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Summary

This article discusses five unspoken commandments of writing on the Medium platform, originally shared by Wesley Van Peer and discovered by the author in the publication "Ink and Tears".

Abstract

The author of the article shares a series of daily tips for writers and discusses the unique culture and earnings formula of Medium, a writing platform. The article highlights the five unspoken commandments of writing on Medium, originally shared by Wesley Van Peer and discovered by the author in the publication "Ink and Tears". The commandments include writing with feeling, engaging with readers, being original, being oneself, and editing thoroughly. The article encourages writers to follow these commandments to succeed on the Medium platform.

Bullet points

  • The article shares daily tips for writers and discusses the unique culture and earnings formula of Medium, a writing platform.
  • The article highlights five unspoken commandments of writing on Medium, originally shared by Wesley Van Peer.
  • The five commandments include writing with feeling, engaging with readers, being original, being oneself, and editing thoroughly.
  • The author encourages writers to follow these commandments to succeed on the Medium platform.
  • The article includes links to previous tips shared by the author, such as George Orwell's six tips on writing style and the importance of interaction.

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Tip Of The Day — The Five Unspoken Commandments Of Medium

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This is part of a series of daily tips for writers published to share ideas and suggestions on our craft. Everyone will have different advice on writing, so the tip below is just a personal selection which I hope you will find useful. Do share any of your own in the comments.

Having featured George Orwell’s six tips on writing style yesterday, I thought it would be good today to share some tips from Wesley Van Peer which I discovered within Medium, and which I came across in a promising new publication started by zany zhuzhster Robin Wilding, called “Ink and Tears”, which can be found on the link below:

The tips are very different to Orwell’s, but equally valid, particularly as they relate largely to how to succeed on the Medium platform.

As you will have gathered by now, Medium has its own unique and quirky culture and earnings formula, and operates in a quite different environment to that in which Orwell was writing.

Wesley’s piece is written in a lively and entertaining style that probably breaks all six of Orwell’s rules, yet is all the better for it.

I would encourage you to read it, but to paraphrase his rules the executive summary is as follows:

1. Write with feeling

2. Engage

3. Be original

4. Be yourself

5. Edit, then edit again

I guess it just goes to show, that it is a case of horses for courses, different rules for different schools.

Wesley’s five commandments seem like an excellent selection for the Medium platform, and I look forward to reading more articles from “Ink and Tears” in future.

I hope you found this article useful, and any tips of your own in the comments.

Previous tips:

Day 20 — George Orwell’s six tips on writing style

Day 19 — The importance of interaction

Day 18 — Replying to comments

Day 17: Engagement

Day 16- Attention-seeking behaviour — the importance of your first sentence –

Day 15 — Keep it snappy — headlines —

Day 14- Subject selection —

Day 13 — Making time —

Day 12 — Deadlines —

Day 11 — Layout —

Day 10 — Niches for Riches —

Day 9 — Do your own research —

Day 8 — Choosing your subject —

Day 7 — Reverse engineering success —

Day 6 — Planning —

Day 5 — Location —

Day 4 — Dictionary and thesaurus —

Day 3 –Quotations

Day 2 — Mind your language — learning new words

Day 1- The Notebook

As always, thank you for reading.

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