Writer's Digest Handbook of Making Money Freelance Writing

by Writer's Digest Magazine; Boyd, Amanda; Clark, Thomas; Blocksom, Peter; Gilbert, Jo

• ISBN13: 9780898797770
• ISBN10: 0898797772
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

Articles by top writers, editors and agents help part- and full-time freelancers make the most of income-producing opportunities.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Conducting the Freelance Business	p. 3
How to Keep the Money Coming	p. 4
Four Tips for Beginning Freelancers	p. 17
Stalking the Business Client	p. 18
The Care and Feeding of Clients	p. 24
The Service Edge	p. 28
Making a Full-Time Impression as a Part-Time Writer	p. 37
Playing "The Contacts Game"	p. 41
Writer Meets Editor	p. 49
How to Call an Editor	p. 59
Responding to Editors' Replies	p. 64
Your Guide to Copyright	p. 70
Work for Hire: A Red Flag for Writers	p. 77
Your Best Defense	p. 84
How to Set Your Rates	p. 91
The Art of Negotiation	p. 97
Bill 'Em!	p. 104
What to Do When the Publisher Won't Pay	p. 107
Five Strategies for Beating the Tax Man	p. 112
Twelve Tips for the Taxpaying Writer	p. 117
Still Another Tax Tip	p. 120
Do You Write for Business - or Pleasure?	p. 121
Taking Stock of Yourself	p. 125
Freelance Opportunities	p. 130
The Magazine Writer's Marketing Edge	p. 131
How to Survive When Magazine Markets Change	p. 139
The Profitable Marriage of Words and Pictures	p. 144
Getting Maximum Mileage From Your Writing	p. 151
Simple Steps to Multiple Marketing	p. 156
Your Passport to Worldwide Sales	p. 159
Winning on Publishers Row	p. 164
Writing the Copy	p. 176
Big Bucks in Business Writing	p. 179
Scripting the Company Line	p. 190
The Ghostwriting Gold Mine	p. 201
This Pen for Hire	p. 207
Switching Sides	p. 213
Even You Can Be a (Newsletter) Publisher	p. 218
Freelancer as Publisher	p. 224
The Freelancer's Lifestyle	p. 229
How to Make Time to Write	p. 230
Home is Where the Office Is	p. 236
How to Handle Distractions and Interruptions	p. 243
Getting an Out-of-Home Office	p. 249
Writing by the Light of the Moon	p. 251
Which is Better, Getting Paid by the Week or by the Word?	p. 259
When to Quit Your Day Job	p. 265
Is It Time to Quit Your Day Job?	p. 274
Proving You Can Pay the Freight	p. 279
Bring Your Writing Up to Speed	p. 282
Chart Your Path to the Best-seller List	p. 290
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