Thanks for asking, David. I take what you might call a merged approach. I publish my pieces as stand alone pieces, but I make sure that I mention the writer who inspired the piece. Then, at the bottom of the piece, I drop a link to the piece that inspired me.

If you put the link on it’s own line and then hit the return key, Medium will turn it into a preview of the piece.

If the piece is a prompt piece, I also go drop a link to my piece in a response to the prompt. That way, others are sure to see it. I know some writers drop the link in a response whether it is a prompt or not.

As for the image, here’s a trick: Go full screen when writing your response. (There’s a link to do so right next to the publish button.) Once you are in full screen, you can add an image!

Glad you found my tips helpful! Looking forward to seeing some of your pieces, since I am now following you!