June 25, 2021
I got this topic after reading @andrianlover article about Don't Read This, Be Careful, You Can Write One Article Every Day. He tackled how to write like a writer. Many of us on this platform started as frustrated writers and practice writing, read different articles, and get ideas from them until we learn how to write our own articles.
But I want to answer some of the given questions in the photo above. Some writers on this platform always wonder and question why other writers are getting higher upvotes than them, how can they write long articles, how can they post an article every day, and so on, unending questions, and doubts.
But first, I want to share some stories about my writing journey, from being unable to able to write articles.
I have mentioned before that writing wasn't really my forte. Although I have some experience back when I was in high school, but that was in our Filipino publication, not in English. And when I was still a student, I like writing short poems and stories, even composing songs in my mind which I easily forget thereafter, and writing my daily stories in my diary. But after a while, I got bored and stop writing, especially when I started to be a career woman.
When I saw readcash, I said to myself, why not write again? And maybe this platform can help me enhance my writing skills. I was only after getting little amounts from here, the same purpose in claiming free satoshis on different faucets. You can check my first post here, short and nonsense, How I Got In Here?. An article of a noob and frustrated writer.
The same with other frustrated newbie writers here, I was also reading different articles, getting ideas from them, and sometimes, paraphrasing the content. I always ask for help from GG. Do you know him? It's Google, lol. "Others were doing the same, why don't I try as well?" That's how I thought. And when the bot was born, many aimed to write better articles to catch the attention of the bot. Many were using references and tried to write articles about cryptocurrencies because we thought that the bot gives higher upvotes to crypto-related articles. Well, that was really the case before, more crypto-related articles were receiving higher upvotes from the bot. And that is when I tried to read and write crypto-related articles as well, of course, with attached reference links as I don't want to own the content.
Why Invest In Cryptocurrency Than In Stock Market? This was the first crypto-related article I have written when the bot was born. While looking back at my old articles (during the old system), I can say that my articles were all nonsense, low quality, I even copied some Coinbase videos and other content from faucets where I was claiming satoshis before. And sometimes I felt like I want to delete them, and telling myself, it wasn't me, so embarrassing, as I wasn't that serious in creating my own article before, only if I have time and if I want to. But I continued reading and writing different articles until I learned how to make my own article without the help of GG.
Then the realization hit me when someone called paraphrasing plagiarizing. At first, I thought, how it become plagiarizing when you cited the references?
Researchers are getting ideas from different articles and writing content using the information they have gathered. Does it mean researchers are plagiarizers?
Content writers from blogging platforms like UpWork have given certain topics to write by their clients and they are researching and getting information from Wikipedia and other sites. Does it mean content writers are plagiarizers as well?
@andrianlover also discussed in his article some strategies on how to write quality content, and that includes researching, IF, the user wants to tackle a certain topic. We don't hold the whole information in our mind anyway, we only know the complete alphabet and numeric, and we can't absorb the whole dictionary, that is why Google and other search engines were developed, to get easy access to every information we are seeking.
But if you will understand well the concept of paraphrasing, the answer to the question, if it is plagiarizing or not, will be yes and no. No, if the reference links are given and you just get some information from the article and did not copy the whole content, that is not plagiarizing. Yes, at some point, when you try to paraphrase the content but claim them as your own idea and did not cite the reference links, that is plagiarizing.
So if you are getting some information from other articles, always attached reference links so it won't appear as plagiarized, and don't try to write an article if you don't know a single clue about the topic. You will end up copying the whole information. Read, but try to understand, and make your own words.
It was an eye-opener and I thought, "how will I improve if I will keep on using references?" Then I ended my CrypTalk series of blogs and write articles based on what I have learned and my personal blogs.
And we always thought that quality is what matters the most to catch the attention of the bot, but NO, it's the authenticity.
Related article: Realization101: Authenticity Not Just Quality
Now let's go back to the questions above.
Why do they receive such a high tip? Is it because their articles are interesting? Is the grammar correct? Does the title grab the reader's attention or is it clickbait?
How can they write every day?
How do they write for a whole article that takes so long for us to read?
These questions weren't from Andrian but usually came from new readers, and from those who like to mind other people's works. (Guys, I was like that before, and it is toxic, so avoid minding other people's works and just mind your own business, and help other people to improve their works instead, in a good way.)
Why do they receive such a high tip? Is it because their articles are interesting? Is the grammar correct? Does the title grab the reader's attention or is it clickbait?
