I offer to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. (If you have an excuse you’d like me to bust, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.)
Ali sent in her excuse: My excuse is that I just don’t know how to start. I’ve made a decent …
Jun 30, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Writing
I’m thinking of creating some video posts for fun. Are there any topics you’d like to see me tackle on video? It seems the medium isn’t the best forngetting into the nitty-gritty of query writing and other writing-heavy topics, but it would work well for more personal subjects like motivation and confidence. But outside of …
Do you love food? Yeah, us too. That’s why we offer an e-course called Introduction to Food Writing, taught by the fabulous Monica Bhide; the next session starts on Monday, July 5. There’s no more space in the Gold version (with e-mail and phone support), but Premium and Basic are still open.
Monica is the …
Jun 28, 2010 Classes
I offer to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. If you have an excuse you’d like me to bust, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.
Here’s Rebecca’s excuse: I’m just beginning my adventure as a freelancer. Recently I was all ready to send in my …
Jun 24, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Ideas, Motivation, Query letters
Think your peach defuzzer is the greatest product in the known universe, or rep a doctor who’s on the road to curing a formerly incurable disease? Then you’re probably signed up as an expert source on services like Help a Reporter (HARO) and ProfNet.
I use these services as just one of many tools in …
Jun 21, 2010 Marketing, Public relations, Rants, Sources
