I sometimes get to teach my online article-writing course. I love helping good writers channel their energies and talents in a way that computes into cash. More than that, I like watching writers finally see their work in print—to hold a magazine with their article and their byline right there on the printed page.
Is being published in periodicals your dream? Maybe you want to jumpstart a freelance writing career or simply supplement your income by writing articles or stories for publication. Perhaps you’re an author and you’d like to use article/story-writing as a means of establishing your platform and promoting your book. Now there’s a great idea and one that I highly recommend.
I write articles for publication to accomplish all of the above. I supported myself through article writing for many years. I’ve established a platform (a following) for my writing/publishing-related books through my articles published in such magazines/newsletters as this one, Writer’s Digest, Writer’s Journal, IBPA Independent, Authorship and numerous others.
People would see my articles in numbers of magazines and newsletters on a wide variety of topics and ask me, “How do you find the time to do all of that writing?” What most non-writers don’t understand is that writing is my full-time job just like accounting or real estate sales or running a retail business is theirs. It’s what I do.
And if you want to benefit in the ways outlined above, you will need to make some commitments. The first one is a commitment of time. If finding time is an issue, then make time and discipline yourself to stick to a simple schedule. Discover your motivation and discipline will become easier. What motivates you? It might be money, the desire to change careers or your passion for writing. Whatever it is, cling to it and honor it.
If you are interested in writing articles or stories for money or in order to get added exposure and credibility for your published book, tune into this blog tomorrow. Another excellent aspect of yourself that you really should encourage if you want to sell copies of your book is public speaking and communication.
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