I answer freelancers’ burning questions on the blog. Got a question? Send it to lindaformichelli@gmail.com. Got a lot of questions? Consider signing up for a phone mentoring session.
Carrie asks: How do you know if you are a good writer? I have been reading countless writing books, such as On Writing, Elements of Style, etc. I …
Oct 14, 2010 Advice, Writing, You Ask, We Answer
I hear from a lot of freelancing parents who have trouble getting it all done. How can I do an interview, they ask, while the house is falling down around my ears? How do I handle mountains of laundry and my writing when I have only two hours a day while my kid naps?
I …
Sep 27, 2010 Advice, Organization, Personal yammerings, 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 …
Jan 30, 2010 Advice, Motivation, productivity
I just heard from Marina Krakovsky, one of my travel writing workshop alumna, on the success she had in placing an essay she worked on during the course. I love getting news like that! And working with Marina, who is such an accomplished writer, was a total joy.
Marina’s goal, when she signed up for the …
Mar 16, 2009 Advice, Magazines, News you can use, Personal yammerings, Writing
I’ve been teaching Magazine Writing Basics for a while now, and when I taught my last session, I added two phone consultations to the e-course – one during the first week, and one at the end of the 8-week class. I wanted to speak with my students because I really feel that teaching magazine writing …
Jan 21, 2009 Advice, Classes, Observations, Self improvement, Writing
