I hope you've enjoyed this web site's first article. I'm currently facing the dilemma of time constraints. I'm discovering it takes a long time to research, outline, and write these articles. This is frustrating because that makes it tough to publish a timely article.

Example- I am writing an article on the Utah ghost town of Iosepa, which I had planned to coincide with this year's Memorial Day festivities. But even if I devote all my research/interviewing/writing time to Iosepa now, I won't be ready to publish until early July.

A few factors contribute to this dilemma. First and foremost, this website is purely a hobby. You may have noticed that there are absolutely no ads here. I profit nothing from this website. I have a couple jobs and a few kids, so my schedule is pretty tight. Most of my writing is done on my blackberry while riding on elevators or waiting for meetings to start. I conduct most of my phone interviews on the drive home from work.

Another factor is that I am the slowest writer on the planet. I write a sentence, re-read it, tweak it a bit, delete it, re-write it, mull it over, tweak it, then finally move to the next sentence. It's too bad that one of my greatest loves happens to also be one of my greatest weaknesses.

So while I'm gathering info and waiting for people to get back to me regarding Iosepa, I'll finish off and begin posting an article I've been working on about New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. A change in direction, I know. But this article, compared with the recent ghost town series, will give you a taste of what I plan to do with this web site.

Keep reading, and let me know what you think!

Bonneville Mariner

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