It has been a few years since I regularly engaged in any sort of non-journal writing. I was actually getting back into creative writing a few weeks before starting this project, but I wasn't given enough time to recondition those writing muscles before life switched to Suck Mode, and I found myself unemployed and stressed to the point of distraction.I am re-employed now (very excited about it) so stress is relieved, and with this project started up, I find myself required to write. Not (en

Things are coming along nicely. I met my first goal - to clearly define my niche and have 20 article ideas by "day 10" - and am mostly done with my first full article. And when I say mostly done, I mean I have all the research and notes, I just haven't written it yet. That will be happening this afternoon (and shouldn't take long, considering I have my ducks in a row) when I get back from MY NEW JOB. Lots of exciting stuff going on right here.I spent most of this week working sporadi

While I am following along with the lessons, I seemed to have jumped ahead on my own. (Ironic, considering yesterday I took a step back. Apparently directions aren't my strong suit.) For most of today, I worked on brainstorming for my site's content. There is, after all, no point in building the cart that is the website without having the horse that is the content... yeah that makes sense...Though I have chosen a seemingly specific niche, the topics for my articles/posts are endless.

I tend to pay a lot of attention to detail. A lot. Some would say too much. But I have very selective hearing, so they don't bother me. Not surprisingly, I have technically regressed a step, just for a minute, from studying my niche to re-evaluating my goals.One of the first tasks given to newbies here is that list a set of financial and non-financial goals. Simply identify your comfort zone income, your happy place income, and estimate how much time you can contribute to your new busin

High on excitement that I nailed a job interview tomorrow, (woop!) I did a lot of idea bouncing and brainstorming with my other half this morning. PrettyCoolNicheIdea was promoted to TotallyAmazing with that second vote. I'm even more energized about it now!This evening so far has been spent entirely on solidifying said niche. Very much and very little progress has been made. While I haven't done any specific work in regards to developing the idea I fell in love with last night, I hav