
Before I jump into today’s post, I’d like to let you know that my next e-course on breaking into magazines, which has helped students land assignments from magazines ranging from Pizza Today to Woman’s Day, starts on Monday, August 3. That’s just a week away! Also, due to popular demand (no, really!), I’ve added a …
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Jul 27, 2009
Advice, Money, Motivation, Personal yammerings, productivity

This guest post is by Jennifer Lawler, author of more than two dozen books, magazine writer, and agent with the Salkind Agency.
I’ve been a writer for about fifteen years, writing mostly non-fiction books in the how-to and self-help categories. For the past few years, I’ve done a lot of coaching with writers and have …
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Jul 23, 2009
Advice, Marketing, Writing
Thanks to everyone who entered the drawing to win free entry into my 8-week e-course on breaking into magazines. I used Random.org to determine the winner, and lucky number 87 is:
Amy Tompkins
Congratulations, Amy! I’ll add you to the roster for my Premium course (the one with e-mail support) that starts on August 3.
I got so …
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Jul 21, 2009
Writing

After our son Traver came home in January, I took off on maternity leave for the month, fully expecting to jump back into work on February 1. I didn’t really take off of work totally — I did send queries and letters of introduction, hoping to rack up work for February. But February came and …
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Jul 16, 2009
Marketing, Money, Observations, Personal yammerings
My next 8-week Write for Magazines e-course will begin on August 3, 2009. If you’d like to enter to win free entry into the Premium course (which includes 8 weeks of unlimited e-mail support), here’s a contest for you: Somewhere in my Write for Magazines website, I’ve included instructions on how to enter the contest. …
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Jul 12, 2009
Writing