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Pat Curry, who teaches our e-course Writing for Trade Magazines, is running a fun contest right here: Post in the Comments section below with the name of the strangest-sounding trade magazine you can find. Pat will pick the best one, and the winner will get free entry into the Premium version of her course that [...]

FOLIO: reached out to a wide selection of magazine/media industry professionals — publishers, editors, chief executives, dealmakers, bloggers — to channel their inner Nostradamus and work up some predictions for 2010. Which magazines will survive? Which won’t? Which technologies will propel the industry next year? What are the keys to staying in business while hopefully [...]

I have thousands of bylines that attest to the fact that I make my living as a writer. But it’s my keyboard that tells the story of the tens of thousands of hours I’ve spent at this desk working at my craft.

Is food writing your dream career? In February, Monica Bhide will be speaking at the Roger Smith Food Writers’ Conference in New York City. Monica will be on a panel called Turning Your Life and Food into a Best Seller. Other panels at the conference include The Future of Food Writing on the Internet, How [...]

My free teleclass Secrets to Essays That Sell with Amy Paturel was a great success! We had close to 50 writers on the line, and Amy shared the scoop on everything from using universal themes to following up with editors. I especially liked the question and answer portion of the teleclass, but that may be [...]

The “You Ask, We Answer” feature on this blog has been pretty slow lately. If you have a question about freelance writing for magazines, please send it to us at questions @ therenegadewriter.com. We may answer your question here on the blog. Thanks!
If you have a bunch of burning questions about the query writing process, [...]

This is a guest post by Pat Curry, who teaches our e-course on writing for trade magazines. Next session starts January 11!
I took my daughter’s car in today to Jiffy Lube to get the oil changed, largely because we had a $3 coupon. It was a $32.99 service. I walked out having paid $76, singing [...]

I’m trying to find out what free teleclass topics and Renegade Writer blog posts would be of most value to you, as well as how I can best get the word out about our offerings such as e-courses and phone mentoring, so I developed a short survey. Please take a few minutes and complete the [...]

Last week, like millions of Americans, I sat down to watch the season finale of one of my favorite reality shows, The Amazing Race. OK, I know a lot of people think reality television is dumb — and a lot of it IS dumb — but I’ll argue that The Amazing Race is an outstanding [...]

If you’ll be attending Amy Paturel’s free teleclass Secrets to Essays That Sell on December 15, please download and read the class handout on the Free Teleclasses for Writers page. You can also get more info on this teleclass and how to RSVP on this page. Thanks! [lf]