Karen Quinn’s first book was The Ivy Chronicles, which poked fun at NYC private elementary school admissions. Her next book, coming out in March, is Wife in the Fast Lane. Quinn is holding a contest for the best essays, videos and one-liners that give an example of when you know that you’re a Wife in …
Jan 18, 2007 Contests
GRAND, the “official magazine of grandparents,” is charging writers $10 to review queries.
From their website:
When you register with GRAND, you will receive:
* Timely review and consideration of your submission or query
* An automated response letting you know that your submission, query or registration have been processed
* Personal password for submitting future articles or queries
* Unlimited …
Jan 17, 2007 News you can use, Query letters, Rants
Both The Renegade Writer and The Renegade Writer’s Query Letters That Rock are contenders in the “Ten Best Books for Writers” on Michael A. Stelzner’s Writing White Papers blog. Many of you posted on Stelzner’s blog about why our book(s) should be on his list — thank you, thank you! — but now we …
I have two bits of news about my 8-week e-course on getting published in magazines:
1. Thanks to the wonders of automation, you can now sign up for an take my course at any time instead of waiting for me to announce a start date. Before, I would hold four to six course sessions per year …
Jan 16, 2007 Classes
Congratulations to the second winner of the Renegade Writer Career Makeover Contest — Jen Miller! Jen is looking to jump from health and service writing into her dream gig — writing about books and authors for major publications. Keep an eye on the blog for more from Jen, and we’re determining which of our experts …
Jan 15, 2007 Contests, RW Makeover
