The Renegade Writer

Did You Win the “Opposite Idea” Contest?

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest to create the best “opposite” idea. I must say, I got a lot of great entries and it was hard to choose the best one. I was especially impressed with the writers who took on multiple titles (or even all of them!).

But this is the one that …

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Oct 24, 2011 Contests, Ideas

Recording of Teleclass “Five Reasons Why Editors Won’t Buy Your Great Ideas” Now Available

The free teleclass Five Reasons Why Editors Won’t Buy Your Great Ideas, taught by Diana Burrell, turned out great! Diana didn’t insult attendees’ intelligence with reasons like “You didn’t spell the editor’s name right” or “Your idea was no good” — she came up with five reasons for rejection that many writers don’t already know …

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Mar 14, 2011 Editors, Ideas, Marketing, Query letters, Teleclasses

Free Teleclass with Diana Burrell is Tonight!

Just a quick reminder that the free teleclass Five Reasons Why Editors Won’t Buy Your Great Ideas, taught by Diana Burrell, is tonight at 8:30 – 9:30 pm ET. For more details and to learn how to sign up, please visit the teleclass page. We hope to see you there!

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Mar 8, 2011 Teleclasses

You Ask, I Answer: Can I Send Similar Ideas to Different Magazines?

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.

James asks: There’s a topic that is very timely that I’d like to write about and that has potential for a number …

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Oct 7, 2010 Advice, Editors, Ideas, Marketing, Query letters, You Ask, We Answer

You Ask, We Answer: How Do I Find News Before It’s News?

I offer to answer freelance writers’ burning questions on the blog. (By the way, if you have a question you’d like me to answer, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.) Have a lot of questions? I’m offering a 10% discount off my phone mentoring services through August 20.

Here’s Mark’s question: Here’s what happened. I called …

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Aug 11, 2010 Advice, Ideas, Marketing, You Ask, We Answer

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