Te-ge asks Jun 27, 2008 12:01PM Do you ever write articles that really don't fit with your usual subjects? What do you do with them afterward?
Danacea says Jun 27, 2008 12:02PM I tend to hang on to them and usually end up using bits of them later
Becca L-Smith says Jun 27, 2008 12:19PM I'll write off my normal interests but only if the article is already commissioned somewhere.
Te-ge Jun 27, 2008 12:33PM sometimes just has ideas that she HAS to write down. Usually I just put them back and save until I'm asked to guest write on that topic.
Becca L-Smith says Jun 27, 2008 12:50PM The other option is to hunt up the market for it. You'll find one out there for pretty much anything if you Just Hit Send.
barryeee+ says Jun 27, 2008 01:00PM I file them away. Sooner or later they come back to life and I use them.
miketempleton Jun 27, 2008 01:19PM You could always start a new blog. I find myself doing that if things are too far out of scope.
heystephanie says Jun 27, 2008 01:54PM You could see if the subject applies to another friend that blogs then post it there as a guest blogger
Becca L-Smith says Jun 27, 2008 01:59PM Wow, love your idea Stephanie. I'll have to remember that one myself in future.
loquacious says Jun 27, 2008 03:04PM I do that all the time, and just find the appropriate market for them.
dalydose Jun 30, 2008 09:42PM blogs are meant for rule breaking. lable one OFFTOPIC and post it anyway
DebInAustin says Jun 30, 2008 09:43PM a couple of mine were rants. They became "that letter you write, but never send."
KDFrawg says Jun 30, 2008 09:55PM I rarely write articles that fit in wuth my subject, and I pretty much leave them there.
I find myself doing that if things are too far out of scope. 
