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I found a fabulous site this a.m. called Mygazines where you can browse current issues of many popular magazines. I found September issues of everything from Dwell and Parenting, to Oxygen and Men’s Journal.  How it works: site visitors scan and upload current issues of magazines, which can then be read via the site’s “reader” […]

Career columnist Penelope Trunk wrote an interesting blog post last month about Twitter — specifically about why it’s good to jump into stuff like Twittering and blogging when you have no idea what you’re doing — or even if you don’t “get” it. On a grander scale, I believe in this advice, too. Writing a […]

You may have wondered how come there’s a little picture of me next to my comments. That’s because we’ve got a Gravatar-enabled blog. If you’d like to have a little picture next to your comments, go to Gravatar, sign up for a free account, upload a picture, and every time you post here, we’ll be […]

Dustin over at the Writer’s Technology Companion has posted a good overview of RSS feeds today (stands for “Really Simple Syndication”) in honor of RSS Appreciation Day. And boy, do I appreciate RSS feeds, both as a reader and a blogger. I meet a lot of people who have no idea about places like Bloglines […]

First, what’s a hack? A hack can be a writer who churns out copy, yes, but here I mean a tip or trick that makes your workday more productive. And hey, I welcome any and all tips that help me churn out the words. Here, the ten productivity hacks I use most often and recommend […]

ProfNet not doing it for you? Try Peter Shankman’s “If I Can Help a Reporter Out”: www.helpareporter.com. If you’re looking for sources, send your request to peter [at] shankman [dot] com and he’ll forward it to his extensive list. I haven’t tried this yet, but have heard good things from other writers. [lf]
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Renegade reader Alicia Cosgrove (Wordwych on The RW blog) has a great tip for transcribing interviews. I’ll let her tell you herself:
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I write for a small local newspaper, doing human interest stories and local news. This, of course, requires me to interview many people, both by phone and in person with laptop balanced on anything […]

It’s 2:30 pm…do you know where your wiki is?
This is a public service announcement by the Renegade Writers, creators of the Renegade Writer Markets Wiki. This feature of the RW site includes pitching info on magazines such as Health, BabyZone.com, The Engravers Journal, Swimming Times, and Road King. Please check it out, sign up (it’s […]

Rachel asks: I’m moving up in the freelance world, and need to improve my interviewing equipment. I’d like something that will record my phone interviews so I can concentrate on the questions I’m asking and not note-taking. What do you recommend for phone interviews?
When I was starting out, I used a regular tape recorder and […]

Are you the type of person who always has a long list of to-dos? Do you manage to check off items fairly easily, but never feel like you accomplish much despite being “busy”? Or maybe you’re a writer who has a lot of projects on the burners, but you rarely complete them to your satisfaction?
If […]