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Tony Payne On Yahoo Voices

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Tony Payne Writes On Yahoo Voices

Yahoo Voices is according to them:

The official digital library of Yahoo Contributor Network. It contains more than 2 million articles, videos, and slideshows created by a diverse community of topic experts and enthusiasts. All contributors to the site earn money based on the amount of traffic their published content receives. Associated Content was closed and was replaced by Yahoo! Voices in December 2011.

I joined a great band of writers on 12th January 2010 back when Yahoo Voices was Associated Content and since that time I have written and published over 700 articles and slideshows. This Squidoo lens is a showcase for the articles that I have written on Yahoo Voices. I hope that you have time to browse my list of articles and to read a few of them.

What Topics Does Tony Payne Write About?

Some authors concentrate on writing about one or two topics, but with me it's different.

There are many topics that I would like to be writing about, but with a full time job as well, there is barely enough time in the day to write articles on 10% of the topics that I would like to. That makes it necessary to be selective as to what I do actually write about.

The second factor that affects that I write about is that I do suffer to an extent with A.D.D. - Attention Deficit Disorder. This means that even though I ought to or want to write about one thing, I am drawn to write about something else instead. Because of this, I rarely know in advance what I am going to write about on a given day.

How Do I Get My Ideas For Articles?

I get my ideas come to me in the shower, listening to the radio on the way to work, watching the clouds, reading the news for the day on the internet. My ideas come to me in so many different ways really.

I write what I am motivated and inspired to write about, which could be news or entertainment articles, random thoughts, pet peeves, things that have happened in my life, and so on.

So as a result my collection of articles is on a whole mish-mash of topics. I guess it helps to make it interesting. Well at least I hope it does.

I Don't Have A.D.D.

My Wife Knows Me Only Too Well 

Visit Me On Yahoo Voices

If you would like to see all of my articles on Yahoo Voices, click on the link below for my profile
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Are You A Freelance Writer?

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Have You Ever Written For Yahoo / Associated Content?

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How To Deal With Writer's Block

I sometimes get writer's block and have trouble thinking of something to write about.

When this happens, I either try to write about having writer's block, or rhymes come into my head, and I just go with the flow and soon get an article written.

Do You Suffer With Writer's Block?

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Do You Like Poetry?

I hope you have a chance to read some of the poetry that I have published on Yahoo Voices

Have You Ever Written Poetry?

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My Articles On Yahoo Voices

Articles: January - March 2010

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This is a list of articles that I published between January 2010 and March 2010.

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I Caught a Cold

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Tempus Fugit

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Chance Meetings

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Did You Know?

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Articles: March - April 2010

This is a list of articles that I published between March 2010 and April 2010.

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Friday

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The Race is On

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I'm Back

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Summer Poem

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Did You Know?

Sometimes writing an article gives you ideas for creating new Squidoo lenses.

Articles: April - June 2010

This is a list of articles that I published between April 2010 and June 2010.

Lenses Inspired By Articles I Have Written

These lenses were created after writing articles about something and then realising that this would make a good subject for a lens. You never know where your inspiration is going to come from.

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Articles: June - July 2010

This is a list of articles that I published between June 2010 and July 2010.

Topical Articles

These can get you a lot of traffic in a short time, but once the topic is no longer newsworthy, the article can be as good as dead.
For example: News Items, Sporting Events.

Articles: August - September 2010

This is a list of articles that I published between August 2010 and September 2010.

Seasonal Articles

These can generate a lot of traffic at a given time of the year (Christmas, Valentines Day) but then lie dormant for the rest of the year.

Articles: September - October 2010

This is a list of articles that I published between September 2010 and October 2010.

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What a Weekend!

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Contrails

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Evergreen Articles

These might not give you large volumes of traffic, but they consistently provide traffic (and earnings) throughout the year.
For example: Recipes, Home Maintenance, Travel Guides.

Articles: October - November 2010

This is a list of articles that I published between October 2010 and November 2010.

A Drizzly Wednesday Morning

This is a poem that came into my head driving to work one miserable wet Wednesday morning.

