Well, come Monday, it will be my first month trying to make money online through Adsense blogging. I got to say that I have never worked harder on any project in my life. I have been putting in ten to sixteen hour days writing, reading, learning, and overall trying to get my head around this fascinating concept.

I have been writing for over twenty years and have never found my groove. I have tried short stories, novels, screenplays, and journalism.  It seemed no matter how much other people enjoyed my writings; I could never find that groove to complete anything. I have numerous uncompleted novels, stories, and manuscripts that will probably never get finished.

One of the many reasons I never complete anything is that I get bored with writing 300 pages on one subject. Halfway into a novel I just lose interest and discard it for a new idea.  After years of trying, I just gave up on the idea of being a novel writer.

Now as a journalist, I had a little success years ago while working for an underground ‘zine in the Bay Area. It was not something I thought I would be good at, but surprisingly I started getting published all over the San Francisco area and even ended up reading a piece on NPR.

But I moved on, moved to Los Angeles and tried my hand at screenplays. This seemed to be easier to write, but then something happened to my view of the world. I guess I grew older, wiser, and less patient. I no longer wanted to chase those big dreams, no longer wanted to jump through hoops, and no longer wanted to deal with the Hollywood mentality of backstabbers and deal makers. So, I put that dream in my back pocket and got a real job.

It was there in the corporate world that I realized I had become a “jack of all trades”. I knew enough about a lot of little things to get by in an office environment. I realized that I had the capacity to sit in front of a computer screen for long amounts of time doing very monotonous things (like cutting and pasting for eight hours straight).

Eventually, this didn’t last due to the very nature of my personality and the extreme irrationality of my boss. Soon, I was back at home, wasting my days away playing MMORPGs while awaiting the birth of my son and foreclosure.

One day, after quitting World Of Warcraft cold turkey, I knew I had to find a way to supplement my income without getting a real job. Like a lot of Americans, I suffer from debt problems and wage garnishments from student loans and the IRS. Coupled with a bad economy, it is almost impossible for me to keep the medical coverage for my girlfriend and baby without government assistance. I realized that while my basic needs are covered, I need to find a way to start a home-based business for me and my family’s future.

So, I discovered Court’s Internet School and started learning the basics of making money online.

Well, it is a month later, and I know have fifteen different sites at various stages of construction dedicated to making money through Google Adsense. I have made ten dollars already which might not seem like much, but considering I have done less than five percent of the work necessary on my sites, I feel like I have accomplished something.

But most of all, I feel like I have finally found the one thing that I am good at that combines all that I have learned over the years.

I have found what makes me happy and I hope that I am on the right track for me and my family’s future.

Thanks for all those who read my articles and support this community.