How to Make a Living as a Writer: Publish books, articles and blogs

by Amber Roshay, Melissa Uhles

This is a modern guide to making a living as a freelance writer, blogger or book author in 2018 and beyond. We dive into social media and twitter pitch parties and include over 200 links to paying publications in different niches. Included are four ways to make money *Freelance Writing for clients, websites or magazines *Blogging and using affiliate links, ads, sponsored posts, selling services and or products *Self-publishing books by doing the work yourself or hiring it out. *Traditionally publishing books by seeking an agent and or publisher and giving them a percentage of your royalties. *You'll also learn to craft pitches and query letters for websites, magazines, and publishers How To Make a Living as a Writer -Lists of publishers, magazines and websites seeking submissions -Great books for writers, included for a little inspiration -Access to writing prompts that will get you crafting prose that zings About the Melissa Uhles and Amber Roshay are college best friends and experienced writers who co-wrote a novel and then teamed up to co-write How to Make a Living as a Writer. They wanted to share an up-to-date guide that gave new and experienced authors, bloggers, and freelance writers all the information they needed to make money and be successful. With that goal in mind they also co-blog at penandparent.com to encourage parents and writers to follow their dreams. "This book is a useful tool for anyone looking to monetize their writing in the modern world. It teaches you how to make money writing from traditional methods all the way to monetizing blog posts with affiliate marketing and product development. It's factual and direct, but also friendly and encouraging. A must-read for any budding modern writers!" --Lauren "A must read! Most of the how to writing books on the market today are out of date. They only go into the publishing world five years ago. But, so much has changed. Writers need to utilize social media, find agents on Twitter, and have a strong online presence. How to Make a Living as a Writer tells you how to do this. It's a quick read, but full of industry insight that's invaluable." --Cristian T.

84 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 27, 2017

About the author

Amber Roshay grew up in the White Mountains of Arizona, but spent many years in San Francisco, California. After receiving a MFA in Writing from California College of the Arts in 2005, she moved to Thailand to teach English and now works at Sino-British College in Shanghai. She is currently writing a new novel about China.

She is also the author of Reaching Prague and How the Fat Girl Got Thin. To read more of her work, go to www.aroshay.com.

Reviews

[Patricia Corcoran · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with lots of information!

I love the way these ladies write. They have lots of good advise and lots information you can take action on. I am going to read this book many times to get new information to apply to my writing life. They make getting from the DREAM to REALITY. I am living the dream one day at a time with their help.