The Renegade Writer Blog

Here’s a note from HCI, publishers of the Chicken Soup series and the Ultimate series:
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This is just a quick reminder of deadlines coming up for submissions from writers and photographers for the Ultimate series from HCI Books.
We’re looking for “slice-of-life” stories and photos that are inspirational, motivational, humorous or thought-provoking. Here’s what’s looming, please don’t […]

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 […]

There was a good post on health insurance options for freelancers posted yesterday at FreelanceSwitch. Some information that wasn’t included: if you’re in the U.S., check with your state’s insurance commission on programs for insuring a small business/sole proprietorship . Don’t just assume because you’re an independent contractor you can’t buy a group plan on […]

Over at the Freelance Writing Jobs blog, Deborah Ng wrote about the importance of keeping good records. Apropos for me this month as I continue to recover from the frenzied weeks leading up to April 15, spent analyzing parking receipts and checking deposits. Every year I promise myself I’ll balance my checking statement the day […]

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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Our next session of e-courses is starting in late April/early May, and I wanted to share these kudos for Elaine Grant’s course Magazine Writing Basics:
I loved the Magazine Writing Basics course. I learned a lot even though I took a Writing & Editing course through a university a couple years ago and a few of […]

We had such great success with our new Renegade Writer courses that we’re offering them again! Check out the new dates…we have courses starting on April 28 and May 5. And keep an eye on that page…we’ll be adding courses on travel writing, idea generation, and more exciting topics.
Here’s what students have had to say […]

Novelist and magazine writer Allison Winn-Scotch posted some terrific advice today at Ask Allison for newbie freelancers. And may I say, it’s great advice for those of us who’ve been around the block and back again. I laughed when I read, “I honestly couldn’t give two figs if a pitch or an article gets rejected. […]

I am honored to have been interviewed for the fab FreelanceSwitch blog! I talk about how I got started, my advice for beginning writers, and my new organization Creative Professionals for Animal Welfare (creativePAW). [lf]
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