How to Make $6 in One Week Writing for Associated Content

If I Can Do It, You Can, Too!

Dom Coccaro
I'm known as an accomplished writer amongst my circle of friends. I have a reputation for being a clever wordsmith who can make similes and metaphors with the effortless proficiency of a thesaurus. Of course, I never use a thesaurus myself. I don't need to. My vocabulary is expansive and...um, voluminous.

Being a freelance writer never occurred to me until I discovered Associated Content. I can write whatever I want whenever I want. And I get paid for it! Imagine that. AC allows me to be a genius at my own pace. in adddition to writin skills; i am forced too udelize other abili6ties such as driv and selfdiss-ipline.

At times, writing wears on my senses. I'm sure that other writers can empathize. The craft is almost competitive in nature. We want to write more than everyone else and get paid well for it. Some writers are determined enough to write from 8am to 6pm. I'm not. It would be great if I could program myself to generate optimum productivity, but unfortunately, I'm a human being.

I can't tell you how to get rich quick. I can't give you tips that will make writing seem like less of a chore and more of a fun hobby. I can, however, tell you how to write intermittently with scattered focus. With my help, you'll be procrastinating and slacking off in no time.

Let's say you're a stay-at-home mother/father. You may be tempted to start writing early in the morning to take advantage of that initial burst of energy you get after eating breakfast. DON'T! Stay in bed for at least another hour. This will ensure that you are completely refreshed when you sit down to peck away at your keyboard.

As you begin to brainstorm for ideas, be careful not to have too many ideas at once. Your brain cannot handle that much stress. As soon as you feel the inkling of an idea forming on the rind of your cerebral cortex, watch television. This will relieve your mind of the burdens of writing at a frenetic pace.

If you're like me, then you enjoy playing PC games. And you're also crippled. It's a good idea to play games after finishing a paragraph or two. You get breaks at work, don't you? If you write an article in one sitting, you run the risk of rambling. If you write in short, controlled spurts, you will develop a succinct writing style. Working on a single article over a period of several days will allow you the opportunity to perfect your work.

When you've proofread and spellchecked an article, you only have one last step to do before submitting your work to Associated Content (or whomever you're writing for). Wait one more day to submit it. You've worked hard on completing your task. Why bother publishing it when you could be resting on your laurels? This is where that PC game will come in handy.

Now that you've sent off the finished product, the creative process starts all over again. I recommend waiting at least two days to start brainstorming. This will...actually, I'm not sure why I do that. I should take my own advice. I'm going to let this article simmer for awhile before I get lost in my own thoughts. Feel free to chime in with your own tips on how to dilly-dally with no direction. There's no rush. This web page will be here tomorrow.

Published by Dom Coccaro

I'm a freelance writer specializing in reviewing cult oddities, analyzing geeky subjects, and tossing my worthless opinion into the machine.  View profile

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  • Charles Odom4/3/2009

    Good information! Though I do need to trim my breaks a bit. A week is just too long!

  • Rebecca Gibbs1/12/2009

    Haha, this makes me wonder how long it took you to type up that article. How many breaks did you give yourself? ;)

  • Genie Walker5/5/2008

    Funny!!!

  • Jamie B7/1/2007

    ROFL. This is great!!

  • Sarah Holmes5/31/2007

    one tip: dont bother submitting to google. Theyll change their search tips anyway!

  • Lea Barton5/17/2007

    LOLOL

  • Exene Tejano5/16/2007

    Haha Love your article.

  • Ron Lester4/16/2007

    Dom, this is hilarious. Great one!

  • Sophia S.2/7/2007

    LOL! I've lived that picture way to many times!

  • John Gugie2/1/2007

    Eh, cripples are stupid.

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