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·1 day ago

3 Things to NEVER Ever Do on Medium

If you don’t want to lose views and get into other sorts of troubles — Over the years, I’ve made a lot of mistakes on Medium. Which, looking back and assessing via interpolations and extrapolations of various instances, I have come to correlate and somewhat make sense of. If you’re serious about Medium and want to build an audience and make money here, consider yourself…

Writing

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3 Things to NEVER Ever Do on Medium
3 Things to NEVER Ever Do on Medium
Writing

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Maliha

Maliha

·2 days ago

2023: Resolutions for Writers to Make You Absolutely Fucking Miserable

I have a list! — Some worthy options for your 2023 resolutions are as below. You don’t need all of them, of course, so pick your poison carefully. Good luck! 😃 I will finally finish my (horror) novel I have learned, from personal experience, that sometimes a story is just a short blurb, and nothing more. So, even if you cannot write…

Humor

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2023: Resolutions for Writers to Make You Absolutely Fucking Miserable
2023: Resolutions for Writers to Make You Absolutely Fucking Miserable
Humor

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Maliha

Maliha

·5 days ago

I’ll Stop Trying So Hard on Medium

I’ll sit back, chill, and have fun instead, and see where this goes — I loved Medium more when I wasn’t trying to make money from it. Backstory: In June this year, I decided to go hard on Medium and see if I could make at least $500 from this platform in seven months. …

Medium

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I’ll Stop Trying So Hard on Medium
I’ll Stop Trying So Hard on Medium
Medium

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Maliha

Maliha

·Nov 14

Can’t Give People Honest Advice…

The trouble of being honest but contrarian — I often come across a situation that I absolutely hate: Having to be honest against preconceived ideas. You know, the kind of honesty where you’re trying to be real and helpful, but you know that your audience will not appreciate it? It’s not just the harsh reality of things, but…

Writing

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Can’t Give People Honest Advice…
Can’t Give People Honest Advice…
Writing

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Maliha

Maliha

·Nov 12

5 Shorts from 5 Readers

A fun exercise turned up some amazing stories — Recently, I did a fun writing exercise with my subscribers. I asked them to think about a photograph, set their timer to 10 minutes, and then write whatever comes to mind about the before and after of said photograph. I received quite a few entries but chose to share five…

Creative Writing

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5 Shorts from 5 Readers
5 Shorts from 5 Readers
Creative Writing

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Maliha

Maliha

·Nov 10

5 Common Reasons Behind Writer’s Block

And how to overcome it — So much has already been said about writer’s block, including my own take at times, that I had to pause before writing that title. But, considering how I’m a little more experienced now, a revision feels necessary. …

Writing

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5 Common Reasons Behind Writer’s Block
5 Common Reasons Behind Writer’s Block
Writing

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Maliha

Maliha

·Nov 9

7 Steps to Writing Blog Posts That Make Money

A simple enough formula… if you love formulas — For the record, I hate “formulae”… so it’s “formulas” all the way. Why do people make the English language unnecessarily complicated??? Anyhow… A profitable blog operates within a system. Basically, every single time a blogger publishes a new piece of content, she follows this system. The Profitable Blog System at a Glance At the heart of blogging…

Content Writing

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7 Steps to Writing Blog Posts That Make Money
7 Steps to Writing Blog Posts That Make Money
Content Writing

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Maliha

Maliha

·Nov 8

Just Because Haters are Abundant Doesn’t Mean Their Hate Doesn’t Hurt

Need a bit of a pep talk? Then keep reading. — Jon Morrow — the person behind Smart Blogger — once said that hate messages are a blogging milestone. It’s a nice sentiment I suppose. But in truth, I find hate messages draining. You work your ass off and then some rando comes and shits all over you. How’s that a…

Writing

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Just Because Haters are Abundant Doesn’t Mean Their Hate Doesn’t Hurt
Just Because Haters are Abundant Doesn’t Mean Their Hate Doesn’t Hurt
Writing

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Maliha

Maliha

·Nov 6

Writing Every Day Doesn’t Mean Publishing Every Day

In fact, we really shouldn’t publish every day — The internet has changed our behaviors and expectations, in good and also bad ways. The publish-daily habit is a change for the worse. And I see the irony in that statement considering I’m doing a publish-daily challenge this November right here on Medium. November 2022: Daily Writing Challenge Let’s practice writing about whatever every single day this November. Unless you’re working on a novel, then forget it.bym.medium.com

Writing

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Writing Every Day Doesn’t Mean Publishing Every Day
Writing Every Day Doesn’t Mean Publishing Every Day
Writing

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Maliha

Maliha

·Nov 5

The First 100 Days of Your Brand New Blogging Business

Here’s what you should focus on — When we talk about growing a blog and income, we often leave out one crucial part — the start — because the start of a content marketing business is never easy, never sexy. It’s fun to write about how I made $4k in 4 days running a flash sale, or…

Content Writing

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The First 100 Days of Your Brand New Blogging Business
The First 100 Days of Your Brand New Blogging Business
Content Writing

7 min read

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