It's a drizzly Wednesday morning
I'd rather stay in bed
But the alarm went off at 6:30am
And it's off to the office instead

Outside it's dark and gloomy
House lights all are on
The town is headed off to work
Before the dawn's begun

The roads are filled with cars
Their headlights brightly lit
Like a procession under torchlight
Headed through the night

Up the hill and down the hill
Then queue to get over the bridge
Around some bends, across the lights
Then up along the ridge

Today the traffic is moving
No accidents or delays
I reach the office timely
It's just another day

I'd rather be in bed though
And relaxing there at home
Writing, promoting, surfing
And letting my mind just roam

I really enjoy writing
And it earns me extra bread
But this alone won't pay the bills
And keep the family fed

So it's off to the office as usual
On another gloomy day
Fixing computer problems
For another day of pay

But i'd rather dream of sunshine
And walking on the beach
One day when I win the lottery
That dream might be in reach.

Articles: November 2010 - January 2011

This is a list of articles that I published between November 2010 and January 2011.

Tony Payne the author at work

The Author At Work 

Articles: January - March 2011

This is a list of articles that I published between January 2011 and March 2011.

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Chapter One

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Limericks Are Fun To Write

This is a fun example of my attempts at writing humorous poetry

This is the story of Romeo and Juliet retold in Limerick form...

Act One: Outside The Slap And Tickle Nightclub

There was a young girl from Genoa
Who was rumored to be a real go-er
When Romeo tried
To pinch her backside
She told him to go a bit slower.

Act Two Three Months Later

Now Juliet is in quite a state
Her period is several months late
She let Romeo give her
Too much of his quiver
And now she is putting on weight

The End

Romeo and Juliet
by Bill Wagglestaff

Articles: March 2011 - January 2012

This is a list of articles that I published between March 2011 and January 2012.

Did You Have A Chance To Read Any Articles?

If you had time to read any of my articles, please leave a comment below and let me know which one(s) and what you thought of them.

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My Slideshows On Yahoo Voices

Slideshows: January - March 2010

Yahoo Voices allows you to publish not only written articles but also slideshows.

I love to take photographs and to record my travels or things that have happened in my life, and I have been able to document some special events by publishing slideshows.

These slideshows were published between January and March 2010.

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Dead Fish

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Spring Is Here

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A Lobster Tale

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An Unusual Pet

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Shetland Ponies

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Beach Huts

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Blackberries

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The New Forest

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A Picture Paints A Thousand Words

Never underestimate the power of images in your articles.
Use your own images if possible.
Sometimes annotated slideshows work better than just using images within articles.

Slideshows: March - June 2010

This is a list of slideshows that I published between March 2010 and June 2010.

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Pelican

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Blue Heron

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The New Forest

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Seagulls

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Thoughts For Thursday

This was inspired by sitting in traffic on my way to work on a wet and miserable morning.

Another Thursday morning
Another day of work

The rain is lashing against the windshield
As the radio begins to play "Margueritaville"

It's rare to hear Jimmy Buffet in the UK
It seems so out of place on this rainy day

The song takes me back to Key West
Watching the sun set in Mallory Square

The beach at Bahia Honda Key
A glorious long weekend two years ago

But then the traffic comes to another halt
And jogs me back to reality

Another Thursday morning
Another day of work

Slideshows: June 2010 - July 2010

This is a list of slideshows that I published between June 2010 and July 2010.

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Bunny

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Anhinga Fishing

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The Lone Swan

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Slideshows: August 2010 - January 2012

This is a list of slideshows that I published between August 2010 and January 2012.

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Lonely Seagull

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Double Rainbow

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Blue Tits

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Rainbow

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Stormy Skies

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The Web Of Life

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Stinking Iris

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Yahoo Voices In The News

Surprising Celebrities Who Are Also NASCAR Fans
... you can race a stock car in Australia, but Junior Johnson never ran moonshine across the Outback." Whitney Levon has been writing about both celebrities and sports for several years. You can find her work on Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Voices, and Yahoo!
Ohio School on the Right Track Paying Students for Attendance
... students that if you show up and do the work, you get paid. This is a healthy work ethic we want instilled in all of our students. Ruqaiyya Noor is a student English teacher in West Virginia and a featured contributor for Yahoo! Voices in education.
Celebrities Can't Get Enough of Tim Tebow: Top 5 Crushes on Tebow
Hopefully, someone in the NFL clued him in on Bethany's crush so they can meet. Whitney Levon has been writing about both celebrities and sports for several years. You can find her work on Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! Voices, and Yahoo! News.
Has Social Media Made Search-Driven Publishing Less Relevant?
Yahoo's $100 million acquisition of Associated Content (now Yahoo Voices) has yielded a network of 700000 freelancers who produce secondary content on sites like Yahoo Sports and OMG, but advertisers say they haven't heard about it in more than a year.
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