If you hurry, you can use the profile page of Mary DeVries as a master class on Medium writing. If you don't follow Mary DeVries, here’s what she’s been up to lately. She invested a great deal of time researching publications here on the platform. Some of these are obscure, but all of them are worthy of your time, both as a reader and a writer.

In addition to reading new publications, Mary decided to write stories for the publications in her newfound treasure trove. The writing forced her to explore new formats and new topics. She wrapped her mind around each new publication and stretched her writing skills to make the process work.

I’ve always loved Mary’s writing, but wow! A quick scroll through her stories left me feeling more than a little inadequate. Bravo! Now if you can only convince all of us to follow in your footsteps…