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The RW Makeover is in full swing over here in the offices of Jen A. Miller (where I am not only president of the company but also CFO, office manager, secretary and janitor — my dog is CEO).
To start, I’ve been sending introduction packaged to editors at target magazines. I know that intro packages are […]

We had a record-breaking January in traffic to the blog. Thanks guys! We really appreciate our regular visitors (yeah, we know who you are, but don’t worry — there are lots of you out there) and hope we can continue offering news, information, and tips that help you grow your career.
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I just added a new plugin to the site. Down in the “leave a reply” box, there’s now a checkbox you can click. Click it, and you’ll get an e-mail whenever someone adds a comment to the thread. [db]
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Dinsa asks, “I have decided to concentrate on pitching shorts to magazines for awhile. By shorts, I mean the news and research based short pieces that run in the FOB section. These are usually 250-300 words. I would like some help on which magazines have short sections, and any info on the type of content […]

In Pitch Like a Girl: Get Respect, Get Noticed, Get What You Want, author Ronna Lichtenberg suggests that everyone treat themselves as a business — Me, Inc. — including forming a board of advisors. This idea intrigued me, so I did some additional research online.
According to an article on the NEW Entrepreneurs website, to form […]

Reese Spykerman is the owner of Design by Reese and the web design wonder behind my website, my husband’s site FunandBoardgames.com, and many others. Since I get so many questions from writers about websites, I thought I’d ask Reese for her pro tips. [lf]
Why is it important for a writer to have a website?
Let’s be […]

Lisa asks: “How often is ‘too often’ to contact a new contact? I submitted an essay to a mag I’d really like to break into. The editor got back to me pretty quickly, said the writing was good but subject matter too light, and to try again if I came up with other ideas. […]

My book writing push didn’t exactly start off on the best foot. I was set to go to a book event on Saturday to network network network, and woke up sick on Saturday morning. And given that it was about 100 degrees below zero, going out into the cold wasn’t such a great idea (and […]

I’ve recommended here on the blog using Amazon.com to find forthcoming books to help you generate article ideas and find sources for your articles and queries: Just search on a keyword, then sort the results by publication date instead of by relevance.
What I didn’t know is that Amazon.com also lets you browse by subject. That […]

Several wonderful experts have donated their time to the Renegade Writer Career Makeover so far. Please check out their Experts pages on the Renegade Writer Blog and visit their websites. So far, they are:
Life Coach Victoria Moran
Organizational Expert Donna Smallin
Life and Career Coach Kristin Taliaferro
We have a financial expert coming up…keep an eye on the […]