The Renegade Writer is Coming -- Watch Out!

The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success tells aspiring and professional magazine writers how to break the "rules" of freelance writing to get into new markets, get more writing work, and make more money doing it.

The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success is now available for preorder at http://www.marionstreetpress.com/Buyerspage.html. Freelance magazine writers -- newbies and veterans -- will be inspired by Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell's unconventional advice on how to break the "rules" of freelance writing to get into new markets, get more writing work, and make more money doing it.

Once Linda and Diana were good rule-following freelance writers. They wrote one-page query letters, never bothered an editor, and took every little assignment that came their way.

Business was OK, but one day something odd happened. An editor at Woman's Day told Linda that she liked an idea, but her one-page query was much too short. "Too short?" thought Linda. "But all the books on freelancing say to keep your queries to one page!" She abandoned that old rule and began writing two- and three-page queries. Assignments from Woman's Day, Redbook and Family Circle quickly followed.

Diana had similar eye-opening experiences. She knew freelancers aren't supposed to call editors -- they're much too busy! But one day she couldn't resist calling an editor at a chain of local weeklies to pitch her talents as a writer. Guess what -- the editor was happy to chat with her, and gave her two assignments the next day!

Other famous "rules" soon bit the dust. Send simultaneous queries? No problem. Negotiate for more money? Yes, do it often. Turn down work? Whenever it doesn't suit you.

The Renegade Writer is packed with advice on succeeding while breaking these silly old "rules," and scores of others. Experts are already praising the book:

"A fresh, and dare I say exciting, view of how to run a successful freelance writing business, by two writers who know. Recommended reading for every writer who wants to increase sales, get published, and make more money."
-- Bob Bly, author of Secrets of a Freelance Writer and Write More, Sell More

"Break the rules and get rich is the message of this smart, witty, and well-researched road map to success. Whether you're a freelancer who is trying to break into print, crack bigger and better markets, or take your writing to the next level, Renegade Writers has the advice you need, in a lively, reader-friendly format that will keep you turning the pages for more."
-- Lisa Collier Cool, National Magazine Award winner and author of How to Write Irresistible Query Letters.

The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success, ISBN: 0-9665176-9-5. Available: July 2003. Softcover, 240 pages, $14.95. Published by Marion Street Press, Inc., 866-5443-7987. Distributed by Hushion House Ltd., Ingram Book Co., and Baker & Taylor.