Sitemap - 2022 - Don Martin, Storyteller Tour

500 Medium Stories

My Writer’s Graduation Day

How to Write for Money

Plagiarism Is The Sincerest Form Of Flattery

When My English Teachers Started Liking Me

Make More Money in 2023 — Quick Goal-Setting Hacks To Do Before End-of-Year

Want to Write for Money?

Back Pages Journal

How I Used MRI Technology to Make More Money on Medium

My Sense of Humor Defined Further

Here's the Combination to Aunt Jane's Safe

My Impostor Syndrome Can Beat Your Impostor Syndrome.

Writer’s Weekend Recap, week #50

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2022

Writer’s Weekend Recap, week #49

Writing is Almost Always Experimental

As a writer, am I truly skanky or merely janky?

This is The End

I Am 80% Finished With You!

Inside My Shiny Little Mental Airstream Food Truck

Writers Are Big Babies

MRI

Writer’s Challenge 60% Over

40% Challenge Over — Report

MRI Technology Fights Writer’s Block

Preface to All of My Medium Stories

More Pix Get Stories More Reads?

Mortgage rates dropping again this week!

Why Five-Day Writer Challenges?

Starting a Writer’s Five-Day Challenge

Edit Your Story Title After Publication

How Medium Writers Keep Their Holiday Read-Numbers High

Writer Squeezin’s Weekend Recap/Newsletter

Humor is Still Not Pretty — ‘It Was Brilliant to Catch It’: UK Fisherman Catches Monster 67-Pound Goldfish

Who Am I, and What’s My Deal?

Writers Impatient to Make More Money

Writer Squeezin’s Saturday Newsletter on Sunday

Difference Between a Real Estate Broker and Agent?

For All My Friends Who Follow What I Write

Of My 12 Stories This Week, Only 25% Were Good Moneymakers.

How I Use Twitter To Boost My Views

The Morning Hatcher Fell

Make Even More Money on Medium

Writer Squeezin's Saturday Newsletter

Make More Money on Medium Simplified.

After a Year of Writing for Medium

Why I Have Trouble Making Decisions

Six Holiday Home-Selling Hacks

3 Quick-Release Relaxation Hacks

I Was a Writer Wannabe

Two Tiny Items I Can Do This Weekend That Will Make Next Week’s Writing E-Z.

Saturday Newsletter, week #45

Grateful Dead

Two Unwanted Results of Finding a Writing Niche Too Early

I Smoked Some Oregano at Woodstock and Jerry Garcia Thought I was Cool.

Why Writers Don’t have a Struggle Bus Anymore.

Why It’s so Hard to be an Author

Leave your Crappy Sense of Humor at Home.

Texting May Be the New Email, but On Steroids

How I Keep Track of my Stories, Past and Future

Tuesday Back Pages Newsletter, wk 45!

Don's Bio

After They Finished Trick-or-Treating

How I Found My Writer’s Voice

Is a Writer’s Title as Important as the Content?

Why My Stories Are Like a Dead Possum in the Road

How I Play the Writing For A Living Game

Writer’s Struggle

Halloween Confusion

My Pledge as a Reader of Your Medium Stories

Seven-Step Publishing Program for Increased Money and Followers

Is the Humpster in the Dumpster?

Have Writers Become Irrelevant at Medium?

Sunday & Monday, week #44

Writer/humorist, sharing his stories and the stories behind them. He's made thousands smile, hundreds laugh out loud, & dozens unsubscribe!

One Easy Way to Make More Money Writing on Medium

City Council Holds New Domed Stadium Hostage

Hump Day in Nashville

11 Mo, 415 Stories & Going Backwards

3 Crazy Simple Things I Must Do to Combat My Sedentary Lifestyle

Sunday

Don’s Nachos v2.0 (For Tennessee & Alabama football game!)

A Writer’s Personal Friday Struggle Bus, week 42

Hump Day (-ish)

I Worried About My Medium Writing Results

A Writer’s Apology

Friday Struggle Bus, wk 41, Rural Edition

Do Your Imaginary Friends Have Weak, Almost Inaudible Voices?

Hump Day Humor

NOW WHAT? Fall 2022: OK, MY HOUSE IS FOR-SALE-BY-OWNER and I HAVE IT IN THE MLS, NOW WHAT CAN I DO TO SELL IT?

