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A Writer’s Life
I Earned $11 Yesterday and Didn’t Publish a Story. Here’s Why.
Plus—A Medium Top Writer’s 3 Tips to Boost Your Earnings
Yesterday, I celebrated Valentine’s Day with my wife.
So I took the day off from writing.
And what I realized is that taking a break from writing is okay. We all need a break sometimes, don’t we?
Since last November, I’ve been writing and publishing at least one new story a day. Sometimes 2–3 stories if I’m having a rockstar day.
Another thing I realized is that once you build up a decent following on this platform and write enough stories, you can still earn passive income.
With 222 stories published on Medium, I’ve finally built up a library of content that earns while I sleep or even take days off.
I’m averaging about $8–12 per day from the Medium Partner Program. I even had one day where I nearly made $20 in a single day.
For the month of February, I’m on track to hit $300 in partner earnings.
But even with these realizations, I know I can’t take too many days off from my writing schedule. At least not yet.
