The Renegade Writer

RW Makeover #2: Good things on the horizon

The RW Makeover is in full swing over here in the offices of Jen A. Miller (where I am not only president of the company but also CFO, office manager, secretary and janitor — my dog is CEO).

To start, I’ve been sending introduction packaged to editors at target magazines. I know that intro packages are …

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Jan 31, 2007 Book news

Our busiest month yet!

We had a record-breaking January in traffic to the blog. Thanks guys! We really appreciate our regular visitors (yeah, we know who you are, but don’t worry — there are lots of you out there) and hope we can continue offering news, information, and tips that help you grow your career.

Anything new you’d like to …

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Jan 31, 2007 Observations

New blog feature

I just added a new plugin to the site. Down in the “leave a reply” box, there’s now a checkbox you can click. Click it, and you’ll get an e-mail whenever someone adds a comment to the thread. [db]

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Jan 31, 2007 Cool tools

You Ask, We Answer: How to look good in shorts

Dinsa asks, “I have decided to concentrate on pitching shorts to magazines for awhile. By shorts, I mean the news and research based short pieces that run in the FOB section. These are usually 250-300 words. I would like some help on which magazines have short sections, and any info on the type of content …

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Jan 30, 2007 Advice, Magazines, You Ask, We Answer

Creating a Board of Advisors

In Pitch Like a Girl: Get Respect, Get Noticed, Get What You Want, author Ronna Lichtenberg suggests that everyone treat themselves as a business — Me, Inc. — including forming a board of advisors. This idea intrigued me, so I did some additional research online.

According to an article on the NEW Entrepreneurs website, to form …

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Jan 27, 2007 Observations, Personal yammerings, Self improvement

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