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I wrote these for <i>Six Word Photo Story </i>in July:</p><div id="03f0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/ravens-live-at-the-tower-of-london-37bde1ef4591"> <div> <div> <h2>Ravens Live At the Tower Of London</h2> <div><h3>Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Freestyle”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*eZSoN9Z91Ag4TaJ1ydJ-qg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="2b7b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/life-in-a-peaceful-world-5e9648baab7f"> <div> <div> <h2>Life In a Peaceful World</h2> <div><h3>Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Freestyle”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*OE8hkyEC6KWU52m8-x_P2Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="667b" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-scenic-overlook-along-a-dirt-road-85cb49d26cd7"> <div> <div> <h2>A Scenic Overlook Along A Dirt Road</h2> <div><h3>Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Freestyle”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*DZEC1VzmPKqDTuhh6bo5Nw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="0550" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/dog-shines-in-his-happy-place-14d03a2aae62"> <div> <div> <h2>Dog Shines in His Happy Place</h2> <div><h3>Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!”</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*EKfKZ_SmbvEYhucM7F79wg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="1f52"><b>And my favorite post that I wrote this month was a lot of fun. </b>I wrote about Canada and my recommended ‘Tick List’ for when you travel there. This article was inspired by <a href="undefined">Malky McEwan</a> and I really enjoyed the process of analyzing the things that I deem worthy of trying and doing while visiting my home country.</p><div id="81f8" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-travel-tick-list-for-canada-f55e29a15441"> <div> <div> <h2>A Travel ‘Tick List’ For Canada — Things To Do and Try While Visiting</h2> <div><h3>Is it your first time going to Canada? See how many of these you can tick off the list!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*iwLVNm7ondgLfI_ryjriEg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="bf9f">I’m happy to say that my own publication,<i> Share Your Creativity</i>, now has 51 followers! I received a few more submissions this month and will be posting about those soon as well.<b> If you want to write, or read about creativity, please consider joining us!</b></p><div id="b31f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://medium.com/share-your-creativity"> <div> <div> <h2>Share Your Creativity</h2> <div><h3>For those wishing to share their artists' stories, their creations, or their tips and tricks to be creative.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*izEJZRgAwZdXvsJuu3__Bw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h2 id="64a2">About the numbers</h2><p id="d8f6">While June saw a big dip in my views and reads, July fluctuated up and down a little bit here and there, but stayed pretty steady.</p><figure id="d198"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*qgrjI0NaAqYQUc1lE6lo9g.png"><figcaption>July Stats. Screenshot by Author.</figcaption></figure><p id="1145"><a href="https://artisticvoyages.medium.com/medium-partner-program-monthly-wrap-up-june-2022-month-4-f09730cc5356">Last month</a> I had 7901 views, 4292 reads, and 1684 fans. So, I am happy with my improvement in July.</p><p id="cbba">While I had no big viral articles, the earnings per article are slowly increasing and I finally broke the $100 club this month!</p><p id="17ab" type="7">My total earnings including referrals was$ 116.60.</p><p id="428c" type="7">I call that a win!</p><figure id="3388"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*kB3QYfENxjoBY0a0IHYgyA.png"><figcaption>Screenshot by Author</figcaption></figure><p id="04a8">My highest earning article to date continues to be<a href="https://readmedium.com/i-sailed-around-the-world-d11d09ddf233"> I Sailed Around The World</a>! It clocks in at almost $10!</p><figure id="a172"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*jlkjJPwwX7lTN77QJ4G0MA.png"><figcaption>Screenshot by Author</figcaption></figure><p id="f6ae"><b>This month I gained 198 followers. After Medium sorted out my follower count, I think I am at 1282 followers in total. I also have 3 referred members and 27 email subscribers.</b></p><figure id="0504"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*fpvIvLgHBsFL6lRvPQQd7w.png"><figcaption>Progress! Screenshot by Author</figcaption></figure><p id="63b1">I’ve noticed this month, more than other months, that I sometimes earn money on an article that gets zero reads or views. Oftentimes it is just 6 cents or less, but one article got me$ 1.85 for no apparent reason!</p><p id="54d6" type="7">I’m not complaining.</p><p id="b6ca">I think what this means is that the more articles that are out there earning these little bits randomly, the more potential there is to make more money. So I will keep on keeping on!</p><figure id="15ae"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*kjegH0xkMFA92wpuo44xIg.png"><figcaption>My top earning articles in July. Screenshot by Author.</figcaption></figure><p id="166c">It looks like these Medium wrap-ups are profitable to write. July was the first month that I made a significant amount on the one for June. Fingers crossed that this one performs as well, if not better:)</p><p id="3c23"><b>Here are the links to my top-read articles if you would like to rea

