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Beginning with plenty of realistic words of caution, veteran freelancer Glazer (Outwitting Writer’s Block and Other Problems of the Pen; Words You Thought You Knew) provides a practical guide for aspiring writers who want to earn a living doing what they love. Glatzer takes readers through the must-do basics—from sending clean, spell-checked cover letters to avoiding harassing busy editors—then delves into the processes of generating ideas, pitching, landing assignments and negotiating contracts. Once a writer has the assignment, she also has to know how to do research, conduct good interviews with experts and provide solid back-up ("if a fact-checker complains loudly enough that Writer X’s article was full of holes, or that the source material was badly organized or unreliable, an editor might not hire Writer X again"). In this honest and thorough volume, Glatzer gives the inside scoop on all of these things, and many other facets of the business that novices (and, quite frankly, many experienced writers) might not realize they need to consider.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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"An in-your-hand education in professional writing." —Christian Communicator
"Really shows what publications are looking for in a writer." —Dawn Papandrea, managing editor, The Collegebound Network
"A 'behind closed doors' look at freelancing...advice that will keep you ahead of the competition." —The Writer
"Covers everything novice and experienced writers need to know to succeed at freelancing." —Sheri McConnell, founder and president of the National Association of Women Writers
"A must-read for freelancers and wanna-be-freelancers." —Julia Rosien, senior editor, ePregnancy magazine
"A must-read for any freelancer wanting to break into the business and stay there." —Colleen Oakley, editor, Women's Health & Fitness
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As good as my college class,
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This review is from: Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer: How to Win Top Writing Assignments (Paperback)
I took a college course in magazine writing and this book was every bit as detailed --even more so, given all the sidebars with helpful websites. The writing style is conversational and easy to read. There are so many books on the shelves about freelance writing but this is the one to get.
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The freelance writer's bible,
By Chris Joseph (York, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer: How to Win Top Writing Assignments (Paperback)
This book is an absolute must for any writer who is serious about making a real living through freelancing. Jenna Glatzer is a freelancer who has been there and back, and she freely shares her experiences in painstaking detail. The reader will learn the business from A to Z, including how to select a topic, how to indentify and approach markets, how to query properly, and how to ingratiate oneself with finicky editors. There's even sound advice on how to manage one's writing business, and it's all written in Glatzer's down-to-earth, conversational style. A wonderful road map for the highway to writing success!
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Sustain a Lucrative Career while Wearing Pajamas,
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Book Review by Maryanne Raphael, Writers WorldSustain a Lucrative Career while Wearing Pajamas . MAKE A REAL LIVING AS A FREELANCE WRITER explains how to be successful "in today's publishing climate where the Internet rules and stamps are nearly obsolete and the articles that earned front-page headlines last decade wouldn't even get short blurbs today." The book shows how to earn top dollars writing for magazines, how to write a marketable story, how to know what sections of a magazine welcome freelancers, how to market reprints, and how to become an expert in your chosen field. Author Jenna Glatzer is the editor-in-chief of Absolute Write and author of Outwitting Writer's Block. She is a full time writer from NYC who has published 9 books and hundreds of articles. Her style makes reading fun with her quick wit, vast experience, knowledge of her subject and her use of meaningful quotes, relevant anecdotes and helpful resources. She says, "You'll have to learn where to find writing markets and how to study them, write irresistible query letters, make editors fall in love with you, get regular assignments, negotiate, make deadbeats pay up and more." She helps discover your strengths and how to use them.,, shows you how to set goals, see writing as a business and get started. "You must find something worth telling to a mass audience," she says, "and convince the 'powers that be' that you're the right person to tell it." She even tells how to make the most of rejection slips, how to network, write a column, interview, write for the Internet, have a Web Site, and make your article timely. She shows how to become your editor's favorite by being "reliable, accurate, nice, respectful of the editor's time and by proposing plenty of new ideas with regularity." Author Glatzer helps readers learn from her mistakes as well as her achievements. After stating that big magazines do not want stories that have appeared elsewhere, she tells how she goofed once . "You shouldn't be a dummy like me and actually emphasize this as a selling point in your query." The book tells everything you need to know about taxes once you start earning money from your writing. By the time you finish this book, according to the author, "You'll have the insider knowledge you need to figure out what sells to whom and how to build up and sustain a lucrative career while wearing pajamas." I'd recommend the book to anyone who wants to try freelance writing.
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