List: Best Writing Advice | Curated by JoAnn Ryan

Feb 10, 2025
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Best Writing AdviceGreat advice on the topic of writing.
Felicia C. Sullivan
Yes, There’s a Difference Between Confessional Essays & JournalingOne focuses on craft, the latter centers on catharsis.
Feb 7
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Feb 7
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Globetrotters
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Matthew David
How to Write Better Travel Stories in 2025Behind the scenes of what makes a great travel story
Jan 16
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Jan 16
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Ellemeno
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David Todd McCarty
That’s Not A StoryHow to turn your anecdote into a proper story
Jan 4
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Jan 4
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All About Something
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Natalie
Celebrating Two Years on Medium by Giving ThanksLooking back over the changes and remembering the writers who made a great impact on my journey
Nov 28, 2024
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Nov 28, 2024
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Elizabeth Spiers
Five Mistakes Aspiring Opinion Writers MakeI write opinion columns for a living and have assigned many of them. Here’s why your column isn’t getting published.
Dec 2, 2024
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Dec 2, 2024
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The Startup
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Anangsha Alammyan
You’re Not Making Money As A Writer Because You’re Focusing on the Wrong ThingsPeople often ask me how long it took to make money as a complete beginner.
Aug 22, 2024
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Aug 22, 2024
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Kaleidosphere
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JoAnn Ryan
The Nifty Feature Medium Writers Can Use to Edit Their Work Like a BossGo on now, try it out for yourself!
Nov 20, 2023
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Nov 20, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Kathy Widenhouse
Two Types of Readers That Pay You To WriteCultivate both and you can make a good living as a freelance writer
Aug 19, 2024
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Aug 19, 2024
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The Writing Cooperative
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Leslie Arambula
The “So What” Factor: The Bridge Between Purpose and AudienceThe purpose of a piece and the audience’s experience reading it can be two very different things.
Aug 23, 2024
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Aug 23, 2024
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Maryan Pelland, Woman with a Pen
Why You Should and Should Not Proofread Your Medium StoriesHard and absolute truths about your writing and mine
Aug 27, 2023
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Aug 27, 2023
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MuddyUm
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Maryan Pelland, Woman with a Pen
The Secret Way to Boost Medium StoriesWhy you need alt text on every image — and other SEO secrets
Aug 29, 2023
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Aug 29, 2023
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The Daily Cuppa Grande
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✍LuMarLee
Hanging Plastic Apples on a Tree Does Not Make Them EdibleYou have to care for the writing tree and work to help real apples grow
Nov 23, 2023
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Nov 23, 2023
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Curated Newsletters
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Tom Handy
One Simple Way to Fix Your Pay as a WriterPay is starting to become a big issue for writers. It doesn’t matter if you are part-time or full-time, pay is very important.
Oct 24, 2023
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Oct 24, 2023
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ILLUMINATION
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Elin Melaas
Focusing on ‘I’ or ‘You’ in Stories — Which Was Most Successful?I’m sharing the surprising  result of my writing experiment
Aug 12, 2023
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Aug 12, 2023
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The Memoirist
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Cindy Heath
Learn to Use the Three Legs That Support a Powerful Personal EssayMiss a leg, and you’re left with a weak and wobbly story.
Sep 26, 2023
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Sep 26, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Marie Kester
You Should Cringe At Your Old Writing — It Means You’ve ImprovedProgress is the only thing that matters
Aug 4, 2023
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Aug 4, 2023
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The Writing Cooperative
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Rui Alves
A Simple Guide to Copywriting and the Top 10 Most Lucrative NichesLearn how to establish yourself as a freelance copywriter in the hottest niches while getting an insider’s look at copywriting
Jun 23, 2022
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Jun 23, 2022
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Mark Krauss
What Makes a Successful Writer in 2022?Comments and questions from someone that “struggles with writing.”
Dec 23, 2022
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Dec 23, 2022
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Zulie Rane
What You’re Feeling is Platform Fatigue (Or: Why I’m Not Joining Threads)It’s October 2022. The skies are red and darkening. Somewhere in a haunted lair, Elon Musk cackles maniacally. Journalists everywhere…
Jul 7, 2023
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Jul 7, 2023
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