Observation, research and keep experimenting! I hear you Michael K. Spencer Read the top stories in different niches and genres and figure out (as best as we can) why people liked those stories and do something similar. By that I don’t mean to copy them, experiment with your own style and write what you believe they want to read.

BTW I had a long break from Medium because I was too busy. My “Crazy Bird Pooped on Me” story got me 69 cents. So it just shows, we can still make (some) money… if people like to read it.