I just finished writing an article about Gichin Funakoshi, the "Father" of modern karate.

Looking over the piece, I found myself feeling very pleased, and not because I think its exposition is great.

I'm pleased because I selected the topic, I chose to make it an article, and I selected the publication completely on my own.

It's exactly what I wanted to write, and literally, it was the first topic that popped into my mind this morning.

I'm sharing this with you because you can do the same thing, providing you post your articles at: www.ezinearticles.com, or at a similar site.

You aren't restricted to writing in any single category.

I'm expert in a few fields, to be sure, but it gives me great joy to till some new ones, every now and then.

For instance, I've written at least a half-dozen articles lately about major league baseball, and I've published about the same number of reviews of movies that pertain to the martial arts.

I think this is what being a journalist, and in a larger sense, what being a speaker and a communicator, are all about.

We should feel free to write in whatever areas we choose. It's a way of expanding our craft, our trade skills, and our value.

I pity those who are writing exactly the same piece, hundreds of times over.

Norman Corwin said:

"I believe there is in every ambitious writer, potential talent that he/she may not even recognize, because they haven't been afforded a chance to write imaginatively or in a way that calls on deep resources."

So, stretch a little. I think you'll like it!