Do you have advice on how to query trade pubs when you don’t have a copy of the magazine and you are not even sure if they use freelancers who aren’t renowned experts in the field? A lot of freelancing books say to start with trade pubs, but they do not say how to do […]
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I want to set up a professional website, but I have no writing credentials or clips to display. Should I create a site anyway? I want to convey professionalism, but I have not actually done any professional work. I’ve got a nifty food blog, but I feel that may not cut it when potential editors […]
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Ever since I saw the New England Casket Company truck the other day, I’ve been seeing caskets everywhere! Today as I was on my way to the bank, I passed a truck for the Batesville Casket Company (which, of course, made me think of Norman Bates in Psycho), whose slogan is something like “Helping […]
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At Diane’s suggestion, I checked out Google Reader. Katharine greased the wheels with her suggestion of Bloglines. So far, so good. I love Google, so I decided to go in that direction. With the Google Toolbar already, well, I like to be consistent.
At any rate, I added all of the blogs I mean to read […]
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Highlights from the WIW/JHU Freelance Success seminar continue! Here’s part two of four.
PART TWOBeyond Magazines and Newspapers, with panelists Mary Collins (JHU’s Master of Arts in Writing program) and Pat McNees (author of Dying: A Book of Comfort).
Mary Collins said…
It’s important to figure out what you want to write about. Being a generalist can take […]
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As per the norm, I took about a bajillion pages of notes at the November 11 Washington Independent Writers/Johns Hopkins University Build Your Freelance Success, One Publication at a Time seminar. Okay, it was actually only 16 pages in a steno pad, but that’s still a lot of notes. Here are some of the highlights.
PART […]
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I haven’t hit up Miss Snark in more than a month.I’ve been gone from The Golden Pencil.I haven’t even visited in Absolute Write in ages.
Today I started to catch up, and man have I missed a lot! Now that my bookmarks are a little more organized, maybe it’ll be easier to get to all […]
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Over at Michael Stelzner’s call for nominations for Best Blogs for Writers, Ann shared a link to an amusing site that’s perfect for my ongoing Craigslist kick, Craigslist Curmudgeon. The ads themselves are laugh-out-loud funny, but coupled with CC’s comments, well, put your drink down first. Why didn’t I think of this?
__________________________________________www.kristenkingfreelancing.comFinalist […]
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Liz (KIWIWRITER) over at My year of getting published has named ::inkthinker:: the #4 blog on her list of Top 5 Blogs for New Writers. Check it out right here, and be sure to visit all of her top-rated blogs! Be sure to leave a comment to let her know you were there. […]
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The downside of posting ads on Craigslist is that I often get folks (particularly students) who want to hire me to do things that I consider completely unethical. Here’s what I’d like to say to each and every one of them.
Dear Cheater:
If I write your dissertation, then I get to have the degree. No, I’m […]
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While at the dealership waiting for my oil change (and my inspection, which they informed me had expired two months ago–oops!), I got a phone call from another CL person whom I had queried after reading his ad. I’m waiting on a fax from him right now.
__________________________________________www.kristenkingfreelancing.comFinalist in 2006 Writer’s Digest Best Writer’s Website […]
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Okay, I read this in Reader’s Digest a few weeks ago and could not for the life of me figure out what made it funny. Today on my way to the dealership to get my oil changed (yeah, I know, they rip you off, I get it), I laughed out loud because all of a […]
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