Okay, I just set up my first free monthly teleclass! Here are the details:
Date: Tuesday, October 13 at 8:30-9:30 pm ET.
Topic: Querying with Confidence. Do you have trouble coming up with a pitch that a magazine editor will love — or do you have the know-how, but you’re afraid of rejection? In this teleclass, we’ll …
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Sep 29, 2009
Teleclasses

Nancy asked:
I’ve been scouring the internet for someone who can answer a basic freelancing question for me. Are all these writers who quote “experts” for their stories actually quoting their own interviews with the experts/authors or are they quoting the experts’ books, which are always named. I see so many stories where three different experts …
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Sep 27, 2009
Writing
I got this question in the Comments section but thought it would be good to answer it on the blog.
Sarah wrote:
Hi Linda, I have a question and didn’t know who else to ask. I am an accomplished magazine freelancer who has been approached by a semi-public figure to co write a book. However, he doesn’t …
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Sep 24, 2009
Advice, Book authoring, You Ask, We Answer

According to the post How to Do The Hard Thing: Part 5 of 5 on the Play It Forward blog, “shoulds” weigh one to two tons more than “want-tos.” The author goes on to explain how to lighten up those shoulds (I should make that difficult call to my editor, I should prepare for that …
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Sep 22, 2009
Writing
I’m now offering free teleclasses for writers on topics ranging from how to write a killer query to how to organize your assignment workflow, all based on my 12 years as a successful freelancer. The teleclasses will take place in the evening during the business week, and will last from 45 minutes to one hour. …
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Sep 17, 2009
Teleclasses