How I’ve Made $24,514.89 From Writing On Medium

All I had to do was let my heart bleed all over the page.

Here’s the proof, since everyone always wants receipts:

My earnings since December 2017.

I’ve made $24,500 on Medium in the past five-ish years.

Sometimes I think that’s an astounding feat, and then I see someone talking about making that much in one month.

I go back and forth between feeling motivated and bummed out about it. I don’t write about the topics that make big bucks — Well, I sort of do, but not in the way that generates income.

I ridicule AI and Elon Musk and I’m generally a technophobe, except I like working from anywhere. I talk about quitting jobs instead of taking video calls, and how I don’t want to work full time.

In short, I don’t create career-advancing content. You might even say I create career-killing content.

When I try to create peppy, corporate-friendly stuff, it falls flat. Y’all just know it ain’t me.

But one think I’ve connected with others on: Heartache.

Most people who read my work know I’ve been in an abusive relationship, and I had teen parents. Whenever I write about growing up or experiencing relationship abuse, I strike a…