Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15232 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Synopsis
Anyone who has a flair for writing will find this book a fantastic aid for unlocking their literary potential, either commercially or just as a fun hobby. The author's tips and advice will help you to formulate your writing from first submission to final copy and also include help on copyright and marketing yourself. Whether you want to write articles for newspapers, magazines, the internet or even stage & screen, this book will hopefully guide you to success.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful resource for people considering freelance writing
I read this book to give me an idea of what life would be like as a freelance writer. Linda Jones does not promise you that you'll make loads of money or make you think it will be easy to break into and then maintain a career in freelance writing.

However, reading this book is like having a chat over a cup of coffee with a trusted friend. She shares successes and failures.

Some of the helpful tips included are six of the best. She covers journalism, writing short stories for women's mags, blogging, keeping a website up to date. She provides helpful websites and books for further reading.

Also covered are other types of freelance writing, such as copywriting and public relations material.

While not an extensive guide, it is a very good starting place for any prospective freelance writer.

If you only buy one book about writing . . . .
An excellent book about starting out in the world of freelance writing for newspapers, magazines and the internet as well as lots of great tips for commercial writing - catalogues, press releases etc. There are plenty of good websites to look at, books to read and people and organisations to contact. It is small and compact, but full of information and advice, much of it from the author's own experience. If you're thinking of tackling freelance writing, buy this book first - it will either increase your enthusiasm or convince you that this type of work is not for you.

Teaching aid
Thank you Linda Jones for writing a book on journalism that is understandable to those that are new to writing. I am now using this book as a teaching aid for my creative writing students. I recommend all Adult Education Tutors purchase this book - it's a little gem.

Elaine Everest