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October 1, 2009
The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success
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Category: Freelance Writing Books
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Written by two freelancers who broke the rules to win the game, this handbook contains a wealth of information for writers who are frustrated by the seemingly limited ways to operate in the freelance market. It explains that freelancers can negotiate for more money and better terms without risking their careers, shows that editors are not the writer-gobbling monsters many freelancers fear, and explains how to establish and foster work relationships. In this updated … More >>
The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success
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I was really disappointed. The book is just stuffed with common sense advice , which anyone who has some writing experience already knows about. I wouldn’t read anything else from these two garrulous writers.
Rating: 1 / 5
Good, as the ‘break this rule’ bits are well taken, but most writers will eventually come to these conclusions once you really start struggling with paying the bills. 85% of the book is anecdotes you can easily skim or forget about as filler. There are very few useful web sites suggested compared to much weightier works available, such as ‘The Freelance Success Book’, among others. The writers clearly spent little time working on this, but understood how easy it is to get wannabes excited enough to buy their book.
Rating: 2 / 5
A great self-coaching book on achieving freelance writing success.
The authors outline the negative thoughts and attitudes that might hold you back and show you how to blast through them in order to achieve your goals. Terrific energy & ideas!
K. Weingarten M.Sc.Ed/MFA Daily Life Consulting http://www.dailylifeconsulting.com
Rating: 5 / 5
“The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success” by Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell is a motivating book about breaking the traditional “rules” of freelance writing to prosper and do it your own way.
Both authors are freelance writers and they share examples of how they broke the traditional “rules” of freelance writing to gain more assignment and make more money in a career they are passionate about. The 200 page plus book is easy to read and contains many tips for the aspiring freelancer as well as the seasoned pro.
There are chapters on breaking into the business, generating ideas, sending queries without fear, contracts, how to find information, doing interviews, breaking grammar rules, getting paid, and your renegade attitude and how to thrive and not just survive. There are also some good references in the Appendices.
A number of the chapters concluded with a profile of a freelance writer who shared some of their renegade strategies that had worked for them. A couple of these writers were Melody Warnick, Jennifer Lawler, and Kelly James-Enger. Hearing the perspective of these other writers was not only informative, but also motivational and inspiriting. This would especially be true for the new writer.
There are nuts and bolts about the writing business that are not covered in this book, but that was not the author’s purpose. It would be good for an aspiring writer to read some of the nuts and bolts and traditional rules type books, but then read this to realize that often rules are made to be broken, and when you do break them it is not the end of the world, but sometimes the beginning to bigger and better things.
I’ve recently started to increase the freelance work I do, and I’m glad I read this book. There are some great ideas and examples for any freelance writer. So, all you need to do is read the book and become a Renegade Writer today.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks and the dvds: Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking Essentials series and articles including a regular column on negotiation for The Montana Lawyer. Alain Also wrote a series of articles called Lessons From The Apprentice.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book provided insightful tips on how to approach a freelance career. It offers practical tips based on the actual experiences of the authors, who are established freelancers. I would recommend this book to anyone thinking about launching a career in freelance writing. I hope to get my career going soon.
Rating: 4 / 5