Most of us soon to be, or recently retired people have a great advantage over the younger adults of today. We learned how to read and write in a very formal way.

Even if we've forgotten the details, we know what a verb is, how an adjective is used, and about the "i" before "e" except after "c" rule. And we learned the hard way that it doesn't always apply.....

Our teachers taught us how to write a short story: beginning, build to the climax, and end (usually happily). We know when to use a period, a comma, and when to start a new paragraph.

So what? I hear you say.

You might not have enjoyed it at the time, but learning the correct way to put together an article or a short story has created a great opportunity for you to now become published, thanks to the internet.

There are many ways to use your writing skills to earn extra income in your retirement years, including:

· Write a 'how to' e-book and sell in online (this is sooooo easy to do)

You might be particularly adept at a style of cooking or a hobby. Others who are new to it will be happy to pay a modest amount of money, say $10, to acquire the knowledge it has taken you years to gather. But if there were thousands of people looking for that information, you could make a very tidy sum indeed.

 · Ghostwrite articles, reports and e-books for someone else

You are usually paid per word or page for these.

 · Post on blogs and forums

People who have forums know that unless there is constant fresh content on them, they will become stale, or fail to establish properly. They are happy to pay people for forum or blog posts to get the momentum going.

 · Writing articles for clients who want to drive traffic to their websites

These are usually 350-400 word articles on specified topics. You are paid per article, and usually commit to do 10-20 at a time.

There are some great sites that will facilitate getting you work and manage the payment process as well.

So why not put your good writing skills to work for you. You can write as often as you like, whatever hours you want. Ultimate flexibility and some very nice retirement income.

Get writing now and star submitting your work!