When the Monsters speak, keep writing.
I’ve been writing on Medium for five weeks — long enough for some of the Monsters to awaken and start muttering things in my ear.
Things to try to get me to go away.
Maybe they’re saying things to you, too.
Things like:
1. No one’s reading your stuff anyway.
Okay, maybe not literally no one, but very few. What’s the point of writing if hardly anyone’s reading?
Answer: Well, there’s lots of points. I’ll tell you some of them. (a) You’re learning to write, with every sentence. (b) You’re learning to use Medium. (c) You’re developing a backlist of articles that you’ll be able to pull from, build on, and refer to in the future. (d) You’re making that list available so that when your readers do find you, they’ll have this treasure trove to explore. (e) By posting often, you’re sending out smoke signals. Maybe your future followers haven’t found you yet, but how are they ever going to find you if you don’t post?
2. You don’t have anything original to say.
Everyone’s already covered everything. You’re unnecessary.
