You may have noticed from our cool new links above or that nifty green starburst that the Renegade Writer site is now offering courses in various topics from experienced, successful freelancers and former editors. One of those courses is on making money by writing for trade magazines. I actually write for several trades myself, including …… Click here to keep reading…
We have a winner for the Renegade Writer’s Tom Swifty contest! There were so many hilarious entries that it was hard to choose, so I enlisted my writer husband Eric to help me sort through them.
The winning entry:
“I hate writing articles with bullet points,†he said listlessly.
We loved the way the adjective matched the feeling …… Click here to keep reading…
Sep 6, 2007 Contests
Yesterday I was reading a Haruki Murakami book and he mentioned Tom Swift. I didn’t know who that was, so I asked my husband, and he said, “I don’t know who he was, but I know there is a type of phrase named after him.” So I turned to the magical Wikipedia, which said that …… Click here to keep reading…
Sep 4, 2007 Ass, Contests, Personal yammerings
Last year I wrote an article on the Japanese form of therapy called Naikan (which is still waiting to be slotted for publication at a certain national health magazine!), and I learned so much that can be applied to freelancing.
To practice Naikan, you ask yourself three questions while focusing on a particular person and/or time …… Click here to keep reading…
Sep 3, 2007 Advice, Observations, Self improvement
