Get Paid to Write! The No-Nonsense Guide to Freelance Writing

by Thomas A. Williams

Would you like to set your own hours, work at home, and write about fascinating topics and interesting people, all while getting well paid for your efforts? Selling articles to magazines, newspapers, and websites--or even writing your own book--can be a very attractive career option, especially in tough economic times, if you like to write and have a little initiative. Author Tom Williams has been a freelance writer for twenty-five years and he knows what the aspiring freelancer needs to be successful. He has written for magazines ranging from Esquire, to Home Office Computing, to Writer's Digest. He has edited and published his own magazines and newspapers, for which he has bought thousands of freelance articles and read many more queries. He has also written and published 13 successful books, both with major presses and by self-publishing.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction, Business

184 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2003

Reviews

[Courtney Kleefeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an okay book. Has some good information for publishing.

[Raegan Fredrickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Straightforward. Informative. In-depth information. A must have on the shelf of any developing freelance writer.

[Rodney Richards · Rating 3 out of 5]

this version copyrighted from 2004, and a lot has happened in using social media to self-promote since, which is missing. But the last section How to Build Your Reputation as a Writer was sobering, as constant and varied endeavors are required. Not with this book nor any other on writing is there an easy path; just paths of hard work. This book is geared to freelancing, and again times have changed. Finding editors to contact is more difficult today.
There are references and .com sites that are helpful, but comments like "search Google" were not.
I would however recommend this as an eye-opener to and beginner's guide.