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Writing Tip #6 – Write Often
By Stephanie Hancock – Editor and CEO of JustContent

One of the best things you can do for yourself as a writer is to keep writing, even when you don’t have any pending jobs. There are many things you can write about and many ways to write and keep writing – it’s more about honing your skill than anything else, regardless of which way you choose to write. Here are a few ways you can hone your skills:

Keep a blog – Any blog will do, wordpress (where this blog is hosted) is free, there’s also blogger and many others. Regardless of what you’re writing about, even if it’s just a daily rant about your life, write something every day and post it. Perhaps you can use your blog to post test articles on new subjects that you want to learn more about and want to be able to, someday, write proficiently on.

Write a magazine article – these are just like writing regular articles. If you have an idea, write the article. Then perhaps query a few magazines and turn your daily “I have to write something” into some extra cash.

Start a book – any book will do. Perhaps you want to write the All-American novel, or maybe you don’t. Write a book for your kids about their lives. This is always a great gift for somewhere down the road. You can print a real book cheap at lulu if you want to give it as a gift somewhere down the road too. This is in my plan as well – the story of “my son’s name”…someday Or, perhaps you’re going to write the novel that will spur your career as a novel author.

Write an e-book – I’ve been talking about doing this for some time my ownself,  but havent yet begun. I will though, someday. However don’t let my own procrastination and lack of time deter you from getting a jump start on your own ebook. You can write and publish an ebook about anything. Sell it on ClickBank or Lulu – make some cash.

Regardless of what you choose to do, hone your writing skills. Take some free online courses to hone your skills, take some typing tests, read up on grammar and syntax. Always be willing to learn, learn, learn and you’ll always be write, er, I mean, right.