I never would have thought that having a rat infestation at my house would help me get so many writing ideas.
But, strangely enough, it did. Continue reading…

Last month I announced that I was going to stop writing online articles so that I could concentrate on writing more books because I just wasn't enjoying writing articles anymore.
And while I have been writing more book manuscripts, I also stumbled across a website online called Article Marketing Soldiers which has hundreds of links to it but the website itself was no longer online and hadn't been for several years. Continue reading…

Sometimes the hardest thing about earning money from writing is knowing how to do it.
It's OK starting a blog and wanting to sell products from it by using your writing skills to create ebooks, online content and marketing articles, but how do you do it if you don't know how or you just simply don't have any ideas what to write about? Continue reading…

When writing and publishing non-fiction books, there's tremendous earning potential just through book sales. This is particularly true if you become popular in a broad interest topic, and particularly if you're prolific with your writing and publishing. Continue reading…

There is a Buddhist Monk called Thich Nhat Hanh, whose books I love to read because he teaches so much about achieving more by being patient and quiet
In fact, doing things his calm and careful way leads also to happiness and peace of mind. And isn’t that what we all want? Continue reading…

What do you do when you have to write some articles, but the ideas just aren’t flowing?
You sit and stare at a blank sheet of paper or at a flashing cursor on a blank screen, but nothing happens. Continue reading…

I always like to read and study Buddhism. I’m not a religious person, but I am fascinated by Buddhism, which isn’t technically a religion because there is no “God” and no strict dogma.
Instead, it’s a way to live a peaceful and ethical life. Continue reading…

I was recently reading a freelance writer’s account of how she earns money writing for several different clients.
And it turns out that writing just two days a week, she can earn over $3,000 a month.
This writer writes SEO articles of around 400 to 500 words and she charges $35 per article. Continue reading…

I recently read an article about going deeper with what you already have instead of going wider and looking for new things.
In the article, the advice was talking about making the most of what you already own instead of looking for that little ‘high’ of buying something new. Continue reading…

Recently I started reading Cal Newport’s book, “So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love.”
So far I’m finding it absolutely fascinating to read.
And I find it particularly relevant when I equate it to being a writer because so many people I meet try and write for a living and fail Continue reading…