Making News
A Special Way To Help Out
"I like to give back, too, especially as I am a Christian who understands that writing is a gift and God is the One who gave me this gift. I'm currently developing several articles to help certain Christian ministries, organizations who are making a difference."
I write a lot of articles -- hundreds per year, in fact. When you take into consideration the many different blogs I own or manage, it isn't difficult for me to write three, four or even five quality articles on any given day.
Naturally, I'm sensitive to how well I write as I don't want to be caught in the quantity v. quality mode. Indeed, my magazine articles are written over days -- if not weeks -- as I want my best work to "percolate" before I submit them.
I like to give back, too, especially as I am a Christian who understands that writing is a gift and God is the One who gave me this gift. I'm currently developing several articles to help certain Christian ministries, organizations who are making a difference. One such group is Compassion International, a child relief organization impacting the lives of nearly one million children worldwide. I've been involved with Compassion for twenty years now, sponsoring a little girl who lives in Guatemala. Please read my Compassion Sunday article to learn more.
I appreciate your stopping by my site. Please visit my flagship blog, The Article Writer, to follow my current rants and raves or check out all of the different blogs I own or manage in that blog's sidebar under Blogroll.
Developing Article Proposals
A significant amount of my time is now spent on seeking new customers. Not
that I am dissatisfied with my current customer base, but I regularly send out
query letters to magazines with a specific article proposal attached. Some of my
customers have been with me for several years, but the majority of customers
need me for one project here and there. So, it is imperative that I continue to
drum up new business and often.
My favorite article topics include automobiles, aviation, Christian themes/inspirational, personal finance, and travel. No, I don't limit myself to these areas, but they are the topics of most interest to me. When selecting a writer, you want someone who actually enjoys writing about the subject, otherwise their lack of enthusiasm will come blazing forth.
On the side, I enjoy the occasional editing I do for Wikipedia and I will be participating with developing Citizendium, a new Wiki project, in the near future.
