freelancing
If, like me, you enjoy writing and you would like to earn money from it, should you go down the freelance writing route or write books, or both? In the first part of this two-part series I looked at the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing, ie writing articles for newspapers and magazines. In this part, I consider the advantages and disadvantages of authoring, ie writing books.
Read MoreYou've successfully pitched the editor, so the hardest part is over. Now what can you do to maximize your chances of getting further work from the same outlet? Here are 12 things I've been doing for years with quite a bit of success. Maybe they'll work for you, though there’s no guarantee of course -- they don’t even work for me 100% of the time! But hopefully they’ll give you a better than average chance of continuing commissions.
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Things may not be as bad as they seem…. Illustration: The Scream, by Terry Freedman, with apologies to Munch.
Losing a client doesn’t have to be a complete disaster.
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Query letters that worked
This is an interesting book whose title under-promises and over-delivers.
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How to make money as a freelance writer
Freelance writers’ earnings tend to be very low for most people. However, this book provides suggestions on how to make decent money in this field.
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Picture from Mohamed Hassan, Pixabay. Licence: CCO
If you're feeling frustrated or angry at not being paid for your work, you might take solace from the fact that you're not alone, according to recent research.
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If, like me, you enjoy writing and you would like to earn money from it, should you go down the freelance writing route or write books, or both? In the first part of this two-part series I looked at the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing, ie writing articles for newspapers and magazines. In this part, I consider the advantages and disadvantages of authoring, ie writing books.
