The Renegade Writer

Bust My Excuse: I’m a Busy Mom–I Don’t Have Time to Write!

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 …

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May 17, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Writing

3 Excuses That Are Keeping You from a Successful Freelance Writing Career

Did you ever think it’s not the economy, of the toughness of the industry, or just plain bad luck that’s keeping you from flourishing as a freelance writer — but your own limiting beliefs? Many aspiring freelancers are wonderful writers with salable ideas, but they can’t break out of the writing-for-cheap (or worse, writing-for-free) stage …

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May 2, 2010 Advice, Motivation, Observations, Personal yammerings, Rants, Self improvement

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