I was Published!

Cathy Pelekakis
Since I retired from the Department of the Army last year, I decided I was going to pursue something that I truly enjoyed. I have always liked to write and was always apprehensive about how to start or what exactly to write about. Yet I had this urge to express myself. I started to look for avenues on teh internet where I could fulfill this need that I had. I found it in writing.

I just had to tell someone I am so pleased. I tried a few of the other websites that were recommended by fellow AC producers and I actually stumbled across a few that I submitted articles to. Now eveyone I know needs a little extra income and I love to write so when I read about the other sites I figures that I would give them a shot.

I could not believe it, I was picked up by a Jamican website for an article that I wrote over a year ago about our vacationin Jamica and they sent me a whopping $28.00 to my paypal account. I wrote the article on Helium.com, that was before I found assocaited content, and they sent me an email around a week ago that my article was chosen for publication.

Then a friend of mine recommended that I look at Demand Studios, so I went there and registered and submitted an article around two days ago, just received a notification that it was picked up. Here I can choose up to 10 articles at $15.00 an article. DOn't know how long it will last but it was worth a shot.

I also write on reviewstream.com, however in the past few weeks they have been rather difficult to work with.

I also went to epinions.com, and wrote ten small articles there, got paid a dollar and article, not bad for an hour's worth of work.

So I believe that I will start to explore other avenues for writing and expressing myself, and also letting off a little steam. It is much better than yelling and arguing with my son.

However I still love this site, I love the people that I have met, the interesting articles that I have read and everything that I have learned from here. I will continue to write here because it is fun and the people are just the best that I could have have the greatest fortune of meeting. Thank you all for letting me be here and sharing a piece of your lives.

Published by Cathy Pelekakis

Retiree from the Department of the Army, Procurement Analyst. Mother of one terrific son. Love to go to the movies, read books, work on the computer, gardening, my pets Samantha and Missy. I have been publ...  View profile

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  • Waldorf PC6/8/2008

    Way to go with your successes. :) I'm glad to know you also. You are awesome!

  • ebeth5/28/2008

    Congratulations! I'm going to check out some more writing sites.

  • PenPress5/25/2008

    Congratulations !...........I am happy for you....................

  • Mags5/23/2008

    Congrats...Thanks for sharing this!

  • Jason Freeden5/22/2008

    Great information. I have heard of Demand Studios before, but never have joined. Reading this article just encouraged me to join though. A friend of mine told me that he makes great money at Demand Studios, so combining with AC should be a decent paycheck! Thanks again for the information, very nice write-up. =)

  • Patricia Sicilia5/22/2008

    I just saved this piece on my favorites toolbar for future reference!

  • Marilyn K. Smith5/22/2008

    Thanks! Good info and I will check the other sites out!

  • R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen5/22/2008

    Congrats could you PM me with some advice on Demand Studios I would love to check them out

  • Rosa Hayes5/21/2008

    Congratulations and don't forget us when one of your articles really takes off and lands on the cover of a popular magazine somewhere....

  • Nikki5/21/2008

    Congrats!!! You go girl!

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