Last week Diana and I gave a talk to a writer’s group in Massachusetts. One of the members asked how she could justify spending hundreds of dollars traveling to New York City to meet editors, and Diana made a great point: She spent $500 on her trip, but walked away with more than $10,000 worth …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 15, 2007 Advice
Often what sounds like a great resolution prior to January 1st, seems like a big ol’ hassle by January 10th. I anticipated that I would need some extra motivation around this time and this is what I came up with to keep the slacker monster away:
WORDS-I like inspirational quotes, but for me a favorable impact …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 13, 2007 RW Makeover
People always ask me how I manage to get so much done. Well, my secret is that I procrastinate — a lot.
The thing is, when I put off something I don’t want to do, my procrastination usually takes the form of random tasks that I call the “seeds” of freelancing success. I might procrastinate on …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 11, 2007 Advice, Observations
If you’re wondering how on earth you’ll ever score a book deal, check out Gina Trapani’s tale of how she went to blogging mistress of Lifehacker to published author. A lot of journalists and writers pooh-pooh blogs, and I’m not sure why. My guess is that they don’t read a lot of them, and what …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 10, 2007 Book authoring
Valeria asks, “How deep does your research into a subject need to be before you can safely send out queries? Generally, I find that as my understanding of a topic broadens (say sleep) I get various ideas for articles that I’d like to pitch (sleep your way to better grades, sleep your way to a …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 9, 2007 Advice, You Ask, We Answer
