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Summary

The undefined website is an invitation from A Shayens Abran, the founder of the Be Open publication on Medium, encouraging writers to create and submit a personal "Be Open (More About Me)" story to foster a deeper connection with their readers.

Abstract

The undefined website content is a call to action for Medium writers to craft a "Be Open (More About Me)" story for the Be Open publication. A Shayens Abran, the publication's founder, extends a warm welcome to new and existing members of the Be Open community. The initiative encourages writers to share personal narratives that reveal their true selves, including sensitive topics such as LGBT identity, mental health struggles, or coping with life changes. This personal bio is a tool for self-promotion and mutual support among writers, allowing them to showcase their skills, hobbies, and links to their work or social media. Writers are encouraged to submit multiple stories and can update them after publication. The publication also welcomes writers who have existing bios in other publications to create a Be Open version. The process involves titling the story "Be Open (More About Me) — Your Name," submitting it to Be Open, and pinning it on their Medium profile after publication. The website features examples of writers who have already shared their stories and provides submission guidelines for those interested in joining the Be Open publication.

Opinions

  • A Shayens Abran believes that readers are interested in learning about writers on a personal level, which can lead to increased views and engagement.
  • The publication values authenticity and encourages writers to be open about their lives while maintaining privacy where they see fit.
  • Writers are encouraged to use the "Be Open (More About Me)" story as a branding tool to promote their name and work.
  • The Be Open publication is inclusive, welcoming writers from all backgrounds and skill levels to contribute and inspire others.
  • The initiative emphasizes the importance of writer branding and recognition, suggesting that personal stories can enhance a writer's visibility and connection with their audience.

Medium Writers! Be Open Challenges you to create Be Open (More About Me)!

Readers love you as you are! Submitting your writer’s bio and pinned it is highly recommended.

Hello writers, I'm A Shayens Abranfounder of Be Open publication! Thank you to all who have become a part of Be Open community! And also, welcome to writers who just found our publication! :-)

I'm excited to welcoming more writers to Be Open! Let's be open (wisely and mindfully)!

So, let's study our challenge!

What is Be Open (More About Me)?

It’s a Be Open’s version of writer’s bio. In this bio, you can tell the real of you. Readers really love to know you personally. Every Be Open’s writer (hope non Be Open's writer too) is suggested to create at least one “Be Open (More About Me)” story.

To encourage you to write it and for an example, I have made myself here:

And surprisingly, it gets so much views as readers seems interested to know your personally! :-)

Yes, a writer’s bio is a personal story about yourself. It's a way to promote yourself and your work, This is purely a way to introduce yourself as a writer and support each other.

What to write in Be Open (More About Me) story?

You can write everything about you for the readers knowing you more. Just be open about yourself, but of course you don’t have to open up all things. Keep secret for things you want to be. Some, are open enough to tell they are LGBT or have problem with mental health or telling to just being a widow and still don't have imaginaries about their own path ahead, just to mention.

It’s okay it’s an unfinished story, you can update it anytime after approved/published though.

Other things suggested to include in your about me story; Add sample of your Medium stories. You can mention your curated pieces by Medium.

Show off your skills and links! Some of our writers mentioned about their hobbies, their pets. Also link any of your own websites, any social media, or any affiliation you want to promote. Or you can also mention some of your “Be Open Golden Stories”. Or your stories that had been trending on “Be Open Trending Stories” :-)

How much can I write this kind of bio?

You can create as many as “Be Open (More About Me)” stories and submit them to Be Open, as everyone must have long lists of things they want to write about themselves!

What if I already have a Writer’s Bio in another publication?

As ours is “Be Open (More about me), you can still create one of this Be Open’s version to accommodate anything else about yourself that're missed in your former writer’s bio. And then, of course submit it to Be Open!

Creating writers's bio helps your branding name and your works be seen and recognized. In be Open, you can be open more about you.

So, Would You take this Be Open Challenge?

How to create one of yours? How's the format?

1. Title: Be Open (More About Me) — Your Name With Tag: About me 2. Submit it to us, Be Open publication (If you’re not our writers, we’re open for you to join! :-) 3. After published, you can pin it in your Medium profile page

Take a look some of writers who have created their "Be Open (More About Me)" story below! (This list will be updated regularly)

Best regards,

A Shayens Abran

Founder & Editor in Chief of Be Open publication

I want to have good relationship with every writers and readers. Subscribe for more from me! Just click the link! below :-)

Don’t forget to Follow and Subscribe Be Open publication too! :-)

Far beyond grateful for everyone (readers and writers) who have been following us! And here, our invitation for all writers to join Be Open!

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