Tuesday Back Pages Newsletter, wk 41

My 3 Most Popular Writing Articles from Medium

Friday Struggle Bus, week 40

Big-Time Writing Tips

Medium Story Readers vs Newsletter Readers

Hump Day Humor

Tuesday Back Pages Newsletter, wk 40

The Danger of Walkers

Monday Progressive Journal

Sunday Progressive Journal

Saturday Progressive Journal

Friday Struggle Bus, week 39

Friday Progressive Journal

5 More Ways I Try to Make Thursday Profitable

My 1st 10 Months Money Earnings On Medium

Hump Day Humor

Why Slash Your Price When You Can Slash the Commission Instead?

Everything I say Insults Someone

Reasons Medium Writers Can’t Have Friends

Sunday!

Saturday

Friday Struggle Bus, week 38

The Road Less Travelled

3-Item Titles Get Me More Reads than 7-Item Titles

How To Write A Book Even If You Don’t Like Writing

Tuesday Back Pages Newsletter, wk 38

The Universal Grandpa

Monday

7 Ways My Stories Can Easily Get Found By Readers

Secret Post

Yes, I Know a CD Is Not Four Hours Long

Another Word About My Best Audience, Google Docs…

Schedule of events

We are a Guilt-Driven Society

Tuesday Back Pages Newsletter

Dark Skies, a Little Overcast

Tuesday Back Pages Newsletter

5 Reasons I Write

Why Do I Need a Newsletter?

5 Ways I Tell People I Just Published a New Medium Story

How I Decide Whether to Outline My Medium Story

7 Things I Do to Increase My Medium Reads

ABOUT THIS SECTION

“Best of” Friday Struggle Busses

A Medium Writing Winners’ Circle

Three Reader Choices

How I Make Money Writing

Medium Newsletters

Making Money On Medium Stories, Two Things I Found I Must Do

Hot Dog, It's Monday!

Writers

Sunday It Is

First Title Right Here

What if I'm neither a planner nor a pantser?

Welp, here we are!

6/24 – Friday BTW Struggle Bus Plus +

Undercover Work

3 Actual Reasons to Work at Home, 3 Unicorn Ranch Reasons, and 1 Bonus for You to Decide!

Saturday Newsletter - Page 1-(testing)

We’re Out of Pizza Dough Right Now

Hello there!

A Short Music & Personal Promo

The Friday Struggle Bus

Texting is the New E-mail

The Good, The Bad, and The Monday

A Short Music & Personal Promo

Sunday Comix (Medium Writers’ Sunday Bulletin)

Imagine!

Thank you, so much, for publishing my story!

Sunday Comix (Medium Writers’ Sunday Bulletin)

Friday Struggle Bus

“It’s you and me against the world…” — Paul Williams

Why My English Teachers Didn’t Like Me

Hump Day Humor

Hello...

Coming soon

Ground Control to Planet Freebie

Planet Freebie

Newsletter for the Shy, May 24

Here’s a Quarter, Call Someone Who Cares

The Fable of the Writer and the Follower

Don’t Be Napping with Nemo

Sorry, it was a joke.

It's ALL OVER my profile...

The Story of the Hunting Dog

Thanks for the article, Timothy!

Well done!

I have been called the poster-boy for procrastination!

I still get older, just not as quickly! Thanks for reading...

What Does a Medium Writer Do on the Weekend?

How to Be a Writer 101

Friday Struggle Bus, Less Creepy Now

Test for Private Use as a Newsletter

How Do I Judge My Stories Before Submitting?

Hump-day Humor

My Stories Are Like A Car-Wreck

Newsletter for the Shy

How My Stories Get Written

New Publication Schedule

Friday Struggle Bus, Pulling Away From the Journalistic Curb

How Writing Can Hi-Jack Your Life

But I am not the one continuing to beat me up days after I said I didn’t think a response was…

Yes. At first I was serious.

Medium Writer Ruins Twitter, Gets 20% Increase in Twitter Followers

When the Unexpected Becomes Expected.

5 Tweaks to Increase my Reads

Monday Faux Newsletter Update

Important Medium Writers’ Sunday Bulletin

Medium Update, Recap of Week 19 of 2022

Lawson, thank you SO MUCH, for the mention and the compliment!

Very well done!

The honor's all mine. Rick. I am used to writing stuff people don't read. Thank you for doing so!

Friday Struggle Bus, Now Boarding

A lot of good info here!

Well said!

