Writers, Stop Chasing the Next Big Thing

Focusing on sharing a piece of yourself instead

Photo by Laurenz Kleinheider on Unsplash

When I first joined Medium, it was on a whim. I’d already moved on from a full-time job and was trying to figure out how to make a little extra $$ while working on a novel.

I ran across a YouTube video touting the potential earnings. I don’t remember the influencer’s name, but she had a…