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We’re all writing to become ‘great’ in our own meaning of the word.
Whether being a ‘great writer’ to you means having tons of fans, making tons of money or just publishing stories frequently, you’ll still have to separate yourself from the pack of good writers.
On Medium — and in general — there are a ton of good writers. There are very few great writers. This is because most writers try to copy each other’s style and wind up producing average stories. It’s not bad but it’s also not great.
It takes a lot of work just to be a good writer, so how much does it take to be great?
Honestly, not as much work as you think. You just need to tweak the way you think and the way you go about writing.
Copy Great Writers
Not word-for-word obviously. We want to be great writers, not great plagiarizers. I mean to copy the style that successful writers use in their writing. Anything they can do, you can do better!
The best way for you to learn and copy from great writers is by reading their stories. You’ll get great ideas about which topics are popular, how to create attractive headlines and how to build an audience.
