One Major Habit For Success on Medium — Write Ideas All the Time

It’s a major way to be a better writer.

The more I read about Medium, the more I find another person wanting to know how to succeed on Medium. They ask questions along the lines of this:

• How often should I write?
• What publications are good?
• How much do I get paid?
• Will I become a better writer?
• Is Medium right for me?

If you want to become a better writer, then there’s one habit you should do among everything else on Medium: keep writing down ideas all of the time.

Seriously? Seriously.

Ideas come from the world around you. In order to find them, you must be observant and focused. And constantly writing ideas is probably the number one habit you should keep when writing on Medium and anywhere else.

Here’s why you should:

More Ideas You Have, More Stories You Publish

Most novice writers wait for inspiration. This will kill your writing more times than you think.

You cannot wait for inspiration if you want to be a writer. You have to find it yourself and write down every idea you have all the time.

The more ideas you have, the more potential stories you have. This leads to more published stories, better stats and more money for your pocket.

So you might as well start today.

You’ll Be More Engaged

When you’re constantly on the search for new ideas, you will be more focused on your work.

When you are, it’ll become apparent to you that you’re meant to be a writer and you enjoy the process. This is a wonderful feeling.

When you don’t have ideas, you will grow discouraged and quit before you even start. This will kill you too. Don’t fall into this trap because it’s hard to scrape yourself out.

If you want to stay more focused on your writing, one up with more ideas. You’ll thank me later.

You’ll Grow As a Writer

The more ideas you come up with, the better you will grow as a writer.

Because of so many ideas, you will see what you like to write and what you don’t. You will also see what your readers like and what they don’t. This all plays a major role in your becoming a better writer.

It’s easier to choose what you want to write from a whole slew of ideas than just a few. That’s why it’s so important to keep coming up with new ideas.

When you do, you will be a better writer in no time.

Closing Thoughts

No one said writing is easy.

Because it’s not. Nevertheless, to grow better at your craft, you need to write ideas down all the time. This will help you succeed at writing and give you the confidence boost that you are destined to be a writer, and a great one at that.

So write ideas every day. It hasn’t hurt me yet, and it won’t hurt you either.