing Craft
It’s easy to forget why you wanted to be a writer. Even sex, if it becomes a daily obligation, loses the element of fun. Writing becomes a chore if you don’t remember why you love writing.
Why do you like to write? Think about it for a minute.
For me, the answer is easy. I can feel how words affect me. Words can make me fresh, happy, and excited. I want to read everything — from Michael Crichton to Steven Pinker, from Arundhati Roy to Bruce Lipton. When I write, I feel at home.
7. Why New Writers Fail To Create High-Quality Work
Do you know the three mistakes every new writer makes?
First, they let a single failure define their ability. I still do that. New writers are on a quest to prove that they are not good writers.
J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter failed 12 times when she sent the manuscript to different publishers. Later she earned more than a billion dollars writing his novel series.
8. How One Simple Realization Can Make You an Unstoppable Writer
When you see the Great Wall of China, what do you think? It’s a wall. No, I mean besides the wall. Like when was it built? Who constructed it and why?
Wonders like the Great Wall of China are not built in a day. The construction period is from 220 BC to 1644 AD. It was built to protect clashes between warring feudal states as well as to collect duties and taxes. The last parts were completed by the Ming Dynasty.
𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬
What I have learned from this recent love affair with curation is this:
- Focus on editing like a freak
- Restructure your story for better flow
- Remove every unnecessary word
- Don’t quit the hope of seeing your story making it to 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖈𝖍𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖓 𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘.
Happy journey to further distribution.
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Curation Guidelines — In Simple Words
A step-by-step guide to ensure further distribution
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