They love you, Amanda. They’re just digesting all that information…. ;))

Thanks so much for the links, Jen! I’ll listen. I love unusual approaches to old topics.

Angie, you’re where I’d like to be. I’m a financial wanna-be!

For me, writing about automobile parts and repairs was “out of the box.” I know how to check my oil, add windshield wash, check my tire pressure, put air in my tires, and change the air filter in my car, but that’s it. Writing about how to change disc brakes and customize an exhaust system was kind of interesting.

It’s funny, I’ve heard a lot of writers scoff at writing for affiliate marketing web pages and advertorials and other such “non-journalistic” forms of writing, but this is exactly why I do it and sometimes even enjoy it. I get to learn all sorts of strange facts and about topics and hobbies that I’d never research on my own. It makes for great party chit-chat when you can talk about Japanese antiques, the state of franchise businesses and strange Olympic facts all in one go! Or maybe that’s why they all walk away with blank expressions after talking to me…