Writing For Money

I recently began writing on a "How To" Website that allows members to write articles just about anything. I was a little skeptical at first but when I saw my first earnings of .04 cents I was hooked. Does that make me a professional writer now that I have earned money for my writing? My amateur writing status which consisted of writing papers for school and reports for work is a thing of the past. I have now earned almost $30.00 from writing articles about things I know best; my favorite recipes; and about being green (a long-time passion of mine that has finally become vogue).

I am going to be checking out some more freelance writing sites and will most likely be writing about them. I am also testing the waters as far as selling some of my photos.

Amateur Photographer Want-a-be

As a want-a-be amateur photographer, one of my items on my to-do-list is to enter a photograph into some type of photography contest. It has been on my list for years, so why haven't I done anything about it. Is it that I don't have time,or that I don't think any of my photos are good enough to enter.

Well the time thing will never go away, I am a mother of three and a wife of one, and I currently work a full-time job. Is it that I have so many interests that I am always stuck in the which one will I do mode. Or is that my photos are just not good enough, then I'll never know until I try. This is me justifying why I should or should not enter a contest (I tend to over analyze many things). I have decided to enter a contest, now I need to find one to enter that in some way or another does not want $$$ to enter (that would be another reason for my procrastination, we don't currently have alot of money floating around for good photography equipment - I am using a Sony Cybershot DSC-W30). Don't get me wrong, this is a great little camera, it'll fit in the pocket of your shirt and is easy enough for my three year old daughter to use. I might have to write about that later.

Ah-hah that could be it, I may be on to something. Procrastination, I mean; I wonder if that is my affliction all these years I was blaming it on something else. Now that I have come up with a diagnosis I can work on fixing the problem. You know what they say about doctors making their own diagnosis. Anyway I am off to enter a contest, will write later on my success.