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“Publish Every Day” is Bullshit Advice
Why your New Year’s resolution should be to ignore this common piece of writing advice.
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” — Benjamin Franklin
I’d like to add one more to the list, Mr Franklin.
For the avid readers and writers among us, I believe with absolute certainty that at some point, you will have read something which recommends that “publishing every day” is key to earning money through writing.
I’m here to tell you that this is terrible advice, which most writers should avoid like the plague.
The problem with trying to publish every day
When I first started writing, I went through a phase of trying to publish as often as I could. I would churn out article after article in hopes of writing something that would go viral. I sacrificed my sleep by writing well into the early hours of the morning and then spent my entire working day wondering why I felt so run down. I burned out from trying to publish so often and ended up taking a three-month hiatus from writing as a result.
While it might seem like a great idea at first, the advice to publish daily completely ignores one simple truth; the…
