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New Market for Writers: FunandBoardgames.com

Full disclosure: The editor is my husband!
Wanted — boardgame-related articles

FunandBoardgames.com is a new website that features daily reviews of board and card games. While most people are familiar with Scrabble, Monopoly, Stratego, Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Jenga, and other mass-market titles, the world of boardgames expands far beyond the shelves of Toys …

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Oct 31, 2006 Magazines, Opportunities

You Ask, We Answer: Tracking Assignments

Sandy writes: “Do you have a checklist that you use when you are offered an assignment, to make sure you get all of the information you need? It seems there are a lot of things that should be covered in that first conversation.”

I do have a checklist, though I’m embarrassed to say that I sometimes …

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Oct 31, 2006 Advice, You Ask, We Answer

You Ask, We Answer: Snagging a Great Quote

Karen asks: “Do you have any questions that you always ask in a pre-interview with a source before a story? I’m thinking of pitching a profile piece on an outstanding human being I’ve come across who is willing to talk to me for an interview. I’m looking for the right open-ended written question that I …

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Oct 31, 2006 Advice, You Ask, We Answer

Write a Book Proposal That Rocks

Author extraordinaire Jennifer Lawler is introducing a 6-week course on writing a winning book proposal. In Jennifer’s course, which starts on November 13, you’ll learn how to:

Identify a salable book idea
Hook an editor with your book description
Develop an irresistible outline
Create the kind of platform agents and editors want to see
Develop promotion and marketing ideas for …

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Oct 30, 2006 Book authoring, Classes, News you can use

Keep the Questions Coming!

The Renegade lines are open and ready for your questions about writing, the freelance business, and where you can buy ten copies of our new book. If you have a question you’d like answered on the blog, please send it to questions [at] therenegadewriter [dot] com. We can’t promise we’ll answer every question, but we’ll …

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Oct 30, 2006 Advice

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