How To Write Articles For Fun And Profit

By Author: Timothy Gonzalez
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When I went to college I joined some friends who were writing and producing revues and sketches. These were for the entertainment of fellow students and a great time was had by all. After college I did not want to stop doing something that had been so much fun. Because my parents had always said that we should always try to make a living at what we enjoyed, I continued to write.
However, the "fun" part of the writing now had to give way to writing for profit. Like most of us I found much of life to be humorous or stupid or pathetic, and easy to joke about. For this reason I began to write for comedians and entertainers. At first it was easy. Send a gag to someone that you think it would fit and they send you cash.
Eventually the job began to change. I was being bombarded for requests for twenty minute comedy scripts on a specific topic. This is not a difficult task but so time consuming. I am embarrassed by how long a half hour TV script was taking me. Other writers seemed to have the same trouble judging by the requests that I had to produce joint efforts.
Time for a re-think. I had occasionally written articles ...
... for a friend who was an internet marketer. After a little research I discovered that the demand was huge. That's when I had a career change and when the fun came back into my business. I was writing good content articles, but back to the original problem. How to get the whole thing down to 400 - 500 words.
At first, reducing articles can be more difficult than finding the initial inspiration, but with a little practice you can get a measure of what is required. Do remember, never wing it. Nothing replaces researching the subject and planning your article.

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