Comments for The Renegade Writer

Comment on Do You Want to Market the Easy Way — Or the Way That Will Land You Freelance Writing Gigs? by Ralph Hirtler

Ralph Hirtler — Thu, 24 May 2012 22:27:27 +0000

This is excellent advice and so true. It reminds of a news story I heard on public radio several years back. Some well-known author (I do not recall his name or genre) was running a contest where entrants had to send him correspondance. What struck me was that he would only accept handwritten or typed letters. No email. His reasoning was that writing and sending a traditional letter required thought and effort to do. As such he promised he would personally read every letter he received. People (and that includes editors) want to feel special and appreciated. A persoanlized traditional letter is one of the simplest ways to do that. It can also be done with email if extra effort is made to persoanlize it.

Comment on Do You Want to Market the Easy Way — Or the Way That Will Land You Freelance Writing Gigs? by Elizabeth Whalen

Elizabeth Whalen — Thu, 24 May 2012 21:01:33 +0000

I agree. The more personalized I make my LOIs, the higher my response rate is. It helps me stand out, and it shows that I’ve done some research on the target publication, which I’m sure the editors appreciate.

Comment on Do You Want to Market the Easy Way — Or the Way That Will Land You Freelance Writing Gigs? by Star

Star — Thu, 24 May 2012 19:06:34 +0000

Did you know the old adage that someone has to “see” your name 7 times for it to register is now 13 times or something like that? All those beeps, tweets, inmails–it’s cyber hassling. As for mailing, when you call after, they say oh, I never saw that, can you send it again. But if you call first, they say send a card–that’s stupid–just ask on the phone. This game gets tricky. Anyhow people don’t answer much anymore.

Comment on Podcast: How to Break Into Freelance Writing When You Have No Clips and No Experience by Julia Rymut

Julia Rymut — Wed, 23 May 2012 14:02:15 +0000

Thanks, Linda. I thought your idea of writing for trade pubs was a great one for beginners.

Comment on Podcast: How to Break Into Freelance Writing When You Have No Clips and No Experience by Linda Formichelli

Linda Formichelli — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:57:20 +0000

Thanks, Carly! That’s good to hear.