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Get a freelance life : mediabistro.com's insider guide to freelance writing / Margit Feury Ragland ; foreword by Laurel Touby.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Three Rivers Press, c2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: 302 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0307238032
  • 9780307238030
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808/.02 22
LOC classification:
  • PN4784.F76 R143g 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
Contenidos : Foreword Foreword by Laurel Touby PART I – Are You Ready to Be Free? Is Freelancing Right for You? Invest in Yourself Invest in Others PART II – Prepare 4. Finding the Great Idea 5. Oh, the Places You’ll Pitch 6. What Kind of Article Should You Write? PART III – Pitch 7. Getting Your First Assignment 8. What Worked 9. You Pitched. Now What? 10. All About Contracts PART IV – Write 11. Rules of Reporting 12. Writing 13. The Path of a Story 14. How to Get Your Second, Third, and Three Hundredth Assignments PART V – Mind Your Own Business 15. Manage Your Finances 16. Affordable Health Insurance 17. Taming Your Taxes 18. Invest More in Yourself 19. Boost Your Bucks 20. Conclusion Extras Resources Lingo Acknowledgments Index
Summary: Write Your Own Check Considering a career in freelance writing' Already a freelancer but seeking practical, solid advice on the basics of the business' Get a Freelance Life is the complete guide to all aspects of a freelance writing career, straight from the creators of mediabistro.com'the nation's most connected, authoritative source for media professionals. Learn how to: - Write compelling pitch letters - Network with the best in the magazine and newspaper industry - Understand the freelance market and detect its changes - Self-edit and rewrite your work - Manage tight deadlines - Negotiate contracts - Survive the financial ups and downs of the freelance life With plenty of insider advice and tips from the most successful freelance writers and editors in the country, Get a Freelance Life is a must-have resource for turning your freelance gigs into a full-fledged writing career.
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Includes index.

Contenidos : Foreword

Foreword by Laurel Touby

PART I – Are You Ready to Be Free?

Is Freelancing Right for You?

Invest in Yourself

Invest in Others

PART II – Prepare
4. Finding the Great Idea
5. Oh, the Places You’ll Pitch
6. What Kind of Article Should You Write?

PART III – Pitch
7. Getting Your First Assignment
8. What Worked
9. You Pitched. Now What?
10. All About Contracts

PART IV – Write
11. Rules of Reporting
12. Writing
13. The Path of a Story
14. How to Get Your Second, Third, and Three Hundredth Assignments

PART V – Mind Your Own Business
15. Manage Your Finances
16. Affordable Health Insurance
17. Taming Your Taxes
18. Invest More in Yourself
19. Boost Your Bucks
20. Conclusion

Extras

Resources

Lingo

Acknowledgments

Index

Write Your Own Check Considering a career in freelance writing' Already a freelancer but seeking practical, solid advice on the basics of the business' Get a Freelance Life is the complete guide to all aspects of a freelance writing career, straight from the creators of mediabistro.com'the nation's most connected, authoritative source for media professionals. Learn how to: - Write compelling pitch letters - Network with the best in the magazine and newspaper industry - Understand the freelance market and detect its changes - Self-edit and rewrite your work - Manage tight deadlines - Negotiate contracts - Survive the financial ups and downs of the freelance life With plenty of insider advice and tips from the most successful freelance writers and editors in the country, Get a Freelance Life is a must-have resource for turning your freelance gigs into a full-fledged writing career.

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