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I'm looking for the name of a writer who writes about perfumes in a really beautiful way. [more inside]
posted by bunny hugger
on Oct 27, 2009 -
15 answers
With NaNoWriMo looming ever nearer, I would like to hear your best tips, tricks, habits, and techniques for staying chained to the keyboard. [more inside]
posted by BitterOldPunk
on Oct 22, 2009 -
26 answers
Updating my online portfolio and need help with web navigation, images, hosting and more. [more inside]
posted by mintchip
on Oct 5, 2009 -
2 answers
Improve your writing by imitating the greats. [more inside]
posted by ekpyrotic
on Oct 1, 2009 -
27 answers
I am obsessed with artist&writer Lynda Barry, and don't believe she has any peer or equal in the world of comics. Prove me wrong; who else would I love? [more inside]
posted by Juliet Banana
on Sep 24, 2009 -
30 answers
How do I successfully do freelance writing (my night job) about my industry (my day job)? [more inside]
posted by anonymous
on Sep 10, 2009 -
3 answers
I have savings and, soon, no work. I want to do something interesting, write about it, and publish - ideally to kick-start a writing career. How should I go about these 3 things? [more inside]
posted by jeatsy
on Sep 8, 2009 -
14 answers
What's the best way to change my engineering resume into one more appropriate for a freelance writer? [more inside]
posted by olinerd
on Aug 21, 2009 -
5 answers
Where, oh where, can I make money online? I have a great computer expertise! [more inside]
posted by ptsampras14
on Jul 10, 2009 -
17 answers
Please Help Me Find This Random Famous-Writer-At-Her-Desk Photo [more inside]
posted by missjenny
on Apr 16, 2009 -
15 answers
Who are the best magazine and newspaper feature writers, past and present? [more inside]
posted by reenum
on Apr 8, 2009 -
20 answers
n00b Open Office Writer: 2 questions [more inside]
posted by Meatbomb
on Mar 9, 2009 -
2 answers
What do I need to know about writing for the web? [more inside]
posted by Miko
on Nov 15, 2008 -
9 answers
Are there any reasonably well-known (or even famous) writers who are truly multi-genre? [more inside]
posted by wackybrit
on Nov 10, 2008 -
54 answers
Beyond being a freelance writer and a professional practitioner of public affairs, my base nature, I realize, is that of a data researcher, collector and organizer. [more inside]
posted by CollectiveMind
on Nov 6, 2008 -
8 answers
I'm a writer, and I have a job interview on Tuesday afternoon. While I have my work lying around in folders on my PC (some video, some print, some flash, some radio), I haven't organized them in any meaningful, presentable way.
How can I organize my work quickly into a decent portfolio that I can burn onto a CD as a leave-behind? Difficulty level - no Flash ability whatsoever, conversant with HTML.
posted by micketymoc
on Oct 31, 2008 -
6 answers
I would like to start working as a speech or letter writer for a political/government office. What advice do you have for me on how to best go about this? [more inside]
posted by orange swan
on Oct 17, 2008 -
5 answers
Help me make sense of my career. Advertising copywriter, now working in marketing agency as a creative whatsit, also an About.com guide on the side. I want to do more stuff like the latter, want to dump the former. What should I be doing to get there? [more inside]
posted by micketymoc
on Sep 7, 2008 -
2 answers
What was that New Yorker short story? Plot details as I remember... [more inside]
posted by miles1972
on Jul 23, 2008 -
3 answers
How can I make aesthetically pleasing RSS feeds for the readers of my Web site, specifically so that my feed will keep the formatting like a lot of sites do in Google Reader? [more inside]
posted by thebreaks
on Jul 17, 2008 -
4 answers
An agent is interested in my book but says that they only have an "optional" contract- authors can sign it or not, given their preference. Should I give them my book? [more inside]
posted by arnicae
on Apr 13, 2008 -
15 answers
I'm looking for names of writers that rose from obscurity to commercial/critical success from using the internet. Know of any? [more inside]
posted by JaySunSee
on Feb 25, 2008 -
36 answers
What are the marks of a true professional? [more inside]
posted by PinkButterfly
on Jan 22, 2008 -
40 answers
Is there such a book as "The London Times Historical Atlas"? Google and Amazon are clueless. [more inside]
posted by grumblebee
on Dec 22, 2007 -
6 answers
How to get started writing comedically? [more inside]
posted by aleahey
on Dec 19, 2007 -
9 answers
In high school (the late 1990s) I read an essay on marriage -- the writer's main contention was that it's unrealistic to think that a single person can ever be at the exact same life stages as yourself, e.g. Young & Passionate (teens), Ready to Have Children (30's), Wanting Intellectual Companionship (60's), and thusly, that having just one partner over the course of a lifetime is a near impossibility. [more inside]
posted by acorn1515
on Dec 18, 2007 -
3 answers
How do I keep language settings and fonts consistent in Open Office Writer (2.3.1)? [more inside]
posted by sudasana
on Dec 15, 2007 -
2 answers
The DVD writer in my laptop seems to be dying. Although it can still read pre-written DVDs and CDs, it has problems reading home-burnt DVDs.