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d any of them:</b></p><div id="1640" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-strangest-thing-i-ever-ate-i-think-efb02aecd3cc"> <div> <div> <h2>The Strangest Thing I Ever Ate, I Think</h2> <div><h3>I want to believe that I didn’t, but I probably did.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*8oGUKlX7QcpOC3Hec3RnJQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="1f35" class="link-block"> <a href="https://artisticvoyages.medium.com/medium-partner-program-monthly-wrap-up-june-2022-month-4-f09730cc5356"> <div> <div> <h2>Medium Partner Program Monthly Wrap-Up — June 2022 (Month 4)</h2> <div><h3>48 Articles Written and I’m very close to the $100 club!</h3></div> <div><p>artisticvoyages.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ZMYM2vpmnjYJzFHZ5b3hUA.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="7591" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-travel-tick-list-for-canada-f55e29a15441"> <div> <div> <h2>A Travel ‘Tick List’ For Canada — Things To Do and Try While Visiting</h2> <div><h3>Is it your first time going to Canada? See how many of these you can tick off the list!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*iwLVNm7ondgLfI_ryjriEg.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="873a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/celebrating-the-strangest-ramadan-in-morocco-f60d9173b052"> <div> <div> <h2>Celebrating the Strangest Ramadan In Morocco</h2> <div><h3>Not your typical Ramadan!</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*kGB2b9k-IlRQN8Z8U1nV1g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="7147" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-visit-to-kassala-sudan-6c1c95410e1c"> <div> <div> <h2>A Visit To Kassala, Sudan</h2> <div><h3>Home of the Taka Mountains and the Gash River.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*ZNSlo8bib5nIVvk_K2uc-g.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="a801" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-had-my-palms-read-once-and-sometimes-wish-that-i-hadnt-7c5c25254a66"> <div> <div> <h2>I Had My Palms Read Once and Sometimes Wish That I Hadn’t</h2> <div><h3>You can’t un-hear some things.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*O1hst2uMtD-0tQ-a)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="dcbe" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/i-sailed-around-the-world-d11d09ddf233"> <div> <div> <h2>I Sailed Around The World!</h2> <div><h3>An experience that carved out who I really am.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*3mifO28L6TBmDcEFnnZyYQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="cb40">While I’m certainly feeling a bit of burnout right now, it won’t stop me from writing completely. I am still going to focus on writing every day, I have 92 drafts to work on, after all, but my publishing may be slightly less frequent. I say that now, but somedays I become like a machine and can’t stop hitting publish. So we will see what happens.</p><p id="08a4">We do have a big shift coming up as we will be departing Africa on August 9th bound for Turkey. After being mostly in Africa since January of 2020, we are certainly looking forward to a change of scenery and a different culture. So I am sure there will be lots of stories to write about that!</p><p id="7229"><b>Thank you, Thank you, Thank you</b> to all of you who continue to read my stories and cheer me on. I am loving this adventure on Medium like no other, and am so happy to have made such a great group of internet friends through this platform.</p><p id="584c" type="7">My only hope, someday, is that I can meet many of you in real life!</p><p id="336f">With Gratitude,</p><p id="100f">Jill</p><figure id="284d"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*IDlDKuxoG0gmCX-cVp-Utw.png"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><div id="b9fc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://artisticvoyages.medium.com/now-is-the-time-3d71a094df8e"> <div> <div> <h2>Hugh Laurie Says That Now Is the Time</h2> <div><h3>“Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.”</h3></div> <div><p>artisticvoyages.medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*1cW-Z60lPXu-42eUDk3UOw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="279d"><i>Hi there, we are 2 Canadians, Jill and Chris from Artistic Voyages. 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Medium Partner Program Monthly Wrap-Up (month 5)

42 articles written and I joined the $100 club!

