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re about a certain publication I want to submit to.</p><h2 id="17dd">I use Asana to keep me on track.</h2><p id="70ad">I have input all the articles I have planned so far and given them due dates. This keeps me accountable and organised!</p><p id="14c8">Asana is one of my favourite tools for project management. I use it for EVERYTHING!</p><h1 id="162d">Hello to a hectic May!</h1><p id="b6af">I know it is going to be a busy month, but with plenty of planning, organisation and using my time wisely I know I will be successful!</p><p id="3cf8">Come follow along as I take part in this 30-day writing challenge. I will be posting submissions below!</p><h1 id="29fd">The Submissions:</h1><p id="189a"><b>Day 1:</b> Submitted 01/05/2021. Published 01/05/2021.</p><div id="8a4a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-majister-of-all-writing-challenges-7ef6202f0366"> <div> <div> <h2>The Majister of All Writing Challenges</h2> <div><h3>David Majisters’ 30 Articles in 30 days to 30 Different Publications</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*uA42wUXKiR10YgWK)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e3e8"><b>Day 2: </b>Submitted 02/05/2021. Published 02/05/2021.</p><div id="cd8f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/creating-support-systems-as-a-freelance-writer-and-wahm-374b6013a080"> <div> <div> <h2>Creating Support Systems As A Freelance Writer and WAHM.</h2> <div><h3>You don’t have to do it all alone.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*H3_UJmUyXoLjEEDa)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e55c"><b>Day 3: </b>Submitted 03/05/2021. Published 03/05/2021.</p><div id="c695" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/how-i-became-a-freelance-writer-ff8d3ea7f8fd"> <div> <div> <h2>How I Became A Freelance Writer.</h2> <div><h3>Mum. Writer. Registered Nurse.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*MfkBvyBnNsbHwlj-)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="f34e"><b>Day4: </b>Submitted 04/05/2021. Published 04/05/2021.</p><div id="f770" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/warrnambool-school-makes-male-students-apologise-to-all-female-students-at-an-assembly-3fa4c1c84998"> <div> <div> <h2>Warrnambool School Makes Male Students Apologise To All Female Students At An Assembly.</h2> <div><h3>undefined</h3></div> <div><p>undefined</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*vS5SCkp_8MJTera_)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="2599"><b>Day 5: </b>Submitted 05/05/2021. Published 05/05/2021.</p><div id="036d" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/were-you-disappointed-in-your-labour-a7bddae21d19"> <div> <div> <h2>Were You Disappointed In Your Labor?</h2> <div><h3>How to change the way you think about your birth story.</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*sYvUHKvfRQyHKqxP)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="54dc"><b>Day 6: </b>Submitted 06/05/2021. Published 06/05/2021.</p><div id="2c78" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/revisiting-why-is-it-so-hard-to-ask-for-help-fb3ce17e88ed"> <div> <div> <h2>Revisiting: Why Is It So Hard To Ask For Help?</h2> <div><h3>Ironically asking for help with an article that didn’t take off</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*SrNr1oMv33vIZv3p)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="830d"><b>Day 7: </b>Submitted 07/05/2021. Published 08/05/2021.</p><div id="87ab" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-power-of-being-a-selfish-person-4e239125e169"> <div> <div> <h2>The Power Of Being A Selfish Person</h2> <div><h3>Why being selfish makes you a better person</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*YYIGnQpK-LDFe9Ia)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e502"><b>Day 8 and Day 9: </b>I failed to submit an article on 08/05/2021 and 09/05/201.</p><p id="ee2a"><b>Day 10: </b>Submitted 2 articles on 10/05/2021. Both were published.</p><div id="d771" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/the-never-ending-story-of-a-mothers-guilt-ae324f4ceb88"> <div> <div>

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The Majister of All Writing Challenges

David Majister’s 30 Articles in 30 days to 30 Different Publications

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I am starting a new writing challenge on the 1st of May. It is the one taking Medium by storm, first developed by David Majister.

If you haven’t read about it yet, here’s a link to the original challenge.

The rules are pretty simple.

Write an article a day for 30 days and submit each one to a different publication.

30 days. 30 articles. 30 DIFFERENT publications. OMG! What have I got myself into?

My aim for the 30-day challenge.

I am aiming for the stars with this challenge.

I am going all out, making a solid plan and this time I will stick to it!

