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