This is month five of my first 6 months in the Medium Partner Program. I won’t write any more wrap-ups after that. I don’t think.

Phew! On one hand, it is hard to believe that July is over, on the other hand, I am thankful. For some reason or the other, I have been feeling a bit burnt out this last week of July, and I haven’t written the quantity that I normally have in previous months. But 42 stories is still pretty darn good.

In July I celebrated writing 250 articles!

It still boggles my mind that I have that much to say, and every day I am inspired to write many more articles. The number of article drafts that I have on the go is in the ’90s now, and growing daily! So I don’t think I will ever run out of things to write about.

July 31st also marks 6 months since I submitted my first article on January 31, 2022. It took me a little over a month to get into the partner program and I did so on March 8th.

So this is officially my 1/2 year celebration on Medium!

While I keep waiting for that viral article to take off one day, I am also happy plugging along at a slow and steady pace. Bit by bit, my readership increases, my stats go up, and so do my earnings.

This past month I continued my series “An Epic Kayaking Adventure.” It’s about a 4-month kayaking adventure that I undertook in my 20’s back in the year 2001. An ex and I paddled around the Everglades and then shipped our kayak over to the Bahamas. Looking back, I can see now that it is quite the story!

I have now written part 5 and you can read the whole series by clicking the list below. There will be a couple more parts to come out, at least.

An Epic Kayaking Adventure series .

In 2001/2002, at the age of 24, my then boyfriend and I embarked on a pretty epic kayaking adventure that would take us…

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I also submitted 3 articles to the Globetrotters writing prompt “Celebrations Around the World.” I’m happy to say that I got an honorable mention for my articles from 3 out of 4 editors over there. I submitted Fiji For the Millenium, A Graduation Celebration in Bulgaria, and Celebrating the Strangest Ramadam in Morocco.

To read about them all, check out Anne Bonfert’s wrap-up post:

Celebrations Around the World — the Finale

The editors announce their favorite stories about festivities

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I am very grateful to JoAnn Ryan, Adrienne Beaumont, Gerald Sturgill, and Anne Bonfert for keeping that publication growing at an incredible rate! Great work guys!

I also submitted a few travel posts to Gerald’s publication, Digital Global Traveler in July. Click to read Full-Time Travelers Collect Souvenirs As Well, Experiencing a 6.8 Earthquake in Costa Rica, The Strangest Thing I Ever Ate, I Think, and The Most Obscure Place That I Have Been To.

Thanks for publishing my stories Gerald Sturgill!

And JoAnn Ryan decided to start her own publication In Living Color and I’m excited to say that I was the first to submit a story to it, Celebrating a New Publication and Our Furry Friends. Congrats JoAnn!

In July I continued to write my weekly wrap-up in the Weeds & Wildflowers publication. I appreciate Dennett giving me a space where I can keep people up to date if they wish to follow our adventures. You can see the whole list here:

Weekly Wrap-Ups - My Weeks In Photos

I joined the Weeds and Wildflowers publication prompt "My Week In Photos" in March 2022. This list features all of…

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I also submitted a few contributions to A Taste For Life’s Weekend Prompts. Jason Edmunds continues to inspire me most weeks with his thoughtful prompts. The stories that get pulled from my brain are sometimes hysterical and I forget that they were even in there! Read those entries in this list:

A Taste For Life's Writing Prompt Responses

These are responses that I have written for the A Taste For Life publication.

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Thank you also to Mary Chang Story Writer for her publication. I wrote these for Six Word Photo Story in July:

Ravens Live At the Tower Of London

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Freestyle”

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Life In a Peaceful World

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Freestyle”

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A Scenic Overlook Along A Dirt Road

Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Freestyle”

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Dog Shines in His Happy Place

Summer Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Shine!”

