I’ve come to realize that the Renegade Writer’s blogroll is seriously out of date. I want the blogroll to be a great source for writers looking for other professional blogs, and I also would like to return the blogroll love to those writing blogs that link to the Renegade Writer. If you have a writing …
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Oct 30, 2009
Cool tools, Help us!
A couple of weeks ago, I posted a question from a reader who wanted to know if he should mention his copywriting creds in a magazine query. Thanks to all of you who answered him in the Comments!
I also asked an editor of mine at a national magazine, who just sent me his reply because …
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Oct 27, 2009
Advice, Editors, Query letters

This past week, when I had a houseful of guests and my husband was in Germany, I discovered that my 19-year-old cat Rupert had cancer all through his liver and pancreas. I made the decision to have him euthanized, and held him while the vet did it. I didn’t think I would cry because it …
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Oct 26, 2009
Writing
I’ve been getting some wonderful feedback from my students in my current session of Get Unstuck! for Freelancers — a 6-week e-course that will help you get more motivated, more organized, and more productive.
One part of one of my assignments (to help beat perfectionism) is to purposely send an e-mail to an editor with a …
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Oct 22, 2009
Writing

What’s this? A photo depicting 2010 New Year’s festivities? In October? That’s it…Linda’s clearly gone ’round the bend this time. She’s in cahoots with the department stores that already have their Christmas trees up. I’ll plan for 2010 later in the year like a normal person.
Will you? The holidays are around the corner, and you …
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Oct 22, 2009
Writing