This Is Why You Will Never Publish Your First Article

And it’s nothing to do with passion

If you are reading this article, chances are you are on Medium to become a writer as well.

However, most people only read on Medium. They try to write articles but somehow don’t publish them.

There are two reasons behind it:

They want to be a perfectionist

Most people want to write the perfect article in one try.

That’s why you won’t publish the article. You want to write a perfect article on the first try. I have news for you — it will never happen.

Nobody can write a perfect article in one draft.

They are afraid of editing

You have to edit and edit and edit to write an excellent article. The process of editing is tedious. That’s why most people avoid it.

That’s why they want to write a perfect article on the first try so that they can avoid editing.

But the process of writing is filled with frustration and struggle. You have to accept this one truth:

The first draft will always be crappy.

If you understand this, you can write great articles. Just sit down and write whatever comes to your mind. That’s the first step to becoming a writer. Write whatever comes to your mind and write as much as you can. Then you can edit your draft.

This is the one thing you have to give up

Stop trying to be a perfectionist. Nobody is perfect.

Even the best writers in the world can’t finish the book on their first try. They go through many edits before they publish their books.

You don’t need a perfect article. Your article just needs to be good enough so that people can read and understand it.

Once you start writing more and more, your writing skills will improve and you will start publishing great articles.

Perfectionism ruins your life. There is nothing perfect in the world.

So what are you waiting for? Go and publish your articles.

Thanks for reading.