How to Support Other Medium Writers If You Don’t Have Time

And why it matters.

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I have to admit, I used to go days without reading other people’s work on Medium because “I didn’t have time.”

It sucks that I did that.

People read my work, wasn’t it only fair that I supported others too? Or did I want to collect praise, but never offer any back? Is that the person I wanted to be?

Hell no.

So, I started carving out time to support my fellow Medium writers because they deserve to get reads, claps, comments, and money.

We’re all a bunch of writers just trying to make it in the world of writing. Our backgrounds, race, sexual orientations — none of that matters. We have one thing in common, and that is our love for writing.

We have no choice but to support the hell out of each other.

1. Schedule time for reading

Pick a time you’ll read, and stick to it. Whether you choose to read for fifteen minutes, twenty, or an hour is up to you.

I like to read for half an hour since it lets me get through at least five stories. (I’m a slow reader and get easily distracted.)