What Writing 5 Stories a Day Did for Me

5 Ways I Try to Make Thursday Profitable

I Have Spoken Recently about my Expertise in College-level Math.

There Are Not Enough YouTube “How-To”s in the World to Help My Gumroad Account from Looking Chaotic

Wow. Talent really is everywhere! Muse on.

I Started With “Amateur Poetry” and Now I'm Up There With the “Prose”

That depends.

Thank you, for reading, Nora!

Small Addendum for Medium Writers Who Can’t Remember

Medium Update, Week 17 of 2022

That’s true. I can make enemies just by waking up in the morning. I don’t need an overdrive!

Thanks, you are great!

Politics is the Low-Hanging Fruit of Humor

Who deserves it more? I couldn't believe it when I found it. What a great read. Good to know you!

The Friday Struggle Bus Has Already Sailed

Exactly!

What Does a Medium Writer Do When He Can’t Remember What He Was Going To Write About?

Quick Trips in Tennessee

We are the cerebral type, aren't we, David? Thanks!

Do some free-lance work for yourself, too!

Humor is Not Pretty

Thank you, so much!

Why Do We Freelance?

Thanks for reading, Patrick!

Big Picture Thinking in a Little Picture World

Great job!

Finding Things To Complain About

Seemed like it was at the time...

Help Save This Endangered Species

Important Medium Writer’s Bulletin

Thanks for reading it!

Thanks, I was afraid it might be a little cruel...

Thanks, Brian, I was afraid it might be a little cruel..

You are awesome.

Medium Writer’s Insidious Plan

Medium Update, Week 16 of 2022

6 Senses of a Medium Writer

So I don’t need to keep calling the Social Security Administration when I feel the sniffles coming…

Thanks! Do you think I'm reaching out too far?

Medium Story #201

I guess that pretty much says it all... Thoughtful!

3 Reasons My Friends Don’t Support My Medium Writing

Medium Writer Introspection Time

It's 5 o'clock!!!

Yes, sir! It's been in some fine brochures and travelogues...

World-class Travel Writer

I Don’t Really Have A Problem

Response Back From the Curators

Good advice!

Don’s Nachos

I had NO idea Grumpy Humor was a thing anywhere but in my world. Thank you for setting me free!

I am amazed daily! Thanks for reading!

I am amazed daily! Thanks for reading!

What I Accomplished in My First 5 Months on Medium

Is that a gun in your pocket, or do you just find this all to be funny?

I am still paying for my cape...

Thanks for reading!

Thanks, PT!

Thanks for reading!

Thanks for reading!

Thanks!

To start is human, to end is divine.

You probably shouldn't assume that's "that" table.

Cognobal Freeman of the Delta Sector

A Follow-up to Followers of Medium Writers Story

Tennessee “Little” Winters

Does Anyone Ever Call In Sick at the CDC?

Journalism Never Sleeps

Wow! Thanks, David.

Thanks, Justin!

Thick as Thieves

I’m Thinking Granny Flat

My Stories’ Attitudes

At the Cool Kids’ Lunch Table

We’re Out of Pizza Dough Right Now

Dad’s Influence On My Writing

How Giving Thanks Can Change Your Life

Still Losing Weight to Qualify as a Short Story

Thanks for the read and the compliments!

I’ve Spoken With Medium Curators

7 Places to Advertise Your House for Free!

Scientists Have Discovered Pockets of Healthy Senses of Humor

After My Mom Taught Me the Rules of Kindergarten, My Dad Taught Me How to Get Curated

DIY Spring Maintenance on your Home for FSBO People 2022

9 Point Checklist Revealed — Selling Your Own House A to Z

Less Really Is More — 3 Hacks for More Views

Are There Any Other Writers Out There?

Eleven Medium Stories in the First Half

Reminiscent of My Medium Story Births

You Want to Save Money Selling Your House…

Yes, they are — this cat made a lot of remarks… constantly.

Thanks Scott!

Thanks for the read!. We dirt sellers gotta stick together…

My Stories Are Linear, Like a Railroad Train

How Many Rain Days are Built-in?

How My Coffee Today is Like My Story Catalog

How I Got Such Mediocre Medium Story Reads

The Shortform.

Stoic suck it up... I like me some good alliteration! Thanks for reading!

Why Does My Twitter Bird Have Red at His Tail?

Thanks for reading!

Medium Writer Mistreated as a Child

Thanks, Nora.

