
The Renegade Writer Blog was voted one of the Top 10 Writing Blogs by Write to Done. I love sharing the tips and advice I’ve gleaned over 13 years of full-time freelancing, so it’s nice to be recognized this way. Thanks to everyone who nominated me.
For those of you who are here for the first …
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Dec 23, 2010
Contests, News you can use, Observations
Last week I ran a contest to give away free entry into my Write for Magazines e-course starting on July 19. The winner of the random drawing is Paola Loriggio. Congratulations, Paola!
Not a winner (of the contest, that is — I know you’re a winner in life!) but still want to learn how to break …
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Jul 14, 2010
Classes, Contests
For today only — Friday, April 30 — Diana and I are running a Twitter contest. We’ll pick a random entrant to win their choice of the Basic version of one of these five e-courses:
Amy Paturel’s Essay Writing: Find the Story in You — and Sell It (starts May 3)
Diana Burrell’s Become an Idea Machine: …
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Apr 30, 2010
Contests, Writing
Thanks to Justin for pointing out to us that someone at amazon.com has a sense of humor — or is simply a frustrated freelance writer filled with existential angst.
Check out the page for The Renegade Writer’s Query Letters That Rock. The best quip about the mixup in the comments below will win a signed copy. …
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Mar 11, 2010
Book news, Contests, Hooks & Crooks, Observations, Query letters
I want to give a big thanks to everyone who submitted entries in the ‘Strangest Trade Magazine’ title contest. It was a tough, tough decision to pick a winner. Some of the titles were playful, such as Spudman for people working in the potato industry, and Sheep! for sheep farmers. Miniature Donkey Talk was right …
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Jan 7, 2010
Classes, Contests