Last week, I got an assignment from a magazine that’s a marketing vehicle for a consumer product (let’s say it’s a peach pitter) to write 1,200 words on a woman who really, really likes the product. First I thought, “$1,500 — yeah!” And then, I immediately thought, “How am I going to turn out 1,200 …… Click here to keep reading…
You may remember that I offered to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. (By the way, if you have an excuse you’d like me to bust, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.)
Here’s Heather’s excuse: I’m a stay at home mom. I have a 20 …… Click here to keep reading…
May 17, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Writing
This week I wrote a post called 3 Excuses That Are Keeping You from a Successful Freelance Writing Career. I received comments and e-mails from several writers listing their own excuses that I hadn’t included on my list.
Then I came up with an idea: If you e-mail me your top excuse that’s keeping you from …… Click here to keep reading…
May 6, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Motivation, productivity
Since August, I’ve been working two days per week and still earning full-time income writing for magazines. My goal, when I started this two-day workweek, was to spend more time with my now one-year-old son, have more fun, and do more volunteering. On my days off I do check e-mail just to make sure nothing …… Click here to keep reading…
Jan 30, 2010 Advice, Motivation, productivity
If you’ve been writing professionally for a while, you’ve probably noticed that pay rates at most magazines have remained the same. A dollar a word is still the magic number — as it was in the eighties and even earlier. Add in inflation and the fact that assignments are getting shorter but still requiring the …… Click here to keep reading…
Sep 30, 2006 Advice, Ass, Observations, productivity, Self improvement, Writing
