The Renegade Writer Blog

Three weeks ago, a writer (let’s call him Jack) e-mailed me asking for the contact information of the editor at a magazine I wrote for. I told Jack that I no longer write for the magazine and that the editor had changed since I last worked for them — but that the magazine was published [...]

You’ve found an editor on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Should you ask to connect? Will the editor think you’re a stalker? If you connect, do you have to reign in your free expression, lest the editor sees photos of you with a lampshade on your head on Facebook, or catches your Twitter post about a [...]

If you’re thinking of making the leap to full-time freelancing, first take our quiz to find out if freelancing is for you — and to improve any areas you may be weak in.
1. I’m self-motivated. Yes__ No__
When you freelance, there’s no boss looking over your shoulder to make sure you get your work done. [...]

This post is by guest blogger Michelle V. Rafter, owner of the fabulous WordCount blog. Thanks, Michelle!
Last September I was getting ready to start writing again after spending most of the previous seven years at home with my kids. I was totally out of touch with the freelance world and way behind on the subjects [...]

Recently a writer I know announced some good news to fellow freelancers about a story she’d successfully pitched. A few “congrats!” flowed in, then someone asked, “Who gave you the assignment?”
The question took me aback. I like to think such questions are asked out of innocence, but experience has taught me there are more than [...]

We’ve let our blogroll get out of date, so I’m curious: who here blogs and what do you blog about? And what is your favorite blog about blogging? Mine is Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger.net — it’s a good mix of posts about blog writing and the tech/marketing side of blogging.
Give us your answers in the comments [...]

A day or so ago, Linda posted a notice about our second meeting of Way North Writers, a group for New England writers to network and share leads, inspiration and advice. I’m happy to say that we have a wonderful coach coming to lead us through a workshop on clarifying our dreams and achieving goals [...]

Say hello to Way North Writers, which is for working writers in MA, NH, VT, ME…really, anywhere within driving distance of Concord, NH. My writer friend Elaine Grant and I are modeling the group after the very popular Chicks Who Write group in Boston — but we have a bonus in that we allow dudes! [...]

LinkedIn is a professional networking site that works on the “six degrees of separation” principle: Find someone you want to meet, and chances are you know someone who knows that person. You invite friends and colleagues to “link” to you, and then all their contacts are your contacts, too. LinkedIn is free unless you want [...]

This post is inspired by Erik Sherman’s post on his blog about ignoring being ignored. You know, when you sweat all day over the perfect intro letter and clips package for a custom publisher who expressed interest in you, and weeks later the only thing in your inbox is decomposing spam.
A lot of writers will [...]