National Writers Union Freelance Writers' Guide

by Waller, James; National Writer's Union

• ISBN13: 9780964420816
• ISBN10: 0964420813
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

Completely revised and updated to meet the needs of today's freelance writers, this guide provides accurate information on a range of professional issues. It features guidelines for standard pay rates, royalties, fees and practices for virtually every writing genre, from books and magazines to corporate and academic writing, so writers can eliminate guesswork and paid the rates they deserve. Newly commissioned essays and other features offer knowledgeable advice for other important business issues, including self-incorporation, repetitive stress injuries, taxes, self-promotion, writing for the Web and more. the professional handbook for every type of freelance writer. Includes an expanded section on writing for electronic media.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vi
Introduction	viii
Jonathan Tasini
About This Guide	xi
PART I The Markets	1	(206)
The Business of Writing	2	(28)
The Writing Life: It's Your Business: Take Charge of Your Financial Life Now	25	(5)
Susan Lee
The Books Market	30	(46)
The Industry---An Overview	30	(4)
Denell Downum
Agents	34	(3)
Building a Better Book Contract	37	(15)
Philip Mattera
Rates and Practices	52	(13)
Self-Promotion: The Seven Cardinal Rules	65	(4)
Marcia Savin
The Better Half: Ghostwriting and Collaborating	69	(7)
Catherine Revland
The Journalism Market	76	(34)
The Periodicals Marketplace	76	(8)
Rates and Practices	84	(13)
The NWU Standard Journalism Contract	97	(5)
Judith Levine
Freelancing from Afar	102	(4)
David Lida
Sportswriting: The Rules of the Game	106	(4)
Ray Tennenbaum
Electronic Publishing: Issues for Book Authors and Journalists	110	(18)
Brave New Books	114	(6)
JoAnn Kawell
Negotiating Web Rights	120	(4)
Todd Pitock
``Hyper'' Text: If You're Writing for the Web, Keep It Snappy	124	(4)
Cate T. Corcoran
The Technical Writing Market	128	(22)
The Corporate/Not-for-Profit Market	150	(18)
Where the Grass is Greener: Confessions of a Corporate Scribe	163	(5)
Keith Watson
Instructional Writing	168	(3)
Writing for Performance	171	(7)
The Literary Market	178	(13)
The Way a Cluster of Words Breaks Through	186	(5)
Emma Morgan
Academic Writing	191	(16)
Reviewing Book Reviewing	203	(4)
Marie Shear
PART II The Politics of Writing	207	(26)
Censorship: A View From the Trenches	208	(11)
Joan E. Bertin
Including All Our Voices	219	(14)
Reading, Writing, and Race	219	(4)
Yleana Martinez
Writers with Disability	223	(5)
Tommye-K. Mayer
We're Here, We're Queer, and They've Sort of Gotten Used to It	228	(5)
James Waller
PART III About the National Writers Union	233	(12)
The National Writers Union: A History	234	(7)
Alec Dubro
The Grievance Process by the NWU Grievance and Contract Division	241	(4)
National Writers Union Membership Benefits	245	(2)
Contributors	247	(2)
Index	249