This is from a talk Andrew McMillen gave on a panel about freelancing at the Walkley Foundation’s MediaPass student industry days. Andrew has a lot of great insights, so I thought I would share his talk with Renegade Writer readers.
Andrew McMillen: Things I’ve learned about freelance journalism
The best way to be a freelance journalist is …… Click here to keep reading…
Oct 6, 2011 Advice, Observations
I’m back from my writing sabbatical! Thank you for being patient with me as I ran reprints on the blog. Now, it’s time for more original posts from yours truly and my guest posters.
As you probably know — because I never stop talking about it — I’m now a wellness coach. I offered 50 lucky …… Click here to keep reading…
Oct 3, 2011 Advice, Motivation, Observations, productivity, Writing
In a recent post, Steve Pavlina wrote, “The path of abundance isn’t the path that maximizes velocity. It’s the path that minimizes friction. If you try to maximize velocity, you end up maximizing friction too, thereby causing massive amounts of heat. Ultimately, you burn up.”
This really resonated with me. For the longest time, I chose …… Click here to keep reading…
Jul 5, 2011 Advice, Motivation, Observations, Self improvement
I’m in the process of moving from New Hampshire to North Carolina, and things will be crazy around here until we get settled in. I’ll be running some oldie-but-goodie posts on the blog until I’m back to work. Enjoy!
1. You have the right to say no.
An editor asks you to write for exposure? “No.” A …… Click here to keep reading…
Jun 16, 2011 Observations, Rants, Rules
Thanks to Steve Sears for sending me the idea for this post!
Last week, Diana wrote a post responding to a “rule” another writing instructor gives her students that you need to write for 15 regional parenting publications before trying to pitch the nationals. Diana rightly called B.S. on this advice. But some people took that …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 25, 2011 Advice, Motivation, Observations, Self improvement
