I Became a Top Writer in Two Topics in Less Than 60 Days. Here’s What I Learned.

Summary

The author achieved top writer status in two Medium topics, Fiction and Satire, within 60 days by focusing on writing what they love.

Abstract

The author of the article shares their surprise and excitement at becoming a top writer in the categories of Fiction and Satire on Medium within a short timeframe of less than 60 days. They emphasize the importance of using one of Medium's 73 official top writer tags to qualify for the award and discuss the two main ways to achieve top writer status: by writing very popular stories or by consistently writing with the same tag. The author reflects on their journey and concludes that the key to success on Medium is to write about what you are most passionate about, as demonstrated by their own experience with a viral fiction story. They encourage other writers to focus on their strengths and passions, suggesting that authenticity and heartfelt writing are the true paths to recognition and success on the platform.

Opinions

The author believes that writing what you love is crucial for success on Medium.
They suggest that popularity cannot be forced or predicted and that writing with authenticity is more important than trying to write what one thinks will be popular.
The author values the recognition from Medium, as becoming a top writer was not their explicit goal but a rewarding outcome of their passion for writing fiction.
They imply that personal identity as a writer is important and that aligning one's writing with that identity can lead to greater success.
The author seems to advocate for quality over quantity, emphasizing that their most viral story was one where they put their heart into it.

I Became a Top Writer in Two Topics in Less Than 60 Days. Here’s What I Learned.

The universe has a habit of sending the best news unexpectedly. Today, I got an e-mail from Medium announcing: “Congrats, you’re a top writer in Fiction on Medium”.

I wasn’t trying to become a top writer in either of these topics, yet that’s what happened.

You Need to Tag Your Stories with One of the 73 Official Top Writer Tags to Get the Award

I also mentioned different ways to become a top writer. The first way is to write stories that become very popular. Of course, you can’t control this. But this is how I became a top writer in two tags. Another way is to write lots of stories with the same tag.

Now that I’m a top writer in two topics, I realized something more important than anything I mentioned in my previous post.

Write What You Love the Most

This is the most important thing I learned from becoming a top writer in two topics within my first 60 days on Medium: Write what you love the most.

My absolutely most viral and most popular Medium story so far is a fictional satire. I used the ´Satire´ and ´Fiction´ tags in this story, so I think this story played a big role in my both top writer awards.

It makes sense to me that my most popular story is fiction. Because I’m a fiction writer before anything else. When I write fiction, I really put my heart into it.

So, here’s the lesson I learned. When you write what you love the most and what you’re best at, success will follow.

Trying to write something you think will be popular that is not really you is not the way. I’ve tried writing all those fancy non-fiction articles because I thought that’s what you got to do to become successful on Medium. Yet my most viral article is a fiction story.

I’m going to write more fiction from now on. Because that’s who I am; a fiction writer.

I Became a Top Writer in Two Topics in Less Than 60 Days. Here’s What I Learned.

You Need to Tag Your Stories with One of the 73 Official Top Writer Tags to Get the Award

How I Became a Top Writer in Less Than 60 Days

I’m a top writer in ‘Satire’

Write What You Love the Most

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