The Renegade Writer

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Linda wrote a reported essay in a recent issue of Women’s Health about being a self-help junkie. I’m one, too, and have been one since I was a tot. (My mother claims she found my first list of personal goals when I was around six or seven. I’m sure many of the goals involved candy …… Click here to keep reading…

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May 22, 2006 Cool tools, News you can use, Organization, Self improvement

New E-course Session

I’ve been getting so many inquiries from writers who missed the start date of my May 1 eight-week e-course on getting published in magazines that I’ve decided to start another session on Monday, June 5. I may be going on a week-long writing-related trip in mid-June, in which case I’d extend the course dates by …… Click here to keep reading…

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May 22, 2006 Classes

Talk to me, baby.

**Update** Due to a family emergency, we’ve had to reschedule the chat. Keep an eye on our blog for the new date. Thanks! ***

On Wednesday, May 24, from 10 pm to 12 am ET, Diana and I will be the guest authors at The Writer’s Chatroom. Join us in the chatroom and ask your pressing …… Click here to keep reading…

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May 22, 2006 News you can use, Speaking engagements

Canyon Ranch anyone?

Linda and I will be at Canyon Ranch in Lenox, MA, the weekend of June 9-10. Oy, this job sometimes — it’s going to be tough to wrench ourselves away from our computers so that we can spend the weekend conducting writing workshops at one of the best health spas in the world. Sigh. We’ll …… Click here to keep reading…

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May 19, 2006 News you can use, Speaking engagements

Instant query — just add words

Here’s an excerpt from The Renegade Writer’s Query Letters That Rock, which is to be published in November:

QUESTION: Should I buy some query writing software to give me an edge?

ANSWER: Hey, we’re all about saving time when it comes to writing queries, so we checked out a Web site that sells “Instant Query Letter Software.” …… Click here to keep reading…

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May 19, 2006 Hooks & Crooks, News you can use, Query letters, Rants, Writing

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