Here’s Why You Need to Stop Fighting the Views War
What One Year of Writing Career Taught Me
If you’re like me and proofread after hitting the publish button, you likely find yourself doing this:
Delete the post, rewrite it many times, and try again with the hope that some magic will make people start noticing. Isn’t it?
But guess what? Your writing still has no views. Right?
Well, this read isn’t about counting flaws; it’s about what makes your writing grow.
Let’s get into it.
Nobody Gives a F*ck
If you write for 8 hours with no clarity, it sucks, even if you wrap it in flowers.
People care about:
Their problem
Their time
If you are not solving the problem, they scroll and click on someone else’s post that offers more value,
Take Action:
Kill your darling sentences. (You’re writing for your reader, not for yourself. It hurts, but you need to do it.)
Replace weak verbs with strong ones. (Try ChatGPT for this. Also, avoid uncommon words that require a dictionary.)
Cut the fluff that does not make sense. (Respect the reader’s time by jumping to what matters.)
Emotional tone
Let’s be real: I’ve written many articles with the sole purpose of tips, and they don’t stand out.
People want to read your experience. And it makes you stand apart from others who give the same advice.
For example, if you are writing about mental health then show:
How ADHD affects your work.
How you cope with it.
The results.
Your unique voice is your story. It is a bridge to connect you and the reader.
Final Thoughts
I hated my laptop in my starting days of writing on Medium when there were zero views on my posts.
I keep improving daily, read my old articles and feel it’s part of the journey.
No magic makes you a great writer; it’s showing up that gets you in the game.
Money I would never ever toss. Though I know I won't be going to Afghanistan again and have the opportunity to use my 50-year-old coins, I do keep them.
I have a little wooden box full of foreign coins. It sits in the correct Feng shui position in my house to assure I never run out of money. So far it has done the trick.
In my basement is a large jar with odd screws, nuts, and bolts. And every once in a while it contains just what I need. Ditto for the bin of “Odds.”
I come from the postwar generation of Germans whose family memory is that of poverty and need. It makes for hoarders.
Later in life I lived in the boonies. A trip to the store was a project. You start to keep everything. Just in case.
As to old projects and whatnot. I have my emails from 15+ years ago. Nicely sorted into folders. Turns out I actually have to go into them at times to answer a request from a client from years ago who has questions.
All that having been said, I ruthlessly keep my working spaces clutter-free. I can't think in an ocean of “Is that something I need to address?” items around me.
My digital life lives neatly sorted in folders, backed up twice.
I love your voice thank you for sharing.
I think I disagree with this view, in the sense, that I am a poet with PTSD.
The writing isn't for views. It's for my soul to breathe. I chose flowery words to communicate pain small words wont suffice.
In a non- poetic sense, I understand your point. I also respect it, but disagree with it.
I probably live my writing style in the polar opposite. Still worried about views, must be a human condition..
However, when I write my dictionary flowery word poetry.
I feel less unseen.
Less alone.
Less, not wanting to exist.
There is a space for that type of writing. Please, let's remember the artists here, writing for their souls.