What I Read this Week

SUNDAY: December 26, 2021

Greetings fellow readers and writers in the Medium community. Did you read my recent story about another awesome way to engage and help promote great stories?

Perhaps that’s how you made your way to this page, and maybe not. But now that you’re here, please relax and enjoy a few interesting quotes from some of the stories I read this past week.

And feel free to check out this list of all the stories I managed to read this week. They include the entire 25 titles and links, including the ones that I mention below.

Such as:

• Joanne Olivieri wrote a story about a lovely memory of her and her mom, and called it: Wishing. Notice this sentiment:

“I love you and miss you so much, Mom. Though you are always with me, embracing my heart.”

• Congrats to David Perlmutter, one of the most creative and loyal followers among my readers. One of his works of fiction just ranked among the Top 100 Indie Books at Read.Freely, so he shared the news and the ranking in a story, by announcing:

“…of the 100 books in the contest, “Orthicon” finished at #8.”

• I was really impressed with a story by David Ferrers and I couldn’t believe all the truly valuable tips he shared with Medium writers. Check out this profound statement:

“Negative feedback wastes everyone’s time unless it is delivered in a constructive way.”

• This particular quote from Checkmate11 is one that I’ll probably be quoting many more times in the future. Consider this piece of smart advice he shared in his story: Write Short Stories and Get An Income.

“Not every story has to be long. Please do not bore the reader with unnecessary information just for the sake of long writing.”

• Medium writer Kristina Segarra wrote a story, inspired by a testimonial of another writer by the name of Matt Lillywhite — a prodigal son that left and found his way back to Medium. Here’s what Kristina wrote in: This Top Writer Is Officially Back on Medium:

“The temporary Medium’s algorithm change is nothing compared to how Newsbreak has treated its creators in the past few months.”

• One of the most relatable stories I read over the week, was the one written by the newest NaNo author: Joyce O’Day, where she gives us an extremely in depth debriefing about her 2021 National Novel Writing Month experience. For example, she recalls:

“Within the first week, I noticed that it took 10–15 minutes to get into a flow, wherein my characters took over dictating the events of the story.”

• I wrote a story about my titles that gained top views in 2021. After publishing it, I read a story that helped emphasize one of the points I shared in my own story. Christopher Kokoski wrote: How I Make More By Writing Less, and he had this to say:

“To make more money by writing fewer articles, you need to know which kind of articles make you the most money.”

• One of my good online buddies name Edina Abena Jackson shared an awesome story for anyone looking to make some extra cash, in the long — not the short run. Check out just one of her cool leads from the story: I Make $7,000 Per Month From This Simple Trick.

“Another option is to make some quick money without jumping on weird niches. Jump on trends and create Print on Demand products or share Amazon affiliate links”

• If you want to enjoy a truly motivational story, check out the Epic_stories title called: How I Learned To Code and Started Making Money From it. This young dude is definitely to be admired. We can all stand to take a lesson from his playbook. He tells us how he “learnt about perseverance” and goes on to write:

“…I learned the importance of time and that we can remove from our daily schedule the things that don’t add value to our lives and instead dedicate that time to learning new skills that that will pay off later.”

• One of the most useful stories I read this week is definitely the one written by Robert Ralph, where he shares: How To Back-Up Your Articles. Sometimes we writers, especially the newbies, don’t realize the relevance or importance of certain stories and activities. This is one of those times. This story can protect your work, if anything ever happens to Medium! Robert shares his inspiration and reasoning for the story:

“My question was related to me losing articles on Medium.”

• The writer Ala Eisa is among the new members on Medium that I read this past week. Her story dealing with motherhood issues that occur right after giving birth, will have significant benefit to new first-time moms everywhere. Notice this statement:

“I prayed more and sinned less, all for the sake of the miracle growing inside me. I distanced myself from everything and anything that wasn’t in alignment with my new identity as a dedicated mother, and from anything that reminded me of the turbulence of my youth.”

Final Wrap Up

Although I read other stories this past week, I chose to highlight the above ones, in hopes to wet your reading appetites enough to check out the rest.

My plan is to continue this process on a weekly basis, as a practical and effective way to acknowledge my followers, fellow writers and their stories.

So be sure to stay tuned to upcoming editions of “What I Read this Week” in my Daily Justiss publication. [The reading lists are Archived by date]

And don’t forget:

You can easily access the entire list of all the stories I read this week.

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