Where Do I Get My Medium Story Ideas?

A Writing Takeaway From the Sunday Night Singing Competition

I’m Eat Up With Impostor Syndrome

The Curation Theory is Getting Clearer

A Picture is Now Worth One Thousand, Five Hundred Words

Bullies Used to Kick Sand in My Face

Yes, I Have Kicked Consistency to the Curb

Newsflash. Consistency no Longer Most Important at Medium

When I Find a Medium Story I Like so Much a Little Drool Comes Out of the Corner of My Mouth

“Just Kryptonite me NOW!”

Sales Call of the Day

Challenges of the Startup Yesterday

You are way too kind! Thanks for reading...

You got this!

It is slopppy, though.

When I Was in High School, I Was Mostly Serious

A Medium Writer Turns 150

The Department of Common Sense

There Is Nothing Quite So Sure As Change

How Effort Can Equal Reward in a Writer’s World

Did You Know There’s a War Going On?

List of Acceptable, Non-irritating Words I May Use in a Story

My Consistency is Starting to Worry Me

Thanks for reading, Maria!

What is a Medium Fan?

So it's not just me, huh?

Often scary!

Good story, but I wish I hadn't read it now...

Do Algorithms Have Feelings?

Thanks, somesimes it is a bit discouraging.

I would love that!

Thanks, Christina! It didn't seem hard at all...

Can Writers Fit In As Readers?

A Writer Counts Beans

Great story.

This is Not Your Grandfather’s Housing Market

4 Things About March Signaled the New Year

Short Form As A Medium Reminder

Yep.

What I Think About Short Form in Short Form

How Does One Recycle a Recycle Can?

Followers of Medium Writers

Civility, Gratitude, and Control

Writing the Home Stretch at MEDIUM

What I’ve Discovered About Medium Writing

Humor is an Endangered Emotion

More Thoughts on MEDIUM Writers’ Consistency

The Key to MEDIUM Success

Hi there! Now I'm confused as to when I wrote this or why I called you sir...

Thanks, Sharon!

I Just Had a HERE, HOLD MY BEER Moment

How Does a Medium Writer Judge His Worth?

Thanks, so much for reading!

3 Reasons to Sell Your House FSBO

Why Writers Have Trust Issues

I Did Not Invent the Term “Pantload.”

It’s Pretty Much Publish or Perish Around Here

Thanks, David! Yes- one of those times when life is actually crazier than I am. Go figure!

You are too kind. I truly appreciate your reading!

If Don Martin Publishes a Story in the Middle of the Woods

I’ll Self-Promote Like Crazy for a Week

Writer’s Graduation Day

You are right on the money! Thanks!

Make Your Medium Story a Clap Cow

I Owe Everyone an Apology

I May Be Too Light-hearted for Writing

Well done, incredible story. Just what I needed to hear! Thanks!

This Little Writer Went to Market

Writers’ Dislike of Self-promotion

Familiarity, a Valuable Asset to Writers

As do I, and thanks for the read!

Writers Hate “No Milk Today!”

Yes and no, Deborah.

Thanks!

It does work!

Thanks for the kind and rebellious words!

Thanks!

My Cell Phone May Have Mental Scars

It is strange, but that's the case... THANKS!

Never Give a Writer Advice

My pleasure! Thanks for reading!

Daily Writers Who Write for Money are Phoney

Accountability and a Writer's Fragile Goals

New Writers’ Tip of the Day

I 3Xed my Views When I 2Xed my Stories

New Writers, What Did You Do For Yourself Today?

Welcome to the Ranch

Did I Give Writers a Bad Name?

What if a Writer has a Day Job, too?

I can follow. I just can’t figure out how to respond.

OK….. thanks!

Well, thanks, but I have to admit, it DID get mean once or twice!

Thanks, Patrick, you’re great!

Thank you so much!

That is sort of what we say in Tennessee… only without the armadillos!

Today is the First Story of the Rest of My Life…

Thanks for reading... and being so kind!

Thank you so much! That really makes me feel great!

Story 100, but Still a New Writer

How Do Writers Hit a Moving Target?

Actually, my thoughts are fairly mannerly, and present themse;ves in a single-file line to be…

Thanks, Jason!

Thanks, Sandra!

Thanks, Andrey!

Thanks, Graham!

Fred- I hit “subscribe.”

Thanks, Mark!

Thanks so much!

