The Renegade Writer

Business Plans: Not just for corporate conglomerates anymore

Now that the year is winding down (is it almost December already?), you may be thinking of your writing goals for 2007. How about writing down your plans, goals, and dreams (“I will break into The New Yorker and win the powerball jackpot”) in the form of a business plan? Many freelancers think that business …… Click here to keep reading…

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Nov 26, 2006 Advice

Writing Opportunity: More Chicken Soup Books

Here’s a call for submissions by the Chicken Soup people. Although I have co-authored two Chicken Soup books, I have nothing to do with these particular books, so I can’t answer any questions about them.

Good luck!
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Chicken Soup for the Soul presents a new series of gift books for the *Chocolate * Coffee * Tea * …… Click here to keep reading…

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Nov 22, 2006 Opportunities

Query Letters That Rock is in stock!

I just checked amazon.com tonight and they’ve finally got Query Letters That Rock in stock. The four to six week wait is over! :-)   [db]… Click here to keep reading…

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Nov 21, 2006 Book news

You read the query — now read the article!

In our new book The Renegade Writer’s Query Letters That Rock, Diana and I included a fabulous query by writer Andy Meisler. Based on that query, Andy sold a profile of blues DJ Ann the Raven to the LA Times Magazine. The profile was recently published, and it’s amazing. You can read it here; you …… Click here to keep reading…

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Nov 20, 2006 Book news, Query letters, Writers, Writing

Renegade Writer Q&A: Tom Weede

Tom Weede is the author of the soon-to-be-published The Entrepreneur Diet, which gives great advice on how time-strapped entrepreneurs (and freelancers!) can get fit, beat stress, and work better. (Believe it or not, research shows that people who exercise tend to be more productive at work.) [lf]

Can you tell us a little about your new …… Click here to keep reading…

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Nov 17, 2006 Advice, Writer Q&A

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