I don’t know what sites you were writing for, but the ones I have chosen are more picky about your content. Reading between the lines, you would consider my writing second rate. You come across with a case of tunnel vision and I’m sensing that was not your intention. Please broaden your perspective and consider another situation that is not less honorable than the one you have chosen.

I am mobility-challenged with multiple sclerosis and had to channel my education and talents into research and writing. This also means that participating at the bidding sites was not the “happening place” for me. I needed something steady, dependable and available.

I choose titles or topics on Sunday nights and try to have 2-3 that overlap. That way, I can do research for those little bunches of articles by using a keyword or phrase that returns information I can use for all. This means that I won’t need to research EACH article before I write it. And, yes, it takes me two hours to get through an article as the tremors in my limbs, especially hands, causes me to make unintentional typos.

Everything I write is interesting to me as I am a generalist, also. Some say that my closest living relative is a sponge, but I consider that as a compliment! I do not write query letters, which take unpaid time to churn out and send. I never “wait” for communications from my editors – they are prompt and timely. I am never “wondering” when my writing will appear in print as it is accepted, returned for rewrite or rejected within 48-72 hours. Since I have about 3 productive hours each weekday, I need the time for paid writing.

My brain is totally active, I am doing something productive and I’m getting paid to do it. So, when you say it is no wonder that we see the unspoken, but underlying, statement that you are better than any of us because you write articles of substance for a high-quality publication. And the rest of us … don’t?

Keep us posted on progress, etc. You *know* the FWJ audience will want to know!

When you’re enjoying yourself, doing something you love, etc., the success tends to come naturally.

Erik: As long as I can work at a “job” I love and be comfortable, fame I don’t need.

Jess: Congratulations!

Sincerely,

Steve