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And my favorite post that I wrote this month was a lot of fun. I wrote about Canada and my recommended ‘Tick List’ for when you travel there. This article was inspired by Malky McEwan and I really enjoyed the process of analyzing the things that I deem worthy of trying and doing while visiting my home country.

A Travel ‘Tick List’ For Canada — Things To Do and Try While Visiting

Is it your first time going to Canada? See how many of these you can tick off the list!

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I’m happy to say that my own publication, Share Your Creativity, now has 51 followers! I received a few more submissions this month and will be posting about those soon as well. If you want to write, or read about creativity, please consider joining us!

Share Your Creativity

For those wishing to share their artists' stories, their creations, or their tips and tricks to be creative.

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About the numbers

While June saw a big dip in my views and reads, July fluctuated up and down a little bit here and there, but stayed pretty steady.

Last month I had 7901 views, 4292 reads, and 1684 fans. So, I am happy with my improvement in July.

While I had no big viral articles, the earnings per article are slowly increasing and I finally broke the $100 club this month!

My total earnings including referrals was $116.60.

I call that a win!

My highest earning article to date continues to be I Sailed Around The World! It clocks in at almost $10!

This month I gained 198 followers. After Medium sorted out my follower count, I think I am at 1282 followers in total. I also have 3 referred members and 27 email subscribers.

I’ve noticed this month, more than other months, that I sometimes earn money on an article that gets zero reads or views. Oftentimes it is just 6 cents or less, but one article got me $1.85 for no apparent reason!

I’m not complaining.

I think what this means is that the more articles that are out there earning these little bits randomly, the more potential there is to make more money. So I will keep on keeping on!

My top earning articles in July. Screenshot by Author.

It looks like these Medium wrap-ups are profitable to write. July was the first month that I made a significant amount on the one for June. Fingers crossed that this one performs as well, if not better:)

Here are the links to my top-read articles if you would like to read any of them:

The Strangest Thing I Ever Ate, I Think

I want to believe that I didn’t, but I probably did.

medium.com

Medium Partner Program Monthly Wrap-Up — June 2022 (Month 4)

48 Articles Written and I’m very close to the $100 club!

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A Travel ‘Tick List’ For Canada — Things To Do and Try While Visiting

Is it your first time going to Canada? See how many of these you can tick off the list!

medium.com

Celebrating the Strangest Ramadan In Morocco

Not your typical Ramadan!

medium.com

A Visit To Kassala, Sudan

Home of the Taka Mountains and the Gash River.

medium.com

I Had My Palms Read Once and Sometimes Wish That I Hadn’t

You can’t un-hear some things.

medium.com

I Sailed Around The World!

An experience that carved out who I really am.

medium.com

While I’m certainly feeling a bit of burnout right now, it won’t stop me from writing completely. I am still going to focus on writing every day, I have 92 drafts to work on, after all, but my publishing may be slightly less frequent. I say that now, but somedays I become like a machine and can’t stop hitting publish. So we will see what happens.

We do have a big shift coming up as we will be departing Africa on August 9th bound for Turkey. After being mostly in Africa since January of 2020, we are certainly looking forward to a change of scenery and a different culture. So I am sure there will be lots of stories to write about that!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to all of you who continue to read my stories and cheer me on. I am loving this adventure on Medium like no other, and am so happy to have made such a great group of internet friends through this platform.

My only hope, someday, is that I can meet many of you in real life!

With Gratitude,

Jill

Hugh Laurie Says That Now Is the Time

“Generally speaking, now is as good a time as any.”

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Hi there, we are 2 Canadians, Jill and Chris from Artistic Voyages. We have been nomadic since 2017 living in numerous different countries, and experiencing the life and diversity of our planet on the ground and firsthand. We paint FREE murals in exchange for accommodation. Consider tipping us on Ko-fi!

Subscribe to Medium through my referral link (I will earn a small commission) to get full access to my writing plus thousands of others! Plus sign up here to get my articles by email!

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