The Renegade Writer Blog

Eve Adamson is the co-author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Zen Living, a book that I turn to whenever my work is driving me crazy. I interviewed Eve to get her take on the Zen of writing.
How does the practice of Zen relate to magazine writing, book authoring, or copywriting? I think many people […]

I had the privilege of being interviewed for Wow! Women on Writing. The women who run the site asked some great questions about the writing life and did a wonderful job with the page design, making me look way renegade! Read the interview here. [lf]
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David Allen is the author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (Penguin, 2002) and Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Work and Life (Viking Adult, 2003). These books have changed the way I juggle all the tasks of being a freelance writer — and a busy person — from research to […]

Kristen Fisher is the author of Creatively Self-Employed: How Writers and Artists Deal with Career Ups and Downs. [lf]
Why did you self-publish Creatively Self-Employed, and what did you learn about creative freelancing from the process?
I published this book because I’ve always dreamed of being an author and this was a topic I knew about. I […]

Michelle Goodman is the author of The Anti 9-to-5 Guide: Practical Career Advice for Women Who Think Outside the Cube (Seal Press, 2006). We talked with her about how to escape the cube and find success as a freelancer. [lf]
In your book, you focused on women who want to pursue their dream careers. Why did […]

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 […]

Stephanie Chandler is the author of From Entrepreneur to Infopreneur: Make Money with Books, eBooks, and Information Products (John Wiley & Sons, December 2006). We spoke with Stephanie about how freelancers can make more money as infopreneurs.
Can you tell us a bit about your experiences as an infopreneur?
It all began when I was writing my […]

Tom Weede is the author of the soon-to-be-published The Entrepreneur Diet, which gives great advice on how time-strapped entrepreneurs (and freelancers!) can get fit, beat stress, and work better. (Believe it or not, research shows that people who exercise tend to be more productive at work.) [lf]
Can you tell us a little about your new […]

Jennifer writes: “I’ve learned that good queries typically include quotes, stats, anecdotes, etc. and I understand the reasoning behind this. My question is… if I were to include these in my queries am I then committed to including these exact quotes, stats, etc. in the actual body of the article? I can think of a […]

Pick up a number of big-name magazines and it won’t be long before you run across Sharon Anne Waldrop’s byline. She writes for Parents, Parenting, Women’s Health, Woman’s Day, Health, and more. I “know” Sharon mostly from a writers’ bulletin board online, but we’ve actually met in person and she’s a smart, energetic whippersnapper. When […]