POSTED: 6th AUGUST 2024

I am annoyed. How have I gone so long without ever realising I can write on Medium? I am new to the platform, although I have read some of the website content before. I confess—the only blame is my own naivety.

If you have never come across Medium before, it is a blog website where writers can offer content, and there’s also a paid structure for some content for members.

Although I have been a member for just over a week, I have made some good progress. The praise has been a constant stream, which is always nice.

Even though I am new, I've had a lot of praise, and 3 'boost' nominations...which is like the highest honour, I suppose. Well, other than getting a large number of readers and it doing viral.

What Do I Write About?

I’m trying to stay true to myself. 

So far, every article has come from my natural interest. As such, it's been about psychology, science & technology and promoting awareness for health issues, novel applications, human enhancement and dangers of technology habits.

Articles are usually a mix of evidence from referenced research, which is relevant and recent, and some personal experience.

I obviously write fiction work, and this site promotes those two (nearly completed) works. I could have released either of them, but I want to do so with no regret, knowing I’ve kept the quality high. I hate the perception that some have that self-published work is done so because the quality is lower than standard, which is not (or should not) be the case. I like the control it gives the author, such as the ability to select the cover and other vital release decisions.

The editing stages, I admit, are taking longer than anticipated. So Prey to the Tide is due in a few weeks. I'm waiting for a 'physical copy' of the current draft, which is like 9 days on its own! But I want to make sure I am happy with every aspect of it. I know it's so hard to make any impact in the current market. So when someone opens my work, I see it as a job, to please them and transfer my pleasure in writing to them as a reader.

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If you are a Medium member, I would appreciate your support on the platform. I write articles that focus on human aid and enhancement, productivity, and science and technology. Like my background, most of the articles are evidence-based, utilising current research rather than making unsupported claims.

If you are not a member, you can join my Medium and article newsletter via the link below. This includes article content for those who are not members and exclusive content.

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If you sign up for the newsletter link, below, which is different to this website subscription, you will get the Medium content without the 'paywall'. So basically you don't need to be a Medium member to see the articles, which is quite good. And I don't abuse my power with emails...it will be once a month (roughly) to highlight the key articles. I know it's annoying when you give your email and they hammer you with crappy sales links.

I promise it will be one email every few weeks at most. With the highest-rated Medium articles, but a special link so anyone with the newsletter can read all the articles.

I appreciate any messages and support.

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Links:

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Medium ID :  @benjamin.eccleston.write

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