My goals:

  • Double my amount of followers. Currently sitting at 137 followers. So by the end of May, I would love to see this amount doubled to 274.
  • Build a network and form more connections. I love this community and have already made some amazing friends and connections. I want to continue to build relationships and be more active within this Medium community.
  • Make May my highest earning month ever! I was a little disappointed with my March challenge results, so I am hoping another challenge will help boost my income! Even though March was my highest earning month, it still came in at a measly $2.33. Not enough to cover the cost of a paid Medium Membership. This month I am aiming for $50. Small. Achievable (I hope). And will cover the cost of my membership!

Why am I doing another writing challenge?

Even though I didn’t reach my goal of 31 articles in March, I loved challenging myself.

The 30-day challenge set out by David Majister provides another way to improve upon my writing, increase the number of publications I am a writer for and grow my portfolio.

All wins in my book!

The rules I have set out for myself.

Every challenge needs rules, right?

I have kept my rules simple:

  • Submit a new article a day to a different publication.
  • If the article is rejected I can submit it to another publication, but it will not count as a new article.
  • The articles can be on any topic, as long as they fit the guidelines of the publication I am submitting to.
  • Submit a total of 30 articles in 30 days.
  • Write the articles ahead of time wherever possible.

My plan of attack for the 30-day writing challenge.

Don’t mess wit’ me. I’m the Plan Master. I’ve Mastered the Plans. (Yes, this was said in Donkeys’ voice “I am a stair master”.)

I love to plan, and this has certainly come in use for this 30-day writing challenge.

I created a spreadsheet with several tabs:

  • Plan
  • Article Ideas
  • Publications

Under the first tab, “plan”, I have set out headings for:

  • Article number
  • Article name
  • Status (outlined, written, edited, submitted).
  • Publication
  • Submission Date
  • Response Date
  • Response (Published, Rejected, No Response)

The second tab is simply a list of article ideas.

I have SO many ideas. I am aiming to collate a wide variety of ideas so that I have several to pick from when targeting specific publications. This way I don’t box myself in too much and stifle my creativity.

And the third tab is a list of publications I want to submit articles to.

I have several headings:

  • Publication name with a link to their Medium publication site.
  • How to submit (email, form on their page, message, comment etc) or with a comment that I am already a writer.
  • Topics
  • Submission guidelines
  • Notes

This keeps all the information handy in one document so I don’t have to go searching through Medium every time I want to know more about a certain publication I want to submit to.

I use Asana to keep me on track.

I have input all the articles I have planned so far and given them due dates. This keeps me accountable and organised!

Asana is one of my favourite tools for project management. I use it for EVERYTHING!

Hello to a hectic May!

I know it is going to be a busy month, but with plenty of planning, organisation and using my time wisely I know I will be successful!

Come follow along as I take part in this 30-day writing challenge. I will be posting submissions below!

The Submissions:

Day 1: Submitted 01/05/2021. Published 01/05/2021.

Day 2: Submitted 02/05/2021. Published 02/05/2021.

Day 3: Submitted 03/05/2021. Published 03/05/2021.

Day4: Submitted 04/05/2021. Published 04/05/2021.

Day 5: Submitted 05/05/2021. Published 05/05/2021.

Day 6: Submitted 06/05/2021. Published 06/05/2021.

Day 7: Submitted 07/05/2021. Published 08/05/2021.

Day 8 and Day 9: I failed to submit an article on 08/05/2021 and 09/05/201.

Day 10: Submitted 2 articles on 10/05/2021. Both were published.

Day 11: Submitted 2 articles on 11/05/2021. Published 1 on 12/05/2021.

Day 12: I took a rest day from writing. I needed it and can highly recommend it!

Day 13: Submitted 13/05/2021. Published 14/05/2021

Day 14: Submitted 14/05/2021. Published 16/05/2021.

Day 15: Submitted and published on 15/05/2021 (slight cheat because it is in my own publication :D)

Day 16 — Day 22: Had to take a break due to family illness. Disappointing, but sadly one of those unavoidable things in life!

Day 23: Submitted 23/05/2021. Published 29/05/2021.

Rachel Maree is a writer, mum and registered nurse. Bringing you the real truth to parenting, nursing and writing (even when it is downright ugly). You can read more articles or hire her to write amazing content for you — Rachel Maree.

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