As a professionaland independent freelance writer and editor I use only my real name, Dennis Mellersh, as the author on whatever article I am writing.

The reasons is that as professional writer and editor, what I bring to the table is a skill set which is transferrable to whatever topic I am writing about.

Although I am recognized as having some expertise in some markets such as the automotive aftermarket and home business, I often write about topics that I have to research before I am familiar with them.

Mainstream publishers are quite used to freelancers writing about a wide variety of topics on which they are not intrinsically expert.

On my blogs, which tend to focus on work at home ideas and home business, I do not disguise the fact that I am a professional writer and editor.

My feeling is that it lends credibility and objectiveity to whatever I am writing about.

Additionally, it shows that I am already operating a successful home business.

In terms of search results I suppose it may cause some confusion with surfers when they see the wide variety of topics I am involved with, but as an author, I consider that this breadth is a strength, not a liability.

Dennis Mellersh

– Helping you build your work at home business –

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Hello: Just back from a two week speaking tour and trying to catch up but this topic really tweaked my interest. I have four very distinct and different topics I present on:
1. Parenting and family relations,
2. Body, Mind and Spirit
3. Life story writing and self publishing
4. Care giving and end of life

Because of my credibility and experience, I am often hired to speak, teach or write on just one of the subjects. However, I frequently tie them together with my Logo of the Artichoke and my by-line of “finding the heart of the story in the journey of life.”

I was once given the opportunity to speak to 500 nurses on caregiving, because the director had read one of my parenting articles and gone to the website.

Good luck to all of you who are trying to juggle the many hats and plates in order to pay the mortgage and feed the soul.

Judy H. Wright
Author, International Speaker
Parent educator and Personal Historian
Missoula, MT 406-549-9813
To sign up for the fee ezine “The Artichoke-
Finding the heart of the story in the journey of life” please go to http://www.ArtichokePress.com

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I used to write under two separate names, only because there is another Cheryl Wright, and people confused us. She writes only non-fiction, so I wrote mine under a pseudonym.

The problem was that no one realised it was me, and I felt it was holding me back in the way of exposure.

With four published books, I need all the exposure I can get!

I dropped the other name about a year ago, and I do believe it helped.

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