avatarMartynas Ki. (@strangecash)

Summary

The author has decided to create their own Medium publications after a brief hiatus from the platform, inviting writers to contribute both new drafts and previously published stories.

Abstract

The author, after previously expressing concerns about Medium publications and temporarily leaving the platform, has announced the launch of their own Medium publications. These new publications are titled "Short. Sweet. Valuable.", "Long. Sweet. Valuable.", and "Welcome Back to the Platform!" Each publication has a specific focus, with the first two catering to short and long stories respectively, while the third is dedicated to stories about Medium users returning to the platform. The author is accepting both drafts and previously published stories, aiming to learn more about Medium's publication process and to address the frustrations of long submission wait times experienced with larger publications. They also extend an invitation to potential contributors to join as writers by leaving a comment on any of the publication stories.

Opinions

  • The author expresses a desire to gain hands-on experience with Medium's publication system by starting their own publications.
  • They are dissatisfied with the submission process and waiting times associated with larger Medium publications.
  • The author believes that their own publications might not yield significantly different outcomes in terms of views, claps, or reads compared to larger ones.
  • They are open to accepting a wide range of contributions, including previously published work, indicating a inclusive approach to content curation.
  • The author is optimistic about the potential of their publications to attract attention and provide value to both readers and contributors.

I Give up… I’m Starting My Own Pubs on Medium!

Better late than never! 👴

Hm… Pubs. 🤔— Photo by Amber Kipp on Unsplash

Oh Hello, Hello my Medium world! 🌎

A few months before, before temporarily quitting the platform, I wrote about my view on Medium publications:

And today I’m starting a few pubs of my own, so please take your time and check them out: 🤞

Note: Right now I will accept not only drafts but old already published stories too! So if you have some awesome self-published stories, consider adding them to one of my pubs. Thank you! 🙏

Why?

There 2 main reasons for that:

  • I want to try and learn new things about Medium itself. So managing publications and finding out how they work will definitely give me more experience.
  • Submission times. I am tired of submitting stories to some other super large pubs and then waiting for X days until my story is actually published. Or declined. It’s really nerve-wracking and to be honest, I really don’t see that much difference in views, claps or reads when using them. So I will try to use my own pubs as a little experiment and maybe then my stories will get more attention.

A tiny tiny request 😊

I know that it might be unrealistic, but if you want to write for one of my pubs — you are more than welcome to do that! :)

Becoming a writer is really easy — you just have to leave a comment after one of these stories:

🙏 Thank you in advance and let the journey continue!

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