Michelle Goodman is the author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube (Seal Press, 2006). We talked with her about how to escape the cube and find success as a freelancer. [lf]
In your book, you focused on women who want to pursue their dream careers. Why did …
Feb 26, 2007 Advice, Writer Q&A
by Jennifer Applin
Toddlers have really bizarre eating habits (second only to college students). I first realized this a few years ago with my daughter and my boys have followed suit. Regardless of the variety of food I put in front of them, they’d only eat what they wanted (usually just one type of food …
Feb 22, 2007 RW Makeover
Jessica writes: “At my last full time job I had enough time and energy to do a lot of freelancing on the side, which I loved. I started a new editorial position in October, and haven’t had time to pitch anything to the editors I usually work with because my hours have increased dramatically. I …
Feb 22, 2007 Advice, You Ask, We Answer
Tiffani asks: “Tomorrow I’m interviewing someone I am a big fan of, and I want to make sure I keep it together and don’t look totally unprofessional or silly. Any tips on handling the nervousness and getting a good interview?”
I know how you feel: tomorrow I’ll be interviewing two big-name authors — in person — …
Feb 19, 2007 Advice, You Ask, We Answer
Kim writes: “I’m drafting a query for a monthly magazine that runs a feature on a particular subject three times a year. I’ve reviewed what’s been published in this section since 2005. The first six articles are very similar, informative in tone and slanted toward a particular segment of the magazine’s readership. The most recent …
Feb 18, 2007 Advice, Query letters, You Ask, We Answer
