My Medium Journey Hasn’t Gone The Way I Thought it Would

What a delightful surprise it’s been

kasey sparks
3 min readMar 24, 2023
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I’m not gonna lie. My Medium journey began with the notion of making some righteous cash through writing.

Yeah, I’m still laughing about that too.

It all started when I began blogging under my real name a few years ago on another platform. I received some encouraging feedback on my stories but the platform was clunky and hard to navigate. So I decided to look for another venue. In my Google search, Medium popped up first.

I felt a strong nudge to find out more so I took a peek. When I discovered I could earn some cash, I was intrigued.

It sounded promising so I decided to hop on board.

I began setting up an account under my real name then I paused. I’d been feeling the urge to write about parts of my life I wasn’t comfortable diving into on my other blog — personal touchy subject stories I felt compelled to share but didn’t want my parents and a few other people in my life to read and know about me.

I contemplated my options. What if I wrote under a pen name? That way I could share some of my personal stories and maybe help someone going through a similar experience. And if I could earn a few bucks doing so as well?

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kasey sparks
kasey sparks

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