UPDATE: New Burst of Energy

A bit earlier I got this brand new burst of excitement about my picky eater article. As I read through comment after comment on a post I posted on Absolute Write I found a new angle for the article and found some really great resources and information. Although further research is required and interviews to be conducted, I'm so excited about this article once again. As per my previous post where I despised this article because of the parenting magazine I found in the grocery store with a similar article. But no more fear, I'm over all of that. It was a moment of unprofessionalism and I'm sorry. Now that I'm composed once more, I'm ready to start on my query letter, interviews, and a bit more research and with my fingers crossed, it will be accepted.

The Picky Eater Article

Today is just an average day of researching and finding more information about my current article for a parenting magazine. After researching for the last few hours on children who are picky eaters at the dinner table. At first I thought I could load my article with material trapped inside my massive mind, but as it happens, I can't do that. So, I decided to check out one of my favorite forums at AbsoluteWrite.com.



There are so many great people there to offer up awesome first hand experiences with their own children. I've used these forums before to find out information, get quotes from real people to help in completing my articles.

Now for the much dreaded query letter. Oh my, how am I ever going to get this thing in order. I must admit queries are my downfall. I can created the best article, ready to be printed in the magazine for all the world to see. But when it comes that terrifying letter that has to be sent to the editor of magazine, the words for the letter just aren't there.

To Reuse or Not to Reuse - That is the Question

As I sit here eating a chocolate chip cookie, listening to American Justice on A&E, and searching website after website for information on writing a query letter to an editor. I can't help to notice that page after page that I read has basically the same as the one before it. Each paragraph says about the same thing as the previous pages paragraphs and so on. This makes me question and a light bulb go off above my head, that is if I were animated, of how I too could reuse and refocus my articles I have previously written.

Can it be done? I say yes it can be done. As long as you do not word each rewrite of the article exactly the same as the previous and add in some new information on the topic. This is a great way to use the left over researched information you have laying around from the first article you wrote about that topic.

By rewriting the articles you have stocked in file folders you can double your income and on those days where your creative juices are drained, you will always have something to post on your blog or to query to a potential magazine. Give it a try and see how it all turns out.