You are a paid writer/screenwriter/columnist/blogger. What can you tell me about how to best break into this profession? [more inside]
posted by the NATURAL on Oct 12, 2009 - 13 answers

You are a subscriber to McSweeney's and/or The Believer. Convince me that [either magazine, or both] is worth the not-insubstantial subscription costs. [more inside]
posted by the NATURAL on Sep 17, 2009 - 11 answers

Subscription to Rolling Stone: worth it? [more inside]
posted by the NATURAL on Aug 11, 2009 - 11 answers

Can you recommend some books to me similar to the sociology-of-a-subculture style of Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels, Sudhir Venkatesh's Gang Leader for a Day and Bill Buford's Among the Thugs? [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones on Mar 15, 2009 - 26 answers

How do I write a letter of recommendation for an account representative? [more inside]
posted by genniangel0 on Feb 2, 2009 - 3 answers

I need to expand my horizons. In your opinion, who's the best sportswriter working today?
posted by luser on Jul 16, 2004 - 12 answers