
I’ve been doing a lot of work to make the Renegade Writer blog more user-friendly and to reflect what I’m all about; for example, I revamped the About Us page and created a new tagline.
Also, I finally decided to suck it up and get a professional redesign. My fabulous designer Reese Spykerman will be doing …
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Dec 28, 2010
Help us!, News you can use

If you really, really like us, please nominate the Renegade Writer blog for the 5th Annual Top 10 Blogs for Writers Contest! I’ve been working hard to bring readers a good mix of posts about marketing, craft, motivation, productivity, and personal development for freelance writers. I love the writing life, and my goal is to …
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Nov 11, 2010
Help us!, News you can use

I had a mentoring client ask me how people who work full time make freelancing work, and I promised I would pose her question on the blog. Last year I did a survey of our readers, and many of you say that freelancing is a side job for you on top of your regular job. …
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Sep 2, 2010
Help us!, Motivation, productivity
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 …
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Jun 29, 2010
Blogging, Help us!
I’m posting this request for Kelly James-Enger, author of Six-Figure Freelancing:
When I was working on Six-Figure Freelancing several years ago, I found only two surveys about freelancer’s income. One was a 2003 survey of 369 ASJA members. At that time, 41% made more than $50,000 a year, including 12% grossing more than $100,000 annually. Another …
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Jun 9, 2010
Help us!, Money