The Care and Feeding of an Editor: Building Relationships That Will Help You Succeed as a Writer is tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9 2010 at 8:30-9:30 pm ET (Note that this is East Coast time; please check for the correct time in your time zone.) This class will take place via teleconference.

To be a successful freelance writer, you need to build relationships with your editors. Editors who know and like you will look more quickly and more carefully at your queries. And let’s face it, we don’t want to be querying forever — we eventually want to get into editors “stables” of writers they hand assignments to, and editors choose those writers they have a positive relationship with. In this teleclass, I’ll give tips on how to foster good relationships with your editors — before you ever land an assignment, during the assignment process, and between articles. There will be time for a Q&A at the end. Also, I’ll be making a special offer for conference attendees only!

Conference number: 218-895-0763

Passcode: 2244#

**This is not a toll-free number. If you have unlimited long distance, you won’t pay for the call, but if you pay for calls by the minute, it will appear on your bill.**

Here is the link where you can access the participant keypad controls: http://www.freeconferencepro.com/support.aspx. This will tell you how to mute the call, how to get help, and more.

If you’re interested in taking part in the call, please e-mail me at lindaformichelli@gmail.com with “RSVP Editors” in the subject line to let me know just so I can get a rough tally of how many people to expect. Don’t worry if I don’t reply to your RSVP — if you send it, rest assured that you’re in!

If you’d like to be alerted via e-mail whenever I have a new teleclass scheduled, please subscribe to the e-mail list on this page.

The Rules (Even Renegades need rules!)

These are some basic guidelines to help make the teleclass successful for everyone:

• Use a landline for the best phone reception for you and for others in the class. If you must call in from a cell phone or internet phone, please be prepared to either mute yourself or hang up and call back on a different line if you bring an echo or static to the call. Speaker phones are not recommended since they pick up all background noise and can disrupt the call for others. Skype is also not recommended as the conference call system tends to kick off Skype users. (It’s happened to me!)

• Not sure what time the class starts in your time zone? Use the Time Zone Converter at http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc to find out when it’s 8:30 pm ET where you live.

• Disable the “Call Waiting” feature on your phone. To do this on most phones, dial *70 before dialing into the teleclass call. After you hang up, your call-waiting feature automatically resumes. However, it’s best to check with your telephone company provider or cell phone company.

• Turn off the ringer to the second line when using a multi-line phone.

• Please stay close to the base unit if you are using a cordless phone. Otherwise, the static can ruin the call for everyone.

• Do not put the teleclass on hold if the Hold feature on your phone plays music or other sounds. It’s very difficult to conduct a class over the music or commercials piped in from your Hold feature. If you must put the call on hold, please hang up and call back when you are ready to rejoin the call.

• Announce yourself when you join the teleclass: your name and, if you like, the city you are calling from. Then, please mute your line by pressing *6 on your phone’s keypad to help reduce background noise. You can unmute by pressing *6 again if you have a question during the Q&A time.

• Please hold your questions/comments until you’ve been prompted to ask a question or invited to comment. Please keep your comments/questions concise.

• Please do not give out the teleclass phone number and PIN codes to others who haven’t RSVPed. There is limited space on the bridge line.

• You may not record the teleclass. I will be recording the class for those who can’t make it. If you object to being recorded, please don’t attend the teleclass. (You can always get a recording later, but you’ll miss out on the limited-time free offer I make later in the class!)

I look forward to seeing you there! [lf]

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