One Quick Way To Tell If Your Writing Is Crap

Try this quick self-assessment.

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So I’ve been writing on Medium for a while now.

I’ve found that there is one good way to tell whether or not something I’ve just written is basically a piece of garbage.

It’s super quick. I ask myself one question:

Was it fun to write?

Simple yes or no.

If my fingers flew across the keys as my ideas came naturally, it’s a good sign.

If I can think faster than I can type, it’s a great sign.

And if I’m writing because something hit a nerve and I just couldn’t not write about it…it’s either really, really awful or about to be my top earning piece for the quarter.

But — if I find myself staring at a blank screen all backspace-happy and struggling to get a decent sentence out, I eventually close my laptop and go for a walk.

If something isn’t fun for me to write, I don’t bank on it being fun for anyone else to read.

New writers try to write what they *think* the people want.

I get it. You want to views, to be in the $100 club, and to grow your following.