The Renegade Writer

7 More Productivity Hacks for Writers

I’ve been reading a lot about productivity and thinking about how I can be more productive in my freelance career. In April, Diana wrote “10 Productivity Hacks for Freelancers.” Here are seven more.

1. Delegate. Delegate tasks to your spouse or kids, especially when you’re under a tight deadline and need all the help you can …

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Aug 31, 2008 Advice, Cool tools, Observations, Organization, productivity

Show Us a Little Love

Michael A. Stelzner’s Writing White Papers Blog is accepting nominations for the 2008 Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest. The Renegade Writer blog made the cut last year, and we’re hoping to win honors for 2008 as well. If you follow our blog, please do head over to the Writing White Papers blog and nominate …

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Aug 28, 2008 Contests, Help us!

Kickstart Your Brainstorming Process

I’m probably the only writer who procrastinates so much that she can manage to procrastinate and brainstorm article ideas at the same time. In the middle of a brainstorming session, I idly typed “ideas” into Google to see what would pop up. One of the best hits was for WhyNot.net, a site where readers can …

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Aug 26, 2008 Writing

It Doesn’t Pay to Be the Grammar Police

You’re a writer; you know your grammar. Did you ever want to surreptitiously whip out your pen and correct a misplaced apostrophe or a typographical error (and there are so many!) on a sign? Don’t do it! Two grammar vigilantes were recently punished for fixing a sign. [lf]

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Aug 26, 2008 Writing

If Writers Competed in the Olympics…

…it might be something like this. [lf]

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Aug 24, 2008 Observations, Writers, Writing

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