Why YOU Should Write for AINYF
By: Ken M. Middleton
Tags: Addiction, Life Lessons, Sobriety, Personal Development, Life

“If a story is in you, it has to come out.”

— William Faulkner

Learning a lot on your alcohol journey?

Experience drawbacks and want to share why and how you were able to overcome your struggles with becoming alcohol-conscious to help others?

If so, then perhaps you should submit an article to AINYF for publication.

I started AINYF as a way to share my personal views and lessons with others on how I was able to stop drinking, and I have immensely enjoyed the journey so far.

However, I recognize that I don’t have a monopoly on all good ideas as it relates to helping others quit, and I’ve always believed in the power of the Community to help the masses.

Therefore, I’m inviting anyone who thinks they have a unique perspective, tip to quit, or story to share to submit an article to AINYF for publication.

You don’t have to be an accomplished writer, just someone with a desire to help others on their alcohol-conscious journey.

For anyone looking to submit articles to AINYF, here are the simple guidelines:

Keep the article length within the 6–8 minute Medium “sweet spot” and make sure it fits into one of the five AINYF categories as outlined below:

MUSINGS — Thoughts, observations, or personal stories about ANYTHING as it relates to drinking, alcohol consciousness, and becoming sober.

THE SCIENCE OF ALCOHOL — Article that focuses on explaining scientifically why alcohol is bad for you and how it affects you in various ways.

STRATEGIES TO QUIT — Any tips you can give on how you quit that could be beneficial to others to hear.

SOBRIETY VS. SOCIETY — Observations about how society makes it hard to become alcohol-conscious and any tips or strategies you can share to overcome this.

AINYF SHORTS — Similiar to MUSINGS but only shorter in length (3–5 minute reads).

2. Make sure that it is grammatically correct and is free of spelling errors. Using Grammarly (affiliate link) will help with this greatly.

That’s it.

The goal is to get the word out there, so I don’t want to MAKE anyone sign up to join Medium Partner’s Program.

However, I HIGHLY SUGGEST it, as it makes sense to get paid for your writing if you can. It also helps with curation to allow your ideas to reach other Medium readers who may not subscribe to AINYF.

If your writing meets those two guidelines, then send an email to me at ken@kenmmiddleton.com with the following info:

Medium username with the @ symbol.

Quick 1–2 sentence overview of the content and purpose of your article and in which AINYF category it falls (doesn’t need to be anything too fancy).

Link to copy of your draft

Once we receive this, give us 5 business days to respond.

We will either let you know if you have been accepted or not. If it wasn’t accepted, we’ll share why not and give some guidance on what can increase your chances for acceptance upon resubmission.

Once it’s accepted, you’ll be added as a writer to AINYF and can officially submit your article to the publication using Medium’s standard process. You can find those instructions here.

That’s all.

Hopefully, that pretty easy-peasy for everyone, as the goal is to get as many writers as possible to spread the AINYF good word.

As always, thanks for being an AINYF reader, and I hope to read your submissions soon.

Thanks so much for reading.

If you enjoyed reading, learned anything interesting, or know anyone who should read this, please feel free to recommend or write a response. I’m always excited to hear from others and learn.

If interested in learning about how alcohol affects your life and ways to quit/moderate, please feel free to follow my Medium publication, AINYF, and/or join my newsletter group below for information and updates.

Also, if looking for a social group that can help with your journey for alcohol-consciousness, please check out my mate, Janet Gourand, at World Without Wine, where she has a lot of great content to help.

Thanks for reading again, as always, and remember…

You never lose the battle until you stop fighting…