Quiet Keystrokes and Midnight Ramblings

There comes a time in our lives, and for me that time is now, when it is apparent that the world wants us to move on to new endeavors.  I received word from the Yahoo Contributor Network that they are discontinuing the featured writer's program that I have been blessed to be a part of and are replacing it with a "new and improved" program with stricter guidelines.  Reading between the lines I got the feeling that they realized how much money they were paying out to writers of all levels and decided to cull the herd a bit in response to Google b*tch slapping their internet ratings. While it is disappointing to be let go from the program only a few months after being accepted into it, it has given me time to reflect.  What I want to be as a writer is not a "jill of all trades", but rather someone who is known for writing a specific subject and known as a writer of books.  Truth be told I have spent so much time writing about luggage , dry feet and small bu...

In another feat of pen and paper, I am pleased to announce that I have been approved as a featured Business & Finance contributor on Associated Content.  I look forward to the opportunity to explore and share my knowledge of small business management and financing with the Web, and hope that I am able to continue to expand my offerings to both Associated Content and the Yahoo! Contributor Network. I also had my very first article redistributed to a new web source this week; an article I wrote reviewing RedBox back in September for Associated Content was purchased and re-run on Yahoo! Movies.  You can see the new home of the article by clicking here. Every little jump in exposure and opportunity to be seen somewhere new reignites the excitement of writing, and I can't wait to see what happens next!