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The
Business
of Freelance Writing:
How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and
Magazines
"I
just sold my
third feature to a national magazine this year, using your guidelines."
- Judy Scott
Do you want to earn
a living as a freelance writer? Can you imagine
yourself working from home, selling your articles to newspapers,
magazines, trade publications, and Web sites? If so, The Business of
Freelance Writing , by Paul Lima, is for you.
Business of
Freelance Writing: How to Develop
Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines,
by Paul
Lima,
shows you how to develop article ideas, write query letters, pitch your
ideas to the right editor at the right publications, and follow up on
your queries.
It
outlines everything you need to know to negotiate the sale of your
work with editors who say "yes" to your ideas. It also reveals how to
conduct effective interviews and shows you a variety of ways to write
article leads.
Step-by-step
approach, the
book shows you how
to:
- Turn desire,
dedication, discipline
into a
successful freelance business
- Understand how
the freelance writing business
works
- Develop article
ideas
- Write effective
query letters
- Sell your ideas
to newspapers and
magazines
- Negotiate
writing assignment details and fees
- Conduct
background research
- Conduct effective
interviews
- Write strong
article leads
- Set up and
organize your freelance business
- Continually
generate repeat business
Business
of Freelance
Writing chapters
include:
- Part
One:
Getting Started:
- Chapter 1: What
Freelance Writers Do
- Chapter 2:
Reality Check & Getting
Started
- Chapter 3: Time
Management
- Chapter 4: The
Twin Fears
- Part
Two:
How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines
- Chapter 5: Know
Your Editor and Audience
- Chapter 6: Do
the Math
- Chapter 7:
Clustering Introduction
- Chapter 8:
Article Ideas: Developing Your Own
- Chapter 9:
Discovering More Article Ideas
- Chapter 10:
Building Your Portfolio
- Chapter 11:
Querying Editors: Overview
- Chapter 12:
Sample Query Letters
- Chapter 13: More
Sample Query Letters
- Chapter 14: 20
Rules for Writing Query Letters
- Chapter 15:
Multiple Submissions/Follow Up
- Chapter 16:
Writing Article Leads
- Chapter 17: Soft
and Feature Article Leads
- Chapter 18:
Finding Markets
- Chapter 19: Idea
Acceptance: Now What?
- Chapter 20:
Research and Interviews
- Chapter 21:
Copyright and Business Issues
- Chapter 22:
Additional Query Letters
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If you want to
develop article ideas and sell them to newspapers and
magazines, then this is
is the place to start!
Available from Lulu
or Amazon
(Kindle):
I have
had great success
with queries, much to my surprise. Editors
respond and I have sold a few pieces. My biggest coup so
far has been selling a 1500 word piece to Canadian Living for
$1200.
- Bill
Templeman
"Paul's book is
straightforward,
concise and easy to comprehend. I used it in the preparation of the
pitch and I immediately landed an assignment for the Toronto
Star. Business of
Freelance Writing is a
worthy publication and
should be
part of any budding writer's resources."
-Tricia Chapman
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