Constant Content

Hi,

I'm about to set up two of my own blogs and was looking to write for other peoples blogs first to get in practice for my own! Then I came across CC. Do people use this site as a way of honing their writing skills and testing out articles that people may be interested in reading? Obviously making some money into the bargain is a bonus!
My areas of interest are illustration,design, children's books, and face painting but after having a look at some current articles on this site I couldn't find any similar content. Perhaps I am looking in the wrong place! Does anyone else write for these areas and know whether they are popular?
I was planning on using some writing from my Uni days to get started and see if any of the topics were popular. Am I allowed to use old material? Also, all of the papers I wrote at University were referenced but I can't find any information on the CC site regarding referencing my sources. Does anyone have any experience of this? I wouldn't want to submit my old papers without referencing!
Lastly, does anyone know of other sites like CC where you get paid to write articles? I am UK based so some information on UK online article writing sites would be good.

Many thanks!

Emma

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