This is the 17th edition of The Essence.
Anthony Moore accumulated only 79 subscribers in 54 months of inconsistent writing:
“I wasn’t consistent. I’d write and blog furiously for a few weeks, then lose motivation and disappear entirely. I wouldn’t write for like, 3–4 months. Then, I’d get inspired and write another few posts. Then I’d lose interest and give in to boredom, and stop writing again. No wonder nobody ever read my stuff!”
After a year of inconsistency in both writing and publishing, my results were even more insignificant.
The desperation you get when you don’t accomplish anything significant in a year can feel soul-crushing. This desperation led me to be more inconsistent as a writer. And eventually almost killed my writing dreams.
But everything changed when I decided to give it my all before I consider quitting as a valid choice. So I committed to a month of incredible consistency in both writing and publishing.
The results—to me at least—were impressive:
“After I stopped being inconsistent, I got more success as a writer in a month than in twelve months combined.”
Anthony Moore also decided to become consistent. And his results were far more incredible than mine:
“4 months ago, I finally decided to become consistent. I started publishing every single day, building trust with my readers, and honing my craft. It’s no coincidence that in the last 4 months, I’ve gotten more traffic to my articles than the previous 4.5 years combined. I’ve gained nearly 1,000 more subscribers. My articles are read by thousands of people every day. I’ve made more money from my blog this week than I’ve made in the past 4 years combined.”
Consistency might not guarantee your writing dreams to be accomplished. But, as I wrote in my article for The Writing Cooperative, being inconsistent almost guarantees those dreams’ death.
In this recent article, I wrote about my story with inconsistency and how it almost killed my writing dreams. And the exact steps I took to overcome it and summon back my ambition and enthusiasm for my writing dreams.
Check the new article here, and let me know what you think in the responses.
Until next time,
Mohammed