Behind the scenes

”How do you write good content? Why do people like your stuff?” A question I got asked more than once and, to be honest, I usually don’t really know what to answer. Most writers, painters, and other artists probably know this feeling. The feeling that your art actually kind of sucks and you can’t understand why people seem to like it.

I’ve tried to give a short explanation how to write a good science post but even that is just a suggestion and doesn’t work for everyone. Some fail while attempting to follow my advice, some do the exact opposite and succeed. There is no formula for success.

Okay, there is: A travel blog with many pictures of a half-naked pretty girl. But we can’t all do that, can we? There would be too many after a while and the payout would drop again.

So, how did I decide on what kind of blog I want to have? Let’s give you a peek behind the scenes.

When I joined Steemit at the beginning of June 2017, I had no idea what I was doing here. I was invited and told to ”just write something!”. I’ve been a writer since I could write, but I doubted that fantasy stories would interest many people. I also wanted to do something unique.

As my introduction post mentions, I study Biology. I also have a part time job where I work with mice, so that was the first thing I wrote about. And people actually liked it!

From then on, I decided to stay in the scientific niche of Steemit. I became a part of steemSTEM and combined scientific facts and theories with fictional stories to entertain and educate.

How do I write my posts?

At first, there is an idea. Be it Toxic Make-up, A new kind of zombies, Sentient Plants or a Conspiracy theory about cats, there is always an initial idea that catches my attention.

Based on my already accumulated knowledge of this subject, I go on a search for more information. One very useful database is NCBI but when I don’t find anything there, I look for other reliable sources on google. Relevant info and the links to the sources are collected.

Then I start to write. Facts and speculations come together and weave a story that wants to make the reader think. Believe it or not, that’s the easiest part for me. The hardest is to find a topic to begin with.

When everything is finished and I can finally post it, I watch the comments more than I watch the upvotes, because the comments are what makes this whole thing worth it. Sure, the payout is nice, but I won’t touch any of it that soon anyway. I’m saving it up to pay for my Master’s degree in Immunology and Global Health.

So please, if you enjoy my stories, leave me a comment! And I hope that if you haven’t found it yet, you’ll soon discover your niche on Steemit. After all, this community needs many great minds to be able to grow!

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