Endurance--Not Just for Racing

When I think of endurance, the first thing that comes to mind is long-distance running or car racing. Endurance is certainly necessary in those areas, but it is of equal importance to freelance writers. Without the ability to endure--marathon writing sessions, inevitable rejections and the daily grind of finding suitable topics--the freelance writer is going to be hard-pressed to find success.

In writing, as in racing, pacing yourself is an important tactic to endurance and longevity. You may find you write better in short sessions done in intervals during the day; others may be more productive working in one or two long sessions. It doesn't matter which style you choose, as long as it's the style most suited to you and your situation.

You and I both know that there is productivity and there is putting words on paper. The latter of the two hardly shows your best effort. Productivity is when your mind and your fingers are in synch. That may not mean you're writing at 100 miles a minute, but it does mean that what you're writing has meaning.

Writing challenges such as this A to Z Blogging Challenge tests our endurance as writers. I hope to see you at the Z finish line.

Making Money at Home

In both times of economic recession and economic booms, many people are looking for legitimate ways to make money working from home. The reasons people want to do so are as varied as the individuals themselves. The truth is, in many cases it just makes plain old common sense to work at home if you can make an adequate living doing so.

And therein lies the rub -- finding a legitimate method of making money at home. The Internet has become a major go-to source for finding work-at-home opportunities. Unfortunately, many of the so-called opportunities turn out to be bogus.

One online work opportunity that has proven to be lucrative for myself and many other writers is Demand Studios. The work is not suited for everyone, not even everyone who writes. But for those interested and qualified to write 400 word non-fiction articles, Demand Studios can provide enough work that many who write there do so full-time.

Another Demand Studio writer, Rachel Campbell, has provided tips in her blog for newcomers to Demand Studios. If you are interested in the work at home opportunity that writing can provide, check out Rachel's blog to get lots of good information on Demand Studios specifically and writing from home in general.