This is a guest post by writer Kristine Hansen. She’s written for Wine Enthusiast, Yoga Journal, American Way (the inflight magazine for American Airlines), The Writer, The Onion, Audubon, Budget Travel, Backpacker, Town & Country, Midwest Living, and Time Out Chicago.
Don’t worry. I won’t go on and on about these lean economic times. But what …
Jan 29, 2009 Advice, Query letters
You’ve sent out 20 letters of introduction (commonly known as LOIs) to magazine editors and have gotten exactly zero assignments. Find out what this means and how to analyze your LOI ROI with Erik Sherman’s article When the Marketing Response is Disappointing. [lf]
Jan 28, 2009 Marketing
Elaine Grant, who teaches the Magazine Writing Basics class through the Renegade Writer, just sent me this testimonial for her class:
Elaine’s class helped me focus my ideas and target my writing to get it ready for publication. Her online “lectures” are full of information and fun to read. I still find myself referring back to …
Jan 27, 2009 Classes
Have you ever gotten in over your head with an assignment? Maybe the topic ended up being too technical for you or your sources spoke in fluent jargon-ese. Maria Schneider, my former editor at Writer’s Digest and current owner of the Editor Unleashed blog, has tips for getting through a tough assignment. First step: Don’t …
Copyblogger.com has a great post on 14 Foolproof Proofreading Tips for Bloggers. For example, the poster recommends keeping a list of words you commonly misspell so you can search and destroy them before your post goes live. Check it out! [lf]
Jan 23, 2009 Writing
