David Allen is the author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Penguin, 2002) and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life (Viking Adult, 2003). These books have changed the way I juggle all the tasks of being a freelance writer — and a busy person — from research to …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 19, 2007 Cool tools, Writer Q&A
Diana and I often get contract questions from writers. Sometimes we can answer them, but most of the time we send the writers to the Contracts Committee at the American Society of Journalists and Authors. The experts there can answer questions about contracts and rights — and even better, this is a free service and …… Click here to keep reading…
Feb 16, 2007 Advice, Cool tools
I just added a new plugin to the site. Down in the “leave a reply” box, there’s now a checkbox you can click. Click it, and you’ll get an e-mail whenever someone adds a comment to the thread. [db]… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 31, 2007 Cool tools
I’ve recommended here on the blog using Amazon.com to find forthcoming books to help you generate article ideas and find sources for your articles and queries: Just search on a keyword, then sort the results by publication date instead of by relevance.
What I didn’t know is that Amazon.com also lets you browse by subject. That …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 23, 2007 Advice, Cool tools, Query letters
As I’m sure you’ve all got a list of New Year goals as long as mine, I thought I’d share a few sites that will help you feel better, look better, and sell better in 2007.
Courtesy of a recent post on Lifehacker, I was reintroduced to FitDay. Almost everyone tries to lose weight or get …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 4, 2007 Cool tools
