When you’re hurt by love. You get new chances too. — me, a woman, one who desire for love — and the only one kind of a man that will chase me to be the one; not bore me at all, to be that only one fan — for the rest of my life, not give a chore to me to do — when I…

The Moon and Sun as marketing instruments — It’s sad to see that so many entrepreneurs still believe in push marketing and random advertisements. The world has changed since I started out as a marketing professional in 1988. It’s time we put the old marketing books aside. The world has definitely changed. With online marketing at the forefront…

Highlights from our first feedback session — Last week, we held our our first feedback session here at Creators Hub. Medium staffers Harris Sockel and Amy Shearn offered to review creators’ profile pages and provide personalized feedback on their bios, About pages, story titles, and post formatting. Maybe a couple people will be interested, we thought, and…

Friendly input from Creators Hub on your Medium profile — Update: Thank you so much for participating! As of 3:14 PM EST on 7/20/22, we have reached our capacity for today’s session. If Amy clapped on your response, we’re working on your feedback and you’ll see it soon. Please keep an eye on Creators Hub for another chance to get…

Friendly input from Creators Hub on your Medium profile — Update: Thank you so much for participating! As of 3:14 PM EST on 7/20/22, we have reached our capacity for today’s session. If Amy clapped on your response, we’re working on your feedback and you’ll see it soon. Please keep an eye on Creators Hub for another chance to get…

I’m the new CEO. — There are so many different reasons to read Medium and so many different reasons to publish on Medium. We are a very large community consisting of hundreds of millions of readers and many thousands of authors. That is our strength. I know this because I’ve been deeply involved with Medium…

Get to know the most influential writers on this platform. — Oftentimes new writers wonder who Medium’s Top Writers are. Medium unfortunately doesn’t offer a list of its Top Writers. However, back in 2021, I found a great source that claimed to rank Medium’s Top Writers based on follower count. It wasn’t an official list by Medium but by Topauthors.xyz …

I used to spend hours writing long articles, only to publish them and discover they had no value. Twitter solved the problem. — Critics think Twitter is old and wrinkly. I disagree. Writing there is just different. Until you try writing there, it won’t make sense. Twitter has had a renaissance of late. People are going back for the written word. We’re exhausted by 15-second TikToks that are a sensory overload.

Five ways to re-vision your work — Wouldn’t it be nice if writing a perfect post were as easy as opening up that fresh New Story page, tapping at the keyboard for a few minutes, and then hitting publish? (Cue claps, highlights, and adoring responses.) But we all know that’s not true. The more experienced a writer…

The Poem as Diary — I need my poems to hold the feelings for me, to hold the memory. I hand it all to the poem so it can do the work of remembering for me. Ansel Adams said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” …

The Poem as Diary — I need my poems to hold the feelings for me, to hold the memory. I hand it all to the poem so it can do the work of remembering for me. Ansel Adams said, “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” …

Advice from writer/director Julio Vincent Gambuto — Last month, Medium’s own Amy Shearn interviewed writer/director Julio Vincent Gambuto as part of our Creator Workshop Series. Gambuto shared how he wrote his breakthrough essay — “Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting” — and how it helped him launch a writing career and pitch his upcoming book. Here’s a full…

Why I’m spending more time on Substack lately — I haven’t been able to stop talking about Substack lately, but that’s because I’ve fallen for the platform. Past the point of mild obsession. Deeper than infatuation. I’ve got it bad for Substack. I’ll tell you all the reasons I love the platform as a reader, but first, as a…

Here on Creators Hub, we’ve been compiling weekly roundups of the stories that are trending on Medium, so that you all can get a sneak peek at what resonates with readers. For this month’s prompts, we’re suggesting some topics gleaned from these trending lists. What is working for Medium readers…

My remarks from the White House briefing room on the mass shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX. — My wife, Camila, and I spent most of last week on the ground with the families in Uvalde, Texas, and we shared stories, tears, and memories. The common thread, independent of the anger and the confusion and sadness, it was the same: How can these families continue to honor these…

In What Ways is The Story Not About You? KTHT Challenge Prompt — Humans are hardwired to be selfish. We see the world through our eyes, which are connected to our lives and it’s often hard for us to think about others when we’re the ones feeling scared or in need. My oldest memories are of staring through the slats of a wooden…

A reality that I had been able to avoid so far on Medium — In Kristina God’s recent short-form article, she mentions me and includes part of a comment I left on one of her articles. Wow, that was exciting to see a well known writer on Medium, acknowledging my incessant optimism! Thank You Kristina, for inspiring this piece and for the shout out. Now, what I found shocking about the article, was the referencing of other writers on this platform hating each other.

Hundreds of civilians massacred. Women raped, unarmed men killed with their hands tied behind their backs, dogs shot, houses looted, children scared to death. Much has already been reported about Russia’s massacre in Bucha and many other towns. Much more reflection is to come. For now, I’ll try and offer…

A couple of unexpected incidents made her reluctant to visit an exciting city, but she changed her mind after seeing a worse incident in Italy. — Incidents and crime might happen in any country. In the early 1990s, my wife and I used to work full-time and study part-time. When I was accepted to a doctorate study and she to a master’s program, we got delighted. Before having our children, we decided to have a proper holiday. Gratefully, I was granted by the Australian…

A shining example of passive income — Over three months ago I was forced to stop writing due to being in hospital for three months. I assumed that that would mean that my earnings writing here would go down to zero. …