David Allen is the author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Penguin, 2002) and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life (Viking Adult, 2003). These books have changed the way I juggle all the tasks of being a freelance writer — and a busy person — from research to …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 19, 2007 Cool tools, Writer Q&A
In January, I announced that I was experimenting with a new way to run my eight-week e-course on getting published in magazines: instead of announcing a set start date, I would allow students to sign up and take the course any time they liked (thanks to the wonders of my new autoresponder).
Well, I’m going back …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 18, 2007 Classes
Toddie writes: “Oh goddesses of the freelance world: [Nice! -Linda]
In a number of the reference books I’ve read regarding breaking into freelance writing and/or freelance copywriting, the authors give advice of joining writers’ groups to get an idea of what people charge. I already have the reference article from Writers’ Market entitled ‘How Much Should …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 17, 2007 You Ask, We Answer
Kristen Fisher is the author of Creatively Self-Employed: How Writers and Artists Deal with Career Ups and Downs. [lf]
Why did you self-publish Creatively Self-Employed, and what did you learn about creative freelancing from the process?
I published this book because I’ve always dreamed of being an author and this was a topic I knew about. I …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 16, 2007 Writer Q&A
We just wanted to remind everyone about our new Renegade Writer e-Books store, where we offer e-books about freelancing. The books available there so far are:
Editors Unleashed: Magazine editors growl about their writer peeves: For this e-book, Linda interviewed ten (anonymous) editors of national and trade magazines about what writers do that ticks them off. …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 15, 2007 Cool products, News you can use
