This month marks the 10th anniversary of when I went full-time freelance. Since then I’ve written for more than 120 magazines (I lost count after that!) ranging from The Federal Credit Union and Multi-Channel Merchant to USA Weekend and Redbook. I’ve co-authored eight books, including The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing …… Click here to keep reading…
Jul 25, 2007 Advice, Observations, Personal yammerings
Jul 24, 2007 Book news, Cool products, News you can use
Chryselle writes: I’ve just had a feature published in my local paper and the editor in charge of the section has attributed the article to herself!! My 1500 word article was cut into half (of which I had been informed earlier) and the editor in question had emailed me saying that while they could not …… Click here to keep reading…
Jul 23, 2007 Advice, Editors, You Ask, We Answer
Caroline asks: Hello! I am new to this whole freelancing thing-a-ma-jig (yes, that it is a made up word), and I have a question about electronic clips. Now, being the good little renegade writer that I am, I have been working on putting together queries that I would like to email. I have several that …… Click here to keep reading…
Jul 20, 2007 Advice, Book authoring, Query letters, You Ask, We Answer
A pair of students in my last 8-week e-course on breaking into magazines, Wayne and Treba Thompson, wrote a killer query that was accepted by Blue Water Sailing magazine! Their query had a lot of style, with clever use of nautical terms, sharp language, and great quotes from impressive experts. Not to mention that their …… Click here to keep reading…
Jul 18, 2007 Classes, Query letters
