One of the best reasons to write on Medium (apart from the $100s/month I make) is to create content you can repurpose.

Write 100 stories - that's 80k words and great market research.

Then reuse the best stuff for ebooks and digital products.

That's my plan - already launched my 1st digital product.

Love your emphasis on the low cost here Kathy - means it is worth the experiment

You'll be successful or fail and learn loads

ie. make progress no matter what happens