The Joy of Writing
There is the basic joy of writing for my business, Jan’s Writing Services, because of its advantages, but there is also joy in writing for myself, for my own Internet projects, and for no pay. Mostly my writing is for blogs and websites, but occasionally I do some journal writing. I would do more journal writing if I had more time. I’d like to do some family history writing for future generations to have. That gets pushed down pretty low on my writing priority list. Currently I write for income so that some day I can stop working at my wage earning jobs and just write.
Advantages to owning my own writing services:
- Flexibility
- Income
- Learning new things
- Enjoyment
- Create jobs for others
- Self-employment
- Mobile
With writing for pay, I write about what I am paid to write about and though I love doing the research and learning new things, it is not always my area of interest. Since I have so many ideas and thoughts, it is almost a relief to be able to write down the things that I am thinking about! It is also really nice to just go straight to writing when I sit down without having to do the research first.
One level of writing for the joy of writing, is writing for my projects. Some of my projects include the following:
- Jan’s Group Home Support-I love sharing what I have learned the past 12 years working with the disabled and mentally ill
- Jan Fran’s Redneck Yard-this is fun to write for because I can do a little creative writing
- Reduce Utility Bills and 365 Ways to Save-I enjoy sharing what I know and what others are doing to save money
Sadly, my own blogs, even the ones I enjoy have been neglected this past year. I’m hoping to get that turned around. This month I have posted regularly on this blog and have some articles ready to post on Jan’s Group Home Support. I had paid for posts on 365 Ways to Save and they have been sitting on my computer…such a waste! Not only financially for me, but for those who need help to save money as they struggle financially.
As I went to my blogs to get the links I see that with the neglect, the Adsense ads aren’t as targeted. This means that even if there are visitors, they aren’t finding ads that they will click on. This has motivated me to get moving on posting!
Another level of enjoyment is writing for some of my own Internet sites that I have just for income. Though the topic might not be of great interest to me, I like writing knowing that I will directly benefit (eventually) financially from my writing for the site.
For right now, I’ll have to be happy to get this post up and to get to my wage earning job on time! 