Another Way To Write On Weekdays
How to build your daily writing habit as a minimum viable writer
Last week, I wrote five short Substack articles.
Each was around 300–400 words. Snappy, tight and focused.
Then I published them again on Medium and my Wordpress blog (yes the same article), broke out a quote or key insight and shared it on LinkedIn, X, and Bluesky, linking back to the Substack post.
Then I added a Substack Note too, again linking back to the article.
It’s a rhythm I’ve settled into. A daily writing beat.
But it’s not the only way to be a Weekday Writer.
And if you’re just starting out — or feel time-starved — it might not be your best option either.
There’s another way
You could write just one slightly longer article a week — maybe 700–800 words.
One deep dive, one idea fully explored. And double it up again on Medium and your own blog.
Then use that weekly anchor post to fuel everything else:
Substack Notes → Share a short personal reflection in the morning, then in the afternoon drop a snippet from your main post that links back to it.
Social snippets → Each day, pull a fresh angle from the article and share it on LinkedIn, X, and Bluesky.
Optional extras → Got more time? Turn parts of your post into a short YouTube video or reel. Or not. It’s your show.
That’s still a weekday writing system, just built differently.
Find your own voice (and system)
There’s no “one true format” for writing online.
Some of the biggest names in the game only publish once a week — then spend the rest of their time repurposing that pillar post across short-form platforms.
What matters is consistency, and building a system that works for your actual life.
If you’ve only got 30 focused minutes in the morning?
Then make those minutes count.
Because the only writing system that matters…
Is the one you can actually stick with.
Your objective this week…
🧠 Experiment with both methods.
Try five short posts. Then next week, try one long-form post and repurpose it.
Notice what feels easiest and gets the best reaction.
What you can see yourself doing 90 days from now without burning out.
That’s your minimum viable writing system.
And that’s what turns weekday writing into a habit that compounds.
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