The Truth About Earnest Money

Thorough!

Thanks- you are great!

New Writers, Do One of These For Yourself

Never say “HOW TO” when you could say, “HOW I”

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Creative Writing Lessons From Free-Range Chickens

My Mom Taught me How to Get More Reads Back When I Was Six

Thanks for the mention!

Thanks, Mark. I just typed a reply for ten minutes or so and lost it.

Article #92 — How to Win at Medium Writing

Journalism Does Not Always Include Cute Stickers and Colored Pens

Nice, a different angle!

Well done!

Well put! You are after my own heart!

Odd Beginnings to Familiar Quotes

But only one purrs whan you touch upon it...

Can a Medium Writer Also be a Top Writer?

Wtll done, sir!

Consistency vs Continuity vs Variety

Best Ways to Publish in Medium

Where Do You Stand to Tell Your Story?

Return Phone Calls NOW, not Later

Yep, Still a Business Guy

This Story Just In…

Do You Hate to Pay Huge Commissions?

It’s one of my superpowers. Thanks for reading!

How Our Kindergarten Records Still Affect Us Today

How to Answer Your Phone

Dirty Little Secret behind the Biggest Real Estate Magic Trick

You are way too kind! Thank you!

The Idea Guy is Also a Bean-Counter

When I Am Gone

Well done. Could be a bit lighter, but on the whole, good.

Thank you!

When the Puck Drops at the Super Bowl

I am ON IT, SIR! I’ll keep you posted!

I’m Told No One Reads Medium on the Weekend

Top Three Important “List” Details of a Medium Story

It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times

The BIG SECRET the “National Map FSBO Guys” Don’t Want you to Know

Good wotk!

Top Three Ways I Use Medium

End of the Month Panic

Do It Yourself!

Thank you for your response!

Thanks for the read AND the comment!

Thank You for Reading This Title

How a Few Extra Stories 10Xed my Views in a Month

The #1 Lesson Medium Taught Me

Medium May Have Ruined Me

What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.

Thanks for the read and the good word!

When is the KickOff for Sunday’s Pro-Bowl?

Nice story! I would clap, but...

Inspiring!

Thanks for a great read!

Great read!

Thanks for reading!

Thanks, I am still trying to decide with my real estate stories.

Thank you for reading!

Thanks for reading! I am still trying to figure out the links as well as this communication system.

Great article!

It’s a “Snow Day” on the Ranch

My Writing has Me on an Emotional Roller-Coaster

I'm glad it was you!

Remember, if Slow is Steady, and Steady is Fast…

Porch Pirates Took my Second ColoGuard Return Box

No, I take full responsibility. Your writing is great!

They're hitting the ground like bags of wet cement!!!

How Effortlessly I Kick-Start My Day’s Writing

The Press Pulls a Tom Brady on Punxsutawney Phil

I thought I had outgrown that, but I guess not... sorry!

I May Have Ruined Medium

Rough Crowd Wake-up Call

Writer Squeezin’s — Content Creation is not Easy

In traditional real estate, it was the tool that would allow an agent to chrge you thousands of…

Good job!

Thank you so much!

Stories Gone Wild

Thank you so much!

Spring Break for New Stories

Excellent!

Thanks, Winston, for all you do!

My Sense of Humor Defined

When a Good Story Goes Bad

What if I’m Neither A Plotter Nor A Pantser?

You have made my day!

Sine qua non, my friend!

Great story- thanks!

Wow! What a great article!

Business Guy Friday

Nice piece!

Thanks for reading!

On Being Part of the Gang

Thanks so much!

Business Guy Looks at Life

Two Emotional Inadequacy Scales Entwined more Deeply than First Thought

Bravo!

I’m a Business Guy.

How I Use My Impostor Syndrome

Thanks for the applause, Winston!

Why My Sense of Humor is no Longer My Defense Mechanism of Choice

Thanks for reading!

Thank YOU, Sensei

Thank YOU, Sensei

Art for the Sake of Art

Does my FB friend-counter include my imaginary friends?

Like my mother-in-law always told me

Thanks for reading, Patti!

Thank you so much!

Nobody Gives a Fat Rat’s Patootie About my Story

I am WITH YOU! I love it!

Thanks for reading!

Still a Creator?

You are too kind!

My New Year Resolutions

Happy New Year, Homeowners! Can’t Afford to Move?

Hey Donna, good to see you!