I only needed to sell 28 copies — I’ve always loved writing, from a young age I would carry a notebook with me and jot down ideas for stories and poems. I would use my computer to type up my work, print it out, and give it a title — like my own little publishing factory. Although I…

How it hurt Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and countless other brands — There’s no such thing as bad publicity. It’s become a cornerstone of marketing, it’s built the foundations for advertising campaigns across the globe and even has equivalents in different languages — in French, ‘succès de scandale’, meaning ‘success from scandal.’ Of course, this statement can turn out to be true…

Why we still haven’t managed to communicate with the people of North Sentinel Island — North Sentinel Island, in the Bay of Bengal, is home to the Sentinelese people. Located between India and the Malay Peninsula, the island forms part of the Indian Andaman Islands. Being so close to other inhabited land masses, North Sentinel is hardly what we would describe as remote. In fact…

What does success mean to you? — Everybody wants to be successful in life. About a year ago, I decided to go on a journey to try and discover what successful people have in common, and how I could become more successful myself. I was in university at the time and, although I did want to have more success with my assignments and assessments…

Gen Z have already abandoned you, now millennials are following suit. — Time is up for the world’s biggest social media platform, and I think it knows it. In 2023, Facebook reportedly had 2.9 billion active users, nearly half a billion more than its next biggest rival YouTube. This means around 36% of the entire global population use Facebook. That’s a lot…

Don’t freak out about length, start off by writing 500 words and go from there. — I started writing on Medium in 2020. In the beginning, it was an exciting time for me as I never really believed it was possible to make real money online. When my stories started to earn a few dollars each, I got really excited. I began writing seriously and I…

8 months in France: here’s why I would never do it again. — In September 2020, I started university for the first time. I study modern languages, with a focus on French. As part of my four-year course, it was a requirement for me to undertake a period of at least 8 months in a country where French is the official language. Thinking…

Only one lifeboat was missing, and there were no signs of struggle — The Mary Celeste didn’t always go by that name, she started her life on 18th May 1861 as The Amazon. …

I couldn’t even produce 300 words. — I’ve been suffering from a lack of motivation for a while now. I really enjoy pursuing my hobby of writing and, having discovered Medium a couple of years ago, I think it’s the perfect platform to help me do this. I love how simple it is to use and I…