Am I right in thinking that if I buy an external (USB) DVD writer, I can open the enclosure, swap over the mechanisms and effectively end up with:
1. A new writer installed in my laptop, and
2. A slightly dodgy external DVD reader?
posted by Kiwi
on Nov 17, 2007 -
9 answers
I need help writing a bio for an indie band. [more inside]
posted by xo
on Sep 14, 2007 -
17 answers
How can I become a funny writer? [more inside]
posted by nitsuj
on Jul 31, 2007 -
15 answers
["Halp!!eleventyone! Diagnose my computer troubles from far far away" filter]: Why does my DVD-+R drive show up on the computer, let me apparently record, burn and/or write data to the disc, and close the session, but not actually do any of those things? [more inside]
posted by yggdrasil
on Jul 6, 2007 -
5 answers
I've been asked to co-author a nonfiction book with a woman who is an expert in her field, but not a writer. I have some questions about contracts and rights to the material. [more inside]
posted by anonymous
on May 26, 2007 -
6 answers
Help me find something to say to novelist Sue Miller over lunch. [more inside]
posted by grobstein
on Apr 5, 2007 -
5 answers
How do I build a technical writing portfolio when all of the docs I work on at my current company are proprietary information? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains
on Feb 9, 2007 -
11 answers
I'm 23 and working as a sales assistant/helpdesk support/office admin/web designer/receptionist in my hometown. How do I go about getting a paying job as a writer, without formal qualifications? [more inside]
posted by saileyn
on Dec 7, 2006 -
10 answers
I love my 9-5 editing job, but as a certain hobby becomes viable as a (very small) part-time job, I need a much more flexible schedule. How can I quit while guaranteeing that my fellow editors then hire me as their writers? [more inside]
posted by nevers
on Dec 5, 2006 -
7 answers
Turducken said it concisely: "When (most) freelance writers want to have a family or buy a house, they get jobs as... editors." I am wondering just how they (we) do that! [more inside]
posted by Eater
on Oct 30, 2006 -
7 answers
My question is pretty specific. I'm a freelance writer. I have zero clips. I'm trying like hell to get noticed, but it's tough. I like to write about a wide variety of things (which may be part of the problem), but one in particular is music. There's a small band coming through NYC soon, and I want nothing more than to break them in print or web. They're playing a well-known and respected venue next month. [more inside]
posted by raconteur
on Aug 25, 2006 -
30 answers
Would anyone read a blog (if I wrote one) about my nightly dreams, or would that suck for everyone but me? [more inside]
posted by nintendo
on Aug 16, 2006 -
35 answers
Is technical writing the right job for me? [more inside]
posted by noyceguy
on Aug 6, 2006 -
19 answers
Full-time freelance writers: how do you divide personal/professional time? [more inside]
posted by clairezulkey
on Aug 3, 2006 -
6 answers
Creative ways to promote a self-published book online without spamming? (UK) [more inside]
posted by ClarissaWAM
on Jun 19, 2006 -
5 answers
GiftFilter: a friend has been accepted into a prestigious graduate program for screenwriting. [more inside]
posted by simbiotic
on May 22, 2006 -
8 answers
I am beginning to experience a small amount of success as a freelance writer, and want to put together a professional website so that folks may hire me/contact me if they desire. [more inside]
posted by Thistledown
on Apr 24, 2006 -
4 answers
What is the cheapest and most user-friendly magnetic stripe card writer? (A hi-co writer is greatly preferred.) [more inside]
posted by Symeon
on Apr 22, 2006 -
4 answers
Help me find the best writers' workshop in NYC. [more inside]
posted by Afroblanco
on Mar 30, 2006 -
5 answers
Does anyone out there know of grants available for aspiring fiction writers?
posted by Sara Anne
on Feb 2, 2006 -
12 answers
A few questions about our Pro-Tools setup. [more inside]
posted by jon_kill
on Dec 12, 2005 -
7 answers
Where do you find old drivers and software? HELP! I'm looking for an old version of the DYMO label writer software version 4.2.0. Its the only version that works with my database. The company doesn't have a copy in stock. I've googled. I've called. I've emailed. Any suggestions?
posted by Macboy
on Nov 17, 2005 -
2 answers
How come I never feel successful, only jealous? [more inside]
posted by captainscared
on Aug 15, 2005 -
23 answers