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My read.cash account turned 1 month last June 26 and the original plan was to write an article about it. But things didn't go as planned because there were life events that started to go my way.

I have been seeing monthly goals of some writers here that they shared the link in noise.cash like @carisdaneym2 and @immaryandmerry.

https://read.cash/@immaryandmerry/goals-to-grind-for-this-month-of-july-6fced7ab

https://read.cash/@carisdaneym2/hey-july-can-we-fly-high-1d53b2e7

So, I thought of writing mine as well and combining my supposedly "A month of writing articles" thoughts in one article.

I have no clue or any writing background when I started writing articles here on read.cash. And that gave me a hard time figuring out how to write articles in my own style. My one-month stay here on this platform made me realize that I have still a lot to learn and to improve in some areas that concern me.

Here are some of my goals for my account and as a writer:

My articles should at least be 5-minute read

As of now, I have already published 11 articles, and only of those passed my reading time goal.

It was never easy for me to express my thoughts through writing. Bless those people who can. How? 😬 Writing long articles is a challenge but, the fact that there are people who read my articles shows that somehow I may not be a bad writer after all. There's always room for improvement and improving my craft will always be one of my top priorities.

I've read an article of @TheRandomRewarder before that short posts are most likely not going to receive any tips from him. And I think if I will be able to create longer articles, he might be able to visit my works. I know this is so pathetic of me to think this way, but why not give it a shot? Right?

https://read.cash/@TheRandomRewarder/have-i-tipped-you-a12541ca

• Read at least 10 articles a week

Will you believe me if I say that I am a lazy reader? HAHAHAHA It's difficult to imagine that a med student who has a lot of reading assignments is actually a lazy reader. I am an auditory learner and reading just makes me bored. My attention span is so short that I will just get distracted whenever I'm in the middle of reading something.

Why did I even come up with this goal? I've always appreciated those lovely individuals who lend their time to read my articles. It means a lot to me as it gives me validation to continue writing and the ones who leave comments on my work.

I know it is not an obligation of me to read other author's work, but, it is just right for me to give back the time that they also lend to read my articles. Few minutes will not take much of my life especially if the article is well written. And I will be learning from their articles as well. #LearningNeverStops

• Attract sponsors

It is so shameless of me to put a sponsors block at the end of my articles. As if I am a great writer. It was a spontaneous day when I was writing an article and I thought of putting it at the end of my articles. There's this what-if question. What if somebody actually wanted to sponsor like how they would sponsor other writers? What if it will just be stuck up down there and no one decides to sponsor me?

The day before @carisdaneym2 sent a sponsorship request, the thought of removing the sponsors block already slipped into my mind. Upon checking my notifications here, I was shocked when I saw that there is someone who really wants to sponsor me.

Saying thank you is not enough, but, @carisdaneym2 , I am truly happy that you've chosen to sponsor me. I hope that my article will not fail you. This kind gesture of yours gave me the drive to work harder to attract more sponsors.

• Writing article at least once a week

I already have tons of topics for my upcoming articles but, I would always end up not writing anything because I don't know where to start. My pending topics are all queued up in my notebook.

Receiving questions like when will I be publishing a new article or if I do have a new article makes my heart flutter. It makes me happy because it just means that you are looking forward to it.

I gave myself time to rest and to reflect on my writing journey. I noticed that I have been too eager in publishing articles in the previous weeks and it didn't end well. Offering a new piece of context on this platform is really amazing but sometimes, it just overwhelms me. I know for a fact that I am pressured by what other users have and it affected in me someway.

I aspire to publish an article at least once a week that is relevant so that readers can relate to it. An article that can help people to realize certain things and not just all about myself. Lol.

• Gaining New Subscribers

This is in connection with writing articles that people can relate to. Gaining subscribers for me means more readers will be able to read my work. It started from a small number of readers and from time to time, my articles are reaching many people.

• Connect with other writes

  I can still remember who invited me to join the Noiseristificationism chat group, it was @immaryandmerry . At first, I was too aloof. I was shy because I am just a newbie to the platform. And yesterday, I started to make noise in our chat group. Lol. I enjoy having a conversation with these people and listen to their sentiments.

  After all, It is not just a chat group to promote the newly published articles, it's also a place to interact-- to make bardagulan. HAHAHA. Shout-out to these people @carisdaneym2 , @Khairro and @kli4d . To many bardagulan moments with you.

• Learn more about the topics/tags I put on my articles

  It was yesterday when I learned about the group/family of Club1BCH writers. I have been adding Club1BCH tag to my articles and I'm very sorry if I offended all of you in some way. I didn't know any better. It will not happen again.

I learned about Club1BCH through this article of Ate @bmjc98:

https://read.cash/@bmjc98/everything-you-need-to-know-about-club1bch-8133a284

Lesson learned: To do my research first before I put tags on my article.

• Learn more about how the Cryptocurrency Market works

  I have friends who recently made an account in noise.cash and they are wondering to why the BCH on their external wallet was reduced. My only response was, "It's because of the BCH Value." I had a hard time explaining it to them.

  So, I might just learn more about it since I still have few weeks before the new school year starts.

Author's note.

This article will most likely be my goal for the coming months. I am still in the process of finding my style to write. And maybe, in the coming weeks ahead I will be able to produce quality articles for you.

Thank you to all of you for reading, commenting, and interacting with me through my articles. It's not all about the upvotes for me, it's all about connecting with you guys and letting you know me through my articles.

Fin.

P.S. This article was on my drafts for about a week.

Read my previous articles:

https://read.cash/@WanderingMedStudent/we-lost-we-gained-8c1957a2

https://read.cash/@WanderingMedStudent/to-someone-choosing-yourself-matters-70f449c8

Interact with me on Noise.cash:

https://noise.cash/u/WanderingMedStudent

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