Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer
eBook - ePub

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer

  1. 368 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer

About this book

“An essential read for freelance writers.” The Writer magazine
Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer, Third Edition, offers a step-by-step guide to launching a successful freelance career. For beginners and experts, full time or part time, Moira Allen explains everything freelancer writers need to know, including how to set up a home office, develop and pitch marketable ideas, approach editors and other clients, and prepare and submit material. In addition, readers will learn the business side of freelancing, such as how to deal with rights and contracts as well as how to manage income, expenses, and taxes.

Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer also discusses the ways in which freelancer writers can expand and enhance their writing career. Allen gives essential advice on the use of photos and reprints and discusses how to take advantage of other writing opportunities, such as columns, business and technical writing, and even nonfiction books. Fully updated, this new edition includes:

  • A fresh look at the top writing tools to get started in today’s Internet environment
  • The best social media venues for writers and how to use them
  • Tips on how to expand a copywriting portfolio and clientele with social media writing services
  • Why a website is still the most important online marketing tool—and how to maximize its effectiveness
  • How a writer's blog can help your freelancing career


  • Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer offers freelancers the tools and information they need to understand this business from the inside out and to become successful freelance writers.

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    Information

    Publisher
    Allworth
    Year
    2018
    Print ISBN
    9781621535508
    eBook ISBN
    9781621535591

    Table of contents

    1. Front Cover
    2. Halftitle Page
    3. Title Page
    4. Copyright
    5. Contents
    6. Introduction
    7. Chapter 1: So You Want to Be a Freelance Writer
    8. Chapter 2: The Tools of a Freelancer
    9. Chapter 3: Making Time to Write
    10. Chapter 4: Setting Effective Writing Goals
    11. Chapter 5: From Idea to Outline
    12. Chapter 6: Exploring the Markets
    13. Chapter 7: How to Write a Successful Query
    14. Chapter 8: Creating Your First Draft
    15. Chapter 9: Personal Experience Articles
    16. Chapter 10: Conducting Research on the Web
    17. Chapter 11: Conducting Interviews
    18. Chapter 12: The Submission Process
    19. Chapter 13: Understanding Rights and Copyright
    20. Chapter 14: Negotiating Contracts
    21. Chapter 15: Setting Fees and Getting Paid
    22. Chapter 16: Writing and Selling a Column
    23. Chapter 17: Writing for Newspapers
    24. Chapter 18: Selling Reprints
    25. Chapter 19: Adding Photos to the Package
    26. Chapter 20: Writing for Businesses
    27. Chapter 21: Social Media Marketing for Businesses
    28. Chapter 22: Commercial Freelancing: Where’s the Money?
    29. Chapter 23: Writing and Selling a Nonfiction Book
    30. Chapter 24: Establishing Your Online Presence
    31. Chapter 25: Social Media for Writers
    32. Chapter 26: Handling Income and Expenses
    33. Chapter 27: Keeping Records
    34. Chapter 28: Five Habits of the Effective Freelancer
    35. Chapter 29: Full-Time Freelancing: Taking the Plunge
    36. About the Author
    37. About the Contributors

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