How to Make Money from Freelance Writing

by Andrew Crofts (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.40

  This is a book for all aspiring writers, novelists and journalists, whether you want to write as a full-time job or simply to supplement your existing income. If you are already a professional writer or journalist, the book is packed with ideas on how to increase your income and find new markets. This book offers guidance on getting organized and deciding what to write, conducting interviews and selling your work. The book covers all the different areas of writing - travel, fiction, short stories, television and radio scripts, newspaper and magazine journalism and ghostwriting - and includes information on agents and whether you need one, finding potential markets, getting commissioned and drawing up a contract. Throughout, the emphasis is on making money from your writing, and the advice is based on the author's own experiences and success.

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $3.55

  Aimed at all aspiring writers, novelists and journalists, whether they want to write full-time or simply to supplement their existing incomes, this book may also benefit existing professional writers and journalists who want ideas on how to increase their incomes and find new markets. With a straightforward and practical approach, it covers topics ranging from the tools of the trade and how to get organized, to deciding what to write and how to sell it. The book deals individually with ghostwriting, travel writing, fiction, short stories, television and radio scripts, newspaper and magazine journalism, and interviewing. It explains how to overcome the inevitable blocks and barriers, and actually make some money. There is also information on agents, making contacts and using them, finding potential markets and getting commissioned.