I offer to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. If you have an excuse you’d like me to bust, you can send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com.
Here’s Janet’s excuse: I really want to make it as a freelance writer, but I’m afraid of interviewing people! I …
Nov 29, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Interviewing, Motivation
A few weeks ago 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 Steve’s excuse: It’s not that I don’t pitch or query, but that …
May 31, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Magazines, Marketing, productivity
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 …
May 17, 2010 Bust My Excuse, Writing
Last week, I offered to bust readers’ excuses for not pitching magazines — or, if they’re pitching, for approaching only low/no-pay pubs. I received several excuses that are holding writers back, and I’ll be busting them over the next several weeks.
Here’s Deonne’s excuse: I come up with lame article ideas, not fresh, newsworthy ideas, and …
May 12, 2010 Advice, Bust My Excuse, Ideas
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 …
May 2, 2010 Advice, Motivation, Observations, Personal yammerings, Rants, Self improvement
