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It Feels a Little Crowded In Here
Writing with a lot of competition
I took a few days off from writing, and coming back to Medium was a little overwhelming.
There’s a lot of new stories out there. Every hour. I recently became an (almost) post-every-day writer, but many professional writers post 4–8 times a day.
I can post once, and by then, someone else has three new stories out. It can sometimes feel like I’m running on a hamster wheel, and never getting anywhere.
I’ve always maintained that more people writing will draw in more readers, which is good news for everybody. But it’s easy to feel lost in the crowd.
After all, when readers have so much content to choose from, how will they be able to find mine?
I’m active on Twitter, and it feels like everyone there is working on a book. While I’m glad for fellow writers, it can also feel a little overwhelming.
There’s so much good writing out there that a lot of well-written pieces go unnoticed. Ilka Tampke recently wrote about one of her books making the list of “Most Underrated” books of the year. She was surprised: her book went so unnoticed that she got an award for it.
Many writers know the feeling of pouring our heart and soul into a piece, releasing it out into the…
