Index: Writing Tips, Creativity, Inspiration — Paul RyburnMy most popular articlesPaul RyburnJan 8·2 min readHow to Get 200 Followers in a Relatively Short TimeNo, I’m not going to sell you a course or ask you to do anything unethicalpaulryburn.medium.comWhat Not to Do Immediately After PublishingWhy you might want to wait a bit before promoting your article on social mediapaulryburn.medium.comHow to Unearth Fascinating Stories and Support New WritersThe secret to finding the hidden gems on Medium that most readers never seepaulryburn.medium.comHow to Get Really Good as a Writer, Really FastThe story of a band considered third-rate by their peers — how they improved quickly, and how you can toopaulryburn.medium.comA Writing Milestone You Can Reach Right NowA goal that’s completely in your reach, no matter the stage of your writing careerpaulryburn.medium.comStop Checking Your Stats All DayDo these 5 things instead to fast-track your development as a writerpaulryburn.medium.comHow to Silence the Haters in Your Head as You WriteThe Internet is full of trolls. Stop using your imagination to create more.medium.comTo Short Form or Not to Short Form — That Is the QuestionThe pros and cons of using Medium’s newly-promoted (but not new) writing formatmedium.comHow Kindle Unlimited Led Me to an Unlikely Source of Article IdeasA reminder that ideas are everywhere — don’t miss thempaulryburn.medium.com5 Ways My Most Successful Post Broke All The RulesOf my 30 stories to date, one has accounted for about 40% of my earningspaulryburn.medium.comFun Things You Can Do To Overcome Writer’s BurnoutWays to step away from writing for a short break — while still being productivepaulryburn.medium.comAre Facebook Writing Groups a Waste of Time?Depends on how much time, and where you are in your journeymedium.comCan We Please Permanently Retire This Image? Please?I can hear this woman gnawing on her pencil in my sleeppaulryburn.medium.comHow To Exploit Pinned Posts And Targeted Reading To Boost RevenueWriters without niches: This trick works especially well for youpaulryburn.medium.comHow to Draw on Your Future Top Writer Self for InspirationA motivational story with some teeth to itpaulryburn.medium.comHow To Customize Your Best Reading Experience On MediumAlgorithms and editor recommendations will only get you so far. Here’s how to truly make Medium your own.paulryburn.medium.com31 Writing Prompts You Can Leverage Right NowMaybe one of these will jar an idea loosepaulryburn.medium.comWrite For Your Readers, Not For RevengeSave your vendettas for your personal journal. Your readers don’t care.paulryburn.medium.comHow to Overcome Your Fear of Rejection by PublicationsIt’s not a matter of getting your foot in the door — it’s a different part of your bodypaulryburn.medium.com4 Things You Can Do on the Days You Don’t Feel Like WritingYou can still make plenty of progress in your writing careerpaulryburn.medium.comHow to Get Out of Your Head and Get Unstuck CreativelyUse the powers of objectivity and agency for additional resourcespaulryburn.medium.comNever Miss an Idea With This Breakthrough InventionA clean way to record “A-ha” momentspaulryburn.medium.comStrengthen Your Dream Journal with a Searchable IndexGain insight into your personal dream symbols. Featuring an assist from alligators.medium.com