Publishing From the Medium App

Is it as difficult to get right as I think?

If I’m going to take Medium more seriously, I need to write more. I know this. More importantly, I need to publish more.

And I get the feeling that the Medium app could be essential in achieving the sort of routine I need to make my mark here. By definition, you’re able to use apps on the go — anytime, anywhere.

I know there are those of you out there who often publish from the app — maybe even exclusively. To you, I take my metaphorical hat off.

But I’ve never really seen it as a valid option.

My brief ‘history' with the app

I first joined Medium shortly after my laptop broke down, and it was a while before I was able to afford a replacement. This means the first few stories I published were written on the app.

Anyone curious enough to scroll all of the way back to my early days would notice the weird formatting.

Paragraphs look weird, and it kept deciding I wanted new lines (not paragraphs) randomly throughout. These stories are peppered with strange half-lines which I subsequently failed to fix even on the desktop.

I didn’t credit my images properly either — I had to add a note at the end…