The Renegade Writer

Bust My Excuse: I’m Afraid of Interviewing!

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 Janet’s excuse: I really want to make it as a freelance writer, but I’m afraid of interviewing people! I …

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Nov 29, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Interviewing, Motivation

Bust My Excuse: I’m Too Old to Get Started!

I offer to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. (By the way, if you have an excuse you’d like me to bust, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.) Have a lot of excuses — or a lot of questions? I’m offering a 10% discount …

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Aug 2, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Motivation, Observations, Writing

Bust My Excuse: Everyone Else Writes Better Than Me!

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 Diane’s excuse: I always feel that I’m not good enough. I don’t have an MFA, I haven’t been writing …

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Jul 26, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Motivation, Query letters, Writing

Bust My Excuse: I’m Not Sure How Long a Query Should Be!

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 Stacy’s excuse: I just sold my first query-ever! And while I’m excited to get paid for my writing, I’d …

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Jul 15, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Query letters

Bust My Excuse: I’m Afraid of Doing It Wrong

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 …

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Jun 30, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Writing

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