Make Ko-fi work for you — Much talk has been about Ko-fi, especially with Medium linking it to their tip jar. However, most writers are missing the advantages of Ko-fi; it is far more than just a tipping platform. No commission The first significant advantage of Ko-fi is that it does not take any of your hard-earned cash…

Hop on and give it a try — If you’re a writer, you may or may not have heard of Simily. It’ a relatively new writing platform, still in its infancy. Quite a few writers have recently mentioned Simily, so I decided to join the bandwagon and give Simily a try. Having had a frustrating experience with Vocal…

Why boring is better — I wrote an article recently about how I write hard topics. I also write boring articles on sleep-inducing subjects. When I start talking about cigars, fans, or games, I see my girlfriend’s eyes glaze over. She’s actually very supportive, it’s just that the topics don’t exactly light a fire in…

I kept hearing about KDP low content books and I finally made one! — I don’t know about you but I love making money, especially for easy tasks. However, in my entrepreneurial journey, I think started with the most difficult and have worked my way backward to easy. That’s usually the way I do things. You too? So I’d been hearing about these KDP…

What do you know about writing an article? — Writing could be difficult. Especially when you never have done that. When I discovered how lovely it is to write in English online, I was sold. I had to learn so much, but with falling and standing up again, I learned what you I should know about writing. …

What is writing to you? — Writing is a fulfilling job, that is a voice. Write articles, you tell stories happened to you, or stories from others. Write online or on paper. Prompt: Write a short story: explain in 145 characters what writing means to you. Let me know what your take is, and add my prompt…

I’ve already moved my 1,300+ Quora answers behind their new paywall. Here’s why: Quora is 10x bigger than Medium, and Medium can be a full-time income for top writers. I started writing on Medium in 2017, and started monetizing my content on Medium in 2018. Since then, I have made over $150,000 writing and publishing on Medium. Over the course of 3 years, that averages out…

Open your heart and write for us (*Not adding new writers) — ***PLEASE NOTE that we are not currently adding new writers. (4/17/22). We may open this up again as our lives allow for it.*** Who we are Welcome to Being Known where we bring forth our courageous authentic selves and experience the range of human emotions together; sharing our experiences of being alive with…

Updated July 3, 2022 — Sky Collection is now re-opened to submissions and new writers! Moving Forward If you would like to become a writer here, please email me a draft of your work at samanthalazarwriter@gmail.com. You may write in response to any of the prompts at any time. You also may write about anything at any…

To Turn Back Time — There was a time when a friend would tell us things we did not want to hear and still remained our friend. There was a time when it mattered that others thought of you in a positive light as a beacon to look up to when all else seemed lost. …

How to get ahead on Medium — It is now a little over a year since I started out on my Medium journey and I have to tell you, it was an inauspicious start to say the least. Fortunately it all worked out in the end by dint of getting my head down and sticking at it…