Real Writers Read

Summary

The website content describes a reading community's guidelines and expectations for members to read, engage with, and support each other's articles on Medium.

Abstract

The webpage outlines the ethos of a reading community that emphasizes mutual support among writers. Members are encouraged to read each other's work thoroughly, adhering to the suggested reading time, and to engage by highlighting, commenting, and clapping for the articles. The community values patience, honesty, and reciprocity, ensuring that members receive as much support as they give. The page also lists specific members and provides a curated list of articles for the week, inviting members to participate actively and notify the group leader if they have newer stories to share.

Opinions

The community values quality engagement over quantity, emphasizing the importance of reading articles in their entirety.
There is an expectation of reciprocity; members are expected to read and engage with others' work as their own is read and engaged with.
The group acknowledges that not all members are equally committed, and there is an understanding that the community may not be suitable for everyone.
The use of social media for promoting articles is seen as a less preferred method of growth compared to the internal support system of the group.
The community leader pays attention to members' engagement and encourages reporting of non-reciprocal behavior.
Highlighting, commenting with insights, and clapping are seen as ways to genuinely support fellow writers and improve article visibility and stats.

Real Writers Read

Welcome back to our reading community. We have some great stories to read this week. Thank you to those original members who never miss a week to write, read, and support their fellow writers. With the rest, it appears to be a game of musical writers. People want the read, but don’t necessarily want to read.

Such is life.

We wish them well on their journey as this group isn’t for everyone. To each his own.

Here’s the low down:

If you see these stories on Facebook, please access them here, as the Medium CEOs seem to consider social media a form of growth hacking.

Our itinerary is below. Just remember a few things with this Reading Community — you must read as per the time of the article. We are all speed readers, so this takes patience and honesty. (I use a timer :)

Remember, this only works if you reciprocate. In this group, we don’t have to pimp ourselves for a read on social media. This is refreshing. If someone in our group is not reading your articles, please let me know in the comments. We do pay attention. Let’s support each other.

There will be another list in a week.

Reading Guidelines

RHCC

Read Highlight Comment Clap

1. Read as per the suggested Medium Reading Time. This is challenging, as we’re all speed readers. So what I do is I look at the time at the top of the article, and then I turn on my timer and slowly read it to make sure I’m not short-shrifting the writer.

2. Highlight if this is something you usually do. Apparently this helps with stats.

3. Leave a comment. Not just a nice read. What insights did you glean from reading it? — an excellent place to start. What one thing did you learn? Does the story read like a human wrote it?

4. Clap. Hold down the key if you are on your phone.

Read | Write

Real Writers Read

Do you?

Real Writers Read

Remember, this only works if you reciprocate. In this group, we don’t have to pimp ourselves for a read on social media. This is refreshing. If someone in our group is not reading your articles, please let me know in the comments. We do pay attention. Let’s support each other.

Our Crew

When Boredom Becomes the Mother of Invention

Harnessing Monotony for Breakthroughs in Productivity

Here Today and Gone Tomorrow

Friends have a reason to leave us

The fabric falls down and the twitching pain spreads

The wanderlust world of my weakening flesh

Why You Need to Unfocus to Become More Productive

It’s the energy that matters

Rumi — Poet of Joy and Love

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Coffee, Jazz, and Inspiration. Poem

Daily, nightly,

The Non-Human

Fiction — A supernatural thriller short story

The Savoy

A London hotel and theatre that made history firsts

They Raise Their Hands

The personal is political