Article: My Kia Soul

When the opportunity arises to be able to write about something personal, there is always the inner fear about sharing personal things with others. There is also that excitement about sharing things in your life that you enjoy. When I got the chance to write about my experience purchasing a car, I was more than excited to write an article about it. I had waited a long time to trade in the family mini-van and gave a lot of thought as I drove around trying to figure out which car would be the best fit for me.

While I waited to be able to purchase another vehicle, I read online articles about cars, I searched to find out what my mini-van was worth to trade in, and I just looked at the cars that were out on the road to see what people were driving. Finally, I was able to go out and really start shopping for a car. I test drove a few cars and looked at many more. I was picky on which cars to test drive since I wasn't going to waste my time on driving a car and spending the day at a dealership if it wasn't worth it.

Then my dream came true. I found the absolute right car for me. It might not be the car for many, but for my needs, price point, and wants the Kia Soul was everything I could have hoped for. Even after my little honeymoon was over, my love for the car remained. So, when I got the chance to write an article about my test drive experience with my Kia Soul I was at my keyboard ready to write.

There are just those times when writing about life experiences can be so much fun, it makes me happy that I have a job where I can write articles like this.

Success in writing

There are often times as a writer where you wonder if anyone really reads your work or if it is appreciated. Writing is one of those things that takes a lot of personal effort that comes from the heart. There are often times when you just have to express your personal thoughts regardless of whether or not others agree with you.

The other day I accepted an assignment from the Yahoo! Contributor Network for a current event article. I had just read that morning in the news about the Fortune 500 list and I knew I had to write an article about it. I wrote my personal insight on what I found interesting about the list and submitted my article. Once it was published I didn't think much of it other than my normal thoughts of I hope people will read it.

When I checked the report on the traffic, I was astounded! I had over 1,000 hits the first day and over 6,000 the next. It is currently the lead news article on two separate pages on Yahoo! Voices. With the competition for online writing, having your article featured is a great honor. It is something that I hope can happen again. Writing is something I love to do and when you see that it is being read by an audience there is just a feeling that gives you a sense that you are reaching others through your work.

Learning while writing

One of the cool things about freelance writing is the chance to learn about new things. Currently I am writing an article about Aztec gods. This is something that interests me but I have to do a lot of research about it in order to produce a piece of quality work. Religion is a huge part of my life and I am finding it interesting to learn about the religion of another culture. I am learning that there were many Aztec gods and each had their own purpose. It is taking longer than normal to complete the article but I am glad that I have the opportunity to do something where I can constantly learn.

Article: Petroleum companies at the top of the Fortune 500

After reading some news reports yesterday regarding the Fortune 500 list that was just released, I decided to write an article for the Yahoo! Contributor Network on my take. There are some times when you read an about something and have an instant reaction. This is one of those times. I just found it interesting that three of the top ten companies were petroleum companies. In our economy, that just doesn't seem fair.