By Carol Tice
It’s hard to get an assignment from a magazine when you have no previously published articles to show the editor.
And it’s hard to get any article clips if you can’t get an assignment.
Often, when I meet writers like this, they’ll tell me they’ve got an idea on how to break out of this …… Click here to keep reading…
By Linda Formichelli
A good Letter of Introduction (LOI) is a powerful way to build relationships with editors and prospects and get gigs.
The bad news is — many writers are missing out on a great opportunity by sending out weak LOIS.
Here are the top four LOI sins that can cause an editor to pass on you:
Mistake …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 29, 2013 Marketing
By Linda Formichelli
I always knew I wanted to be a writer. Yet I ended up in a Master’s program in Slavic Linguistics at UC Berkeley. (And yes, I did love it!)
Then I had to make a choice: Do I want to continue on with the PhD program or follow my writing dream?
I chose the dream, …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 26, 2013 Marketing, Money, Motivation, Personal yammerings
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…