Becoming the Total Package
Becoming the Total Package
by: Jenna Glatzer
Being a great writer is no longer enough if you plan to score a big publishing deal, especially as a nonfiction author.
Particularly if your book idea falls into the how-to or self-help categories, you not only have to sell your terrific writing, but you also have to sell yourself as the books conduit to the world.
Publishers want to minimize their risks, so they dont haphazardly award big book contracts to unknown writersunless, that is,...
How To Outgrow 'Write What You Know'
Every writer has heard it time and again, and its not without merit: Write what you know.
When I began freelancing, I was just out of college, so what did I write about? College. I wrote profiles of collegiate entrepreneurs, I wrote editorials about college life... and after a while, I really wanted to move on and write about other things. But I didnt feel qualified.
Luckily, I didnt let that hold me back for too long.
Write what you know is a very good starting point. But thats...
Now Appearing: 9 Tips for a Well-Attended Event
Now Appearing: 9 Tips for a Well-Attended Event
by: Jenna Glatzer
When I made the decision to do free workshops and book signings for my latest book, Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer, I thought it would be easy to draw an audience. I had, after all, done all the right things to prepare for this big event: I had a successful e-zine, AbsoluteWrite.com, sent weekly directly to my target market; I was a contributing editor at the most popular magazine for writers; had been interviewed...
The Beginner's Guide to Freelance Writing
The Beginner's Guide to Freelance Writing
by: Jenna Glatzer
The Big Idea
Okay. So youve figured out that you would like to write for magazines, newspapers, and e-zines. Unfortunately, so have about eight gazillion other people on this planet. Therefore, you have to stand out from the crowd. You have to sparkle. How do you do this? Simple. It all starts with The Big Idea. The first secret you must learn in this funny business is that you dont actually have to write the whole article to...
The Makings of a Personal Essay, Really
The Makings of a Personal Essay, Really
by: Jenna Glatzer
Sometimes I can be dense when it comes to realizing the potential of my own life experiences as essays for magazines. I, of course, fully believe that everything in my life is newsworthy, but sometimes have trouble figuring out which experiences will hit home with other people.
I recently learned the secret, and it can be summarized in one word: Really?
My friends know that I can talk. I mean, I can talk! Get me on the phone...
Tight Lines, Writers!
Tight lines is a good luck wish among fishermen. When youve hooked a fish, your line tightens up.
I was musing on this expression as my husband critiqued my lousy casting skills on our latest fishing expedition. Anthonys as accurate a caster as they come. He can pinpoint a particular far-away reed and cast an inch in front of it.
We were going for bass, and he explained that bass like to hide out on the perimeters of a lake, under rocks and in between plants. Problem is, I cant...
When Your Office Is Home
When Your Office Is Home
by: Jenna Glatzer
It's easy to get obsessed. Really, it is. With work, with the almighty dollar, with achieving and building your business.
When your office is home, there is no clock to punch, no rush hour drive to get as far away from the madness as possible. No, when you work from home, it's all up to you. You can work as little or as much as you like. Unfortunately, most home-workers fall into the two extremes: those who don't work enough, and those who...
Writing as a Gift
Writing as a Gift
by: Jenna Glatzer
What am I supposed to give Anthony as a wedding gift? I asked Kristin, my bridesmaid and person-who-was-married. I mean, what kinds of things do brides give their grooms? I was thinking of hiring someone to clean the house before we left for the honeymoon so wed come back to a spotless house. Is that a good wedding gift?
Um, no, she said gently, so as not to make me feel like an idiot. It should be something personal. Like, you could paint him a...
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