Got a question for the Renegade Writers? Send it to me at lindaformichelli@gmail.com. Have a lot of questions? Consider signing up for phone mentoring.
Question: How do I format my articles? Spacing? Font size? Do I need to number the pages or have a header?
Answer: I don’t know that there are any rules on that …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 8, 2012 Advice, Writing, You Ask, We Answer
People often say to me, “Linda, you’re so prolific that I bow down before you and kiss your hem. Where do you come up with so many wonderful ideas?”
To them I reply, “Why, I steal them!”
Now, I don’t mean that I break into other writers’ homes and rifle through their filing cabinets and hard drives. …… Click here to keep reading…
Many writers hate querying — they despise the interviewing, they groan at the thought of following up, and they would rather put a spike through their forehead than research markets.
Well, guess what? Your goal as a writer isn’t to pitch and pitch and pitch to keep the work flowing in forever.
It’s to stop having to …… Click here to keep reading…
Mar 1, 2012 Advice, Marketing, Query letters
Ready to kick-start your freelance writing career — or take it to the next level? My next Write for Magazines 8-week e-course starts on Monday, April 9. (The February 27 session is now closed!)
Last session, I experimented with a “Pay What You Want” pricing structure for the Basic version of the e-course with no e-mail …… Click here to keep reading…
Feb 27, 2012 Classes
A mentoring client recently told me she was going on vacation and was wondering if being unavailable for a month would hurt her career.
Au contraire — I think a vacation is a great excuse to keep in touch with your editors. Whenever I go away, I e-mail all my editors beforehand — even ones I …… Click here to keep reading…
Feb 23, 2012 Advice, Editors, Marketing, Networking
