Recording of “The Secrets to High-Energy Living” Now Available
Dec 17, 2011 Self improvement, Teleclasses
The Bad Habit That Keeps Writers from Succeeding
I’ve picked up a lot of new mentoring clients since I changed my price and timing structure, and I’m starting to recognize a common refrain:
New writers second-guess themselves all the time.
I had one client who was looking for a job and was sure that she was turned down because the company didn’t like the …
Dec 15, 2011 Advice, Motivation
How to Find Out Everything You Want to Know from an Editor
I get a lot of questions like these from writers:
The editor said I should turn in outline, but I’m not sure what exactly she wants.
The editor asked me to write up the article, but didn’t offer a contract. Is this an assignment or does he want it on spec?
One of my key sources …
Only 6 Spaces Left in the January Session of the Write for Magazines E-Course
Want to learn how to write a kick-ass query letter that will help you break into your dream publication? My Write for Magazines 8-week e-course can help, and the next one starts on January 9.
But move fast…I decided to up my student limit from 10 to 12, and six of those spaces are already …
Dec 8, 2011 Classes
Clips 101: What They Are (and Aren’t), How to Get Them, and How to Make The Most of Your Clips
I hear it almost every day from the new writers I mentor and teach in my e-course:
“I don’t have any clips, so how can I break in?”
“Does this article I wrote for a content mill count as a clip?”
“My clips are old. Can I use them?”
“Can’t I just write an article and …
Dec 5, 2011 Advice, Marketing, Query letters
