MBToolBox

Archives: October 2006

Talk About Why You Didn't Get the Job

Reference Shelf: 10.31.06

Panel Transcript: From Journo to Big Book

How to Pitch: Plenty

Borders Weasles Out of Pop!

Interviewing for Beginners

Hold Off on That BlackBook Pitch...

Why You Didn't Get The Interview: The Cover Letter

How to Pitch: Oxford American

"We're In The Communications Business...Or Are We?"

How To Pitch: Vibe

This Week in mb Classes

Help Claire Move Into the 21st Century Part 3: The Bitter Irony of It All

So What Do You Do, Danyel Smith?

Pop Quiz: Mark St. Amant

Although Your Work Sounds Intriguing

Blogging Advice Roundup

Update on That Thing I Just Posted

You Make Unsolicited's Good Eye Cry

How to Pitch: ReadyMade

Help Claire Move Into the 21st Century, Part 1.5: The Non-Endorsement

Give It Up

Sizing Up the Competition

One Love. One Blood. One Life. One Sentence.

Pitching and Catching

How to Pitch: Chow

Transcript Excerpt: Pitching Biz TV News

Pixar Storytelling

One Little Tip for the End of the Day

Reference Shelf 10.24.06

Speaking of Writer Beware....

Hey, How Well Do Those Automatic Query Services Work?

Help Claire Move Into the 21st Century, Part I

Pitching an Agent: 'Open To All Kinds of Projects'

Promoting Your Book With a Podcast

Bulletin Board Blab 10.23.06

It's Not Too Late to Sign Up for an MB Class This Week!

Like I Said, You're Going Too Love Proof-Reading!

How to Pitch: Psychology Today

From the Editors: Hawaii Publisher Asks Authors to Bring 'Passion, Commitment'

Rejection And the Afghan Whigs, I Mean, Psychedelic Furs

Court TV's Search for the Next Great Crime Writer

Crowded Inbox?

How Insightful Comments Can Bring You Readers

Bulletin Board Blab 10.20.06

How to Pitch: Ladies' Home Journal

Custom Publishing Magazines are Customized for the Freelancer

Stolen, Schmolen

Cover Letters from Hell

What is With the Crabby Editors and Agents?

If You Were Encyclopedia Brown, You'd Be Happy to Let John Warner Write Your Book

How to Pitch: Garden Design

My Buddy

Me Only Write Math, Me No Know Math

Slamazoned?

Two Answers From the Renegade Writer

On Film Rights

SalesRants XVII: The Boss's Idiot Son

How to Pitch: Yachting

Advice From Charlene Patterson

Reference Shelf 10.17.06

An Interview with Neil Gaiman

Scott H. Young Wants to Burst Your Bubble

From the Editors: Self-Help With Attitude 'Sets Our Authors Apart'

Quick Copywriting Tips Quickly

Hey Chicagoans: Check Out Creative Nonfiction Week

How to Pitch: Time Out New York Kids

Pitches That Worked: Time Out New York

The Myths of Writing: Have You Bought Into These?

ProfNet 3.0 Updates

This Week in mb Classes

Improve Your Networking Mojo

Miss Snarks' Best Snarks of the Week

Unsolicited: Some Gentle Advice for Editors

How to Pitch: Girls' Life

Pop Quiz: Mike Daisey

How Do You Become One of *Those* Freelancers?

School Days

On Blogging Like a Man

How to Pitch: Mad

All the Newsletters That Are Fit to Print

Bulletin Board Blab 10.11.06

Not Ready for Publication (or the Light of Day)

How to Pitch: Chicken Soup for the Soul

Under Siege: An Editor in Iraq

Help Desk: How Can I Utilize My Editing Skills Online?

The Hollywood Way to Online Business Success

Blogging Viral Network Effects

Reference Shelf 10.10.06

How to Write Your Novel While You're On the Clock

Book Keeping: Novel Drives Demand for Author

The Zoo*: It's All News to Me

How to Pitch: Backpacker

Pitching an Agent: Nail the Three-Sentence Query

OMG! My BFF is Crushing on My Hottie!

This Week in MB Education

Novel Ways to Promote Your Novel

Ask Metafilter Writing Questions

Judging Books by Covers Over at GalleyCat

How to Pitch: Citysearch

Pop Quiz: Mike Perry

Reference Shelf 10.5.06

The Crushing Experience of Publishing a Book

Putting on a Great Reading: The Grand Finale

How to Pitch: Out

Do Readers Need Redemption?

Older and Wiser?

SalesRants XVI: Marrow Focus

How to Pitch: Slate

Putting on a Great Reading: Post 2 of 3

Don't Blog in Anger

Three Basic Rules for Writing About Technology

Putting on a Great Reading: A Post in Three Segments

Nerd Writers Wanted!

From the Editors: 'Any Sort of Platform Helps' Crafts Authors

Are You Cut Out to Be a Novelist?

Writely--The Writer's Tool--Really?

Librarian Needed: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

This Week in mb Learning

So What Do You Do, Dean Lemann?

Pitching an Agent: Discovering 'Important New Voices'

12 Ways to Research a Historical Novel

Read more on MBToolBox >

Interested in advertising on MBToolBox?

Anonymous Tips


mediabistro Blogs

TVNewser
GalleyCat
UnBeige
FishbowlNY
FishbowlLA
FishbowlDC
mbToolbox

Subscribe

Click here to receive the Daily Media News Feed by email.

Job Listings

Freelance Marketplace


mediabistro.com l Member Benefits l Jobs l Freelance Marketplace l Courses l Events l Forums l Content
mediabistro Blogs: Media News l TVNewser l GalleyCat l UnBeige l FishbowlNY l FishbowlLA l FishbowlDC l mbToolbox
Site Map l Help l Advertising/Sponsorships l Store l About Us
mediabistro.com inc., call (212) 929-2588 or email us
PRIVACY POLICY Copyright © 2006 mediabistro.com inc. All rights reserved.
MEDIA BISTRO is a registered trademark of Laurel Touby.