
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!
In January, I wrote a post called I Just Got an Assignment. Holy Crap! Now What?, where …
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Jun 20, 2011
Advice, Editors, Rules, Sources, Writing

I answer your burning freelancing questions on the blog. If you have a question, e-mail it to me at lindaformichelli@gmail.com. Have a lot of questions? Consider signing up for a phone mentoring session.
Kelly asks: I have always been a bit leery about mentioning names of experts in a query and am not sure of the …
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Feb 25, 2011
Advice, Query letters, Sources, You Ask, We Answer

This is an excerpt from my new e-book Get Unstuck! For Freelancers: A 6-Week Course to Boost Your Motivation, Organization, and Productivity—So You Can Do More Work in Less Time, Make More Money, and Enjoy the Freelance Lifestyle. If you think the name sounds familiar, that’s because it’s the name of my popular 6-week e-course. …
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Jan 25, 2011
Advice, Cool products, Organization, productivity, Sources, Writing

For various articles I’ve had to find all kinds of “real people” or “people on the street” — an African American Chevy Suburban owner, a mom whose child had transient tics, an Asian blended family. Chances are, sometime in your writing career you’ll need an anecdote from a real person (as opposed to an expert) …
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Dec 9, 2010
Advice, Sources

I offer to answer readers’ burning freelancing questions on the blog. If you have a question, please send it to me at lindaformichelli@gmail.com. If you have a LOT of questions, please consider signing up for my phone mentoring for writers.
Steve asks: I had a meeting with a chef today who is looking for PR. He …
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Sep 13, 2010
Advice, Marketing, Public relations, Sources, You Ask, We Answer