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1K Followers On Medium
A post to say thank you.
I’m on a week’s holiday in the UK spending time with family and friends. I noticed this morning that I reached 1000 followers. I’m elated.
When I started my Medium journey nearly 4 months ago I saw writers with 1000 followers and more. It looked like a difficult target to meet way in the distant future. I didn’t think it was going to happen because I did not believe that I was a writer due to comments from others around me.
The initial aim was to have 100 followers on Medium to join the Medium Partnership Program. The idea that I would monetize my stories/poems and earn money when people read my stories was a foreign concept.
I write stories because I enjoy the writing process and it has been therapeutic for me. My first paycheck as an MPP member was an added bonus. Hey, it even covered my Medium membership fee. A bonus indeed!
To all my followers, email subscribers, readers, and people highlighting my stories thank you for your support and interest in my stories. I appreciate your engagement with my stories tremendously.
A big shout and “thank you,” to Indigo for her hard work organizing the “Read for Read Club,” and to Alain Polo for the 60-Day Writing Challenge. Both the R4R Club and 60DWC are great initiatives. Thanks to all the…
