We’ve gathered some of the most useful resources, advice, and inspiration for writing on Medium. This is a good place to start, and by no means exhaustive. If you’ve found more resources you love, drop them in the comments!

✨ Read these first

• Interested in writing on Medium? Start here.
• 10 Ways to Support Your Writing Habit
• How to Write an Essay Everyone Wants to Read
• A Quick Guide on Building Your Audience From Scratch

🗺 Get started on Medium

• A Guide to Making the Most of Your Medium Profile
• If You Are Looking to Write for Publications, Start Here
• Need something to write about? Check out Write Here. It’s full of inspiring writing prompts.

📝 Make the most of Medium’s writing editor

• Tips for Formatting Your Title and Headers
• Best Practices for Using Block Quotes and Pull Quotes in Your Stories
• Tips on Finding Great Images for Free
• Writing Alt-Text for Your Stories
• Tips and Tricks in the Medium Writing Editor

📈 Grow your audience

First steps for growth

• 3 Tips for Building Your Audience on Medium
• Finding Your Beat is Easier Than You Think
• Writing into the Void is the First Step to Success
• SEO Tips to Make Your Stories Discoverable and Grow Your Readership
• Connect to Your Twitter Network on Medium

Community and connection

• A Quick Exercise to Help You Identify Your ‘Ideal Reader’
• How to Connect With Readers Beyond Publishing Stories
• How to Self-Promote Without Turning People Off

Email and newsletter tips

• How to Write the Email of Your Dreams
• 6 Tips to Grow Your Newsletter

…And more.

• For more, see the Growth column in Creators Hub

💡 Creative advice for beginners and beyond

The creative journey

• How to Overcome Writer’s Block
• How I Found the Time to Write a Book
• How I Turned My Niche Fixation Into Paid, Full-Time Blogging

The craft of writing

• How to Write a Headline
• Why You Should (Probably) Delete Your First Paragraph
• Your Guide to Writing (Almost) Everything
• The Only Book About Writing You’ll Ever Need

Making improvements

• The Simplest Way to Improve as a Writer
• How to Hear What Your Story Is Actually Saying
• A Self-Editing Checklist From an Editor-in-Chief

💸 Earn for your writing

• Earn for your writing in the Medium Partner Program
• Getting started with the Partner Program
• Resources on the Medium Partner Program
• A quick guide to monetization on Medium
• A quick guide to Referred Memberships