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The Business of Freelance Writing:
How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines
SECOND EDITION
"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.
The 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. And the second edition contains more motivation, more inspiration and more examples! All at the first edition price.
In a 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
The Business of Freelance Writing chapters include:
- Chapter 1: Reality Check
- Chapter 2: Where do I Begin?
- Chapter 3: Time Management and the Three D's
- Chapter 4: Clustering/Brainstorming
- Chapter 5: Know Your Editor and Audience
- Chapter 6: Discovering Ideas for Articles I
- Chapter 7: Discovering Ideas for Articles III
- Chapter 8: Building Your Portfolio
- Chapter 9: Querying Editors: Overview
- Chapter 10: Sample Query Letters I
- Chapter 11: Sample Query Letter II
- Chapter 12: Multiple Submissions and Follow-Up
- Chapter 13: Before Writing the Article Lead
- Chapter 14: Feature Article Leads
- Chapter 15: Finding Markets
- Chapter 16: Idea Acceptance: Now What?
- Chapter 17: Research and Interviews
- Chapter 18: Copyright and other Business Issues
- Chapter 19: More Sample Query Letters
For
pricing for educational institutions or writers' organization, email info@paullima.com
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"Recently I read Paul Lima's book - The Business of Freelance Writing.
I am not a frequent writer and needed a resource to help me pitch a
story to a well-known newspaper. The book was 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. The
Business of Freelance Writing is a worthy publication and should be
part of any budding writer's resources."
-Tricia Chapman
If you want to develop article ideas and sell them to newspapers and magazines, then this is
is the place to start!
The Business of Freelance Writing:
22 chapters; 41,756 words; 115
pages
Available
online from Lulu.com:
- ORDER Spiral-bound
(print) paperback:
$15.95 (US) + shipping. Note: Lulu's shipping and handling is about $8 (standard); however, the book's
retail price of $19.95 has been discounted to defray shipping and handling.
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For quotes on three or more copies, email info@paullima.com.
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