Product Description

Now, in a fully updated third edition, "The Freelance Writer's Handbook" is the essential book for everyone who dreams of making money from their writing. It will appeal to all aspiring writers, whether they want to write as a full time profession, or simply to supplement their existing income through writing. This inspiring guide will also benefit professional writers and journalists who want ideas on how to find new markets for their work. It helps you to decide what to write and how to sell it. It is packed with advice on ghostwriting, travel writing, fiction, short stories, television and radio scripts, newspaper and magazine journalism. It includes valuable information on agents, making contacts, interviewing skills, potential markets, how to get commissioned, and much more. It covers the latest developments in web writing, blogging, and online publishing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #45132 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Review
"'A very useful, totally practical guide' Daily Mail"

About the Author
Andrew Crofts, one of the world's most successful freelancers, has been writing for over 30 years. As a ghostwriter he has written four Sunday Times number one bestsellers, several international hits and a number of books appearing on the Richard and Judy Show. As a travel writer he has visited the most exotic corners of the earth. As a journalist he has written for the national press, women's magazines, business journals and the public relations industry. He has also published a number of novels and non-fiction books under his own name. Andrew lives in Sussex.

Customer Reviews

Inspiring
This is without a doubt the best book I have ever read on the subject of getting assignments as a freelance writer.

There's no padding or 'fluff' in here -- Mr Crofts' gets straight down to the nitty gritty of how to get work.

This isn't a book for people who want to learn how to write. It's a book for writers who want to make a decent living from their craft.

Highly recommended.

No rose tinted glasses here!
Like many people I have read libraries of guide books for would-be writers. This, undoubtedly, is one of the best. I read it cover to cover in a couple of hours and then went back the next day to learn some more.

Clearly expressed, in logically structured sections, this book will certainly guide you through the process of finding the right topics to write about, the right people to pitch them to and, most importantly, how to cope with the rejection while waiting for the really big break-through.

The good news is that if you read this book and follow the advice then you won't even notice the rejection slips - you'll be too busy working on the next article that you are going to sell!

One to read and keep, making sure you re-read it regularly.

Top-notch Nuts & Bolts Guide
If you want to get involved in the actual business of freelance writing there is no better guide on the market. Andrew Crofts is well known in the book trade as a ghost writer and it is seldom that he doesn't have a book in the best-seller lists, even if it doesn't have his name on it.
Unlike many books on writing, this book actually tells you how to write for a living and is not full of the normal obsequies to editors that usually plague books like these and reveal a definite bias to the amateur.
Not much use if you want to write a heart-felt labour-of-love novel, otherwise excellent.