Writing, Crafting . . . Creativity

I think we'll all agree that the warmer weather is so welcome right about now. . .

I haven't had a chance to post much at Write and Earn a Living lately. Do you ever find that your writing projects snowball? In spite of cutting down on my number of writing gigs, I still find that writing simply carries me away and consumes huge chunks of time. It tends to get out of control.

To counter that, I've been trying to do some crafting. Today, I'll share some of my projects with readers. Below, you'll see a crocheted rug I'm working on.

A friend of mine told me that she thought I was a work-a-holic and that I needed to incorporate more balance in my life. I  thought about what she said--and I agreed with her. But, I wondered, how to find time for other things?

I decided that each time I took a break throughout the day, I would do those things I never usually find time for. I'm encouraged by the results.

I'm working on another basket, as well, and when I get more of it done, will post pics. of same.

More of my crocheted designs can be seen over at HubPages. I recently submitted some crochet articles at Suite 101, for those who would like to learn how to crochet ,and in one article, I've listed common crochet stitches for printing off for future reference.

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The Bedbug Who Wouldn't Bite is now in the front window of SOUL CREATIONS in Grand Forks, B.C. The owner, Claudia has done a wonderful job of the display.

Upcoming . . .

Bedbug is over in Japan and the women who has the book sent pictures. I'll be posting these later on.

Still No Success Publishing Original Article With Article Income

Well, after waiting a reasonable amount of time, I decided to pull the original article I'd submitted at Article Income. I've uploaded it to HubPages and once I've added final touches, will publish it there instead.

I can't wait around for Article Income to publish my articles. Now, I believe the glitch is because the site is still in Beta; although I see other published articles there. That said, though, I have my 5 PPPs in and with the views I'm getting, know that I will earn on them.

But, for now, original articles will be submitted elsewhere until Article Income is up and running fully.

This underscores my point about working a number of gigs. That way, you always have something else to fall back on.

* I subsequently published my article, Guitar Fingerpicking for Beginners: a Simple Fingerpicking Pattern over at HubPages. In hindsight, I believe this was the best way to run with this particular article. I've included product capsules for guitar books and guitar strings and later, I may include an instructional video demonstrating the technique. HubPages allows for monetization via AdSense, contextual ads, Ebay and Amazon Product capsules and is a good publishing platform, allowing writers to earn in multiple ways.

Insights About Article Income Writing Site

Readers will remember I've mentioned Article Income. It's a new writing site that offers a nice revenue sharing model: 50-75%.

Now that I've had a chance to navigate the site, I'll share my insights.

I like the site. And the articles I've submitted so far are getting lots of views. This is a factor I look for because, hands down, views translate into earnings.

Article Income is still in Beta so there are bugs with the site at present. I've submitted 5 PPPs (previously published pieces) and these are the articles that are garnering the views. I submitted an original article and I have another original article in draft--but I haven't gone any further. Why?

I'm still waiting for my original article to be published on the site. Its status is still "pending." I'm wondering if the delay is because administrators are still working the bugs out.

It's somewhat frustrating because I would like to get more articles submitted but until this first one goes live, I'll be holding off--no point going to the effort until I'm assured of earning for the time invested.

For those of you who are thinking of joining, however, if you have previously published articles that you want to submit and earn on, I would go ahead and do this. You'll also have a chance to become familiar with the site and you may not encounter the problem I've had with getting an original article published. It may just be some glitch.

I've contacted them about it and will let readers know if I hear anything.

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