Recently, both Carol Tice on Make a Living Writing and Diana Burrell here on the Renegade Writer have blogged about the letters we get from writers who need to make money like now.
Diana rightly noted that editors will not only not be swayed into giving you an assignment when they hear your tale of woe…they …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 22, 2013 Advice, Editors, Motivation
Think you should never pick up the phone and call an editor? We’re here to put this myth ro rest. Here, an excerpt from the new Kindle version of our cult writing classic The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success.
BREAK THIS RULE: Never call an editor.
Forget query letters and e-mail. Many …… Click here to keep reading…
By Sue Campbell
We renegades embrace rule breaking. Sending longer than usual queries, going over or under word count, finding work via Twitter: we don’t subscribe to old formulas about what works in the writing industry.
But to break the rules and have it work for us, we must employ a certain amount of style. Style is …… Click here to keep reading…
By Linda Formichelli
A couple of months ago I hosted a Redbook editor on a Freelance Writers Den call about breaking into the women’s magazines, and I asked her to address revisions.
The problem: Writers take courses like my Write for Magazines class, hone their idea, write a kick-ass query, sell the query to a newsstand magazine, …… Click here to keep reading…
By Linda Formichelli
Why aren’t you making a living as a freelance writer? In fact, why aren’t you marketing and writing right now?
Whatever ails you — whether you’re afraid or depressed or disorganized — I have posts that will help you, right here on The Renegade Writer.
Problem: You’re afraid to contact editors.
Read these posts:
Are You Afraid …… Click here to keep reading…
Dec 20, 2012 Advice, Editors, Motivation, Organization