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Simple, yet powerful for new writers
If you’re new to writing (online) and wondering what to write?
Did you read it? Oh, promise to read it when you finish this one. Good.
Need to start from somewhere
Okay, let’s assume you chose your niche. (Still in confusion? I will help you to choose’em in my next story).
Now you need to choose the topic of writing.
It needs to be relevant, interesting, and in trend.
Where can you find it?
From content leaders
They are not our leaders. But they are experts in their specific niche. Trust me, even if you don’t agree, they set the trends.
1% and 4%
The top 1% create the original content.
Another top 4% copywriter.
Some steal it and write it like they invented it.
Some write about it. Some write against it or criticize it. Some write to brag to show that they knew it first.
Whatever. Most (successful) writers fall into this 4% category.
Remaining 95%? They consume it.
hiccup of a writer
Out of it, A tiny portion of the wannabe writer has an opinion over it but doesn’t want to write it.
Why not? Did you see, the top 4% is doing that?
So?
Find the best writers (niche leaders) on Medium under your selected niche.
Follow them.
Now, you have to repeat the following steps.
- Read their stories.
- Highlight the resonating lines from their writings.
- Revisit them all at once. (after some time)
- Draft your first opinion on them.
- Add some value to it.
- Rewrite them (quickly)
- Post it. (before you convince yourself — not to publish it)
Will it work?
Trust me. I am shouting at you. Again and again.
There are no original ideas in the world. Everything is a mix and match of numerous tiny ideas in galaxy-level possibilities and combinations.
Your writing is just another product of the probability.
And everyone you think is successful in writing is doing it. In front of your EYES. (It is also the case for fiction too)
Best practices
Give them (the original author of your inspiration) the due credit.
Criticize with respect.
If you can’t add value, just don’t write it. If you can’t add value to any of the points (after reading 10 stories), then that is not your niche.
Always engage first in comments to understand the views of the author better before jumping to conclusions.
Just do it. Let the mistakes guide you to progress.
That’s it.
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