Constant Content

I've already been hanging around CC for a few weeks, but I thought I should introduce myself anyway. I'm a man in his twenties who's down on his luck and has no regular work. Under the circumstances, I'm just happy that I can use my writing talents, meager as they are, to make some money. I'd also l...

jellygator wrote:I feel most engaged when I'm reading pieces written in the second person, so I don't have a problem with it.

I agree. I've been using second person to lay out hypothetical scenarios for the reader. I hope the editors don't have a problem with it. It gives the articles a nice flow, I think.

Forgive my ignorance, but what's DS? I just started looking for freelance writing jobs last month, and so far the only good sites I've found are this one and Textbroker. Textbroker is nice because you can write something there and get paid right off the bat, and there are a lot of jobs. The negative...

Ten cents a word? I'd love to price my articles at that rate, but I don't think they'd sell. I just wrote a 1,600 word one that flew right by, but I haven't submitted it yet and I'm not sure what price I should hang on it.

Yeah, I'm starting to realize that. Maybe I'll just stick to writing in-demand stuff and posting it in the catalogue instead of answering requests. Thanks for the advice.

It sure hasn't happened yet. I've answered a few requests, but no response. And the articles are niche enough that I doubt anyone else will buy the rights to them, even after a hundred years. Is this kind of thing pretty normal on CC?

How many articles do you have to put up to generally have decent sales? I suppose it depends on the subject matter of your articles as well.