There is no certain basis for why some articles are getting higher tips than others. Obviously, the bot is so random and you will notice some article, even if how great the content is, or how long it is, or even if it has many views, likes, and comments, it only has few upvotes. And you will notice other random articles with not-so-interesting topics has higher upvotes. Again, the bot is so random, sometimes it is absent, and sometimes it is surprising us. But what I have noticed is, interacting with others can help you gain readers, and getting more readers can help you catch the bot. However, it's not all the time, again, it is so random, but you will notice an increase in your upvotes.
But interesting articles with interesting titles usually catch the attention of the readers, and sometimes, the sponsor. Isn't it great if you still get upvotes from readers even if the bot is absent? At least your article doesn't have zero upvotes.
And about the grammar? As a reader and a writer, I don't mind it, unless I will work in famous blogging sites dealing with different clients that are paying monthly, or if I will do copywriting. Although it is important in writing articles as well, however, even myself is not perfect, and don't have fluent English skills, so why would I mind the wrong grammar of others? Not all writers here are native English speakers, and glitches and bugs are just normal, I mean errors (I got this term from meitanteikudo). Even the native English speakers sometimes have wrong grammar, how much more those who aren't?
Content writers may be required to create perfect content, but we are just bloggers here, these two are different. As what @Eybyoung has said, "bloggers are just writing anything, content writers are writing informative articles (makabuluhan)". Content writers are writing articles that can be helpful to readers and researchers. However, for most writers here, including myself, we are merely blogging, we are more on the personal form of writing, sharing our thoughts, experiences, stories, but sometimes, content writers, writing informative articles that can be useful to newbies and other readers, because we are versatile. (By the way, to newbies, our articles are searchable on Google, be proud of it).
How can they write every day?
Not all writers are writing every day. But as for me, since this year started, I became more inspired and motivated to write more articles, to save more Bitcoin Cash, so I'm always trying to post an article per day. It is like a part of my routine already and I can't just end the day without posting one. I became used to it and even if I want to absent, I still can't, because I always have drafted articles. So even if I don't want to write, or I am busy at work and don't have time to write, I still have something to pull out, I always want to create reserves. And those are the reason why I can post an article per day.
And for others, their main reason is really to save more Bitcoin Cash while this platform is still alive. Because we know that this won't stay forever, the time will come that this will end as well the same with other blogging sites. So they are just grabbing the opportunity to save more Bitcoin Cash, until the funds last, until it bid goodbye to us. But I hope, this platform will live longer like Medium, WordPress, and other famous blogging sites.
The last question,
How do they write for a whole article that takes so long for us to read?
I have an article with 21 minutes reading time and that was my anniversary article, and the longest article I have written so far.
An Awesome Year With reading.cash And Bitcoin Cash
And some article with 12 minutes reading time,
Freedom: Spilling The Beans And Letting Go Of My Darkest Past
And the shortest I guess is 5 minutes, like this one...
Bitcoin Cash Investment Gone Wrong, The Death Cross Effect
How can I write that long?
As I have said to Andrian, once writing becomes your passion, your mind and fingers will work like a keyboard. There are times that I am also experiencing writer's block and can't think of any topic to write, or can't finish the current drafted article. But when it happens, what I am doing is reading and reading, or listening to music, until I got an idea and until my mind becomes active and full of thoughts, and my fingers will start to work. And since I have a full-time job abroad, I always take my free time as an opportunity to write as many words as possible until I finish the article.
And when I am in the mood to write, or I like the topic, more thoughts are coming while writing the article. And sometimes, I become disoriented about the time and forgot that I still have tasks to finish at work, lol. Then once I check the final draft, I'm like, " Oh wow, that's quite long." Just let your mind and fingers work and you will not notice the article's reading time.
If you are experiencing writer's block, why not check this article?
What's Holding You Back? Unblock Your Writer's Block
From a frustrated writer to a certified blogger, it's all because of readcash, through different articles, stories, and the good influence of other writers, I learned how to write my own articles. That is how readcash helped me, us, become a writer.
The bot is just around the corner, don't wait for it, just follow your passion in writing, read, acquire new knowledge, and meet different people. Write, inspire, and be inspired.
I'll end this with one of my favorite quotes and was written in my bio.
Thanks for your time and my apology for this quite long article 😅
Wow! I woke up from my sleep some thirty minutes ago and I have read three of your articles on a spin, already. Not even minding the longevity of all three of them. Your articles are quite interesting, and informative - in its own unique way. I must say, I have fallen in love with it. Incredible stuff! I joined the read.cash community not too long ago and I have met fantastic people. Their articles were/are awesome but now I have found one that would enable me be more of a writer myself. I will be glued to this space for a long time. Lol