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Let two veteran writers show you how to break the rules of freelancing to score the best assignments...and make more money!You do what you’re told by the experts: You read six months of back issues before pitching ideas. You follow writer’s guidelines. You give editors eight weeks to respond to your queries. You never call editors, and you only interview sources when you’ve got the assignment. You’re doing everything “right,” but your bank account's dialing 9-1-1.

Save 20% when you buy both The Renegade Writer and From Pitch to Publish in one convenient volume!In The Renegade Writer, two veteran writers show you how to break the rules of freelancing to score the best assignments...and make more money.You do what you’re told by the experts: You read six months of back issues before pitching ideas. You follow writer’s guidelines. You give editors eight weeks to respond to your queries. You nev...

Sell more of what you write by learning the secrets of the pros!If you want to score assignments from top magazines like Smithsonian, Inc., mental_floss, and Fitness—not to mention trade and custom publications—From Pitch to Published: How to Sell Your Article Ideas to Magazines is the guide you need.Learn how to craft winning article pitches that will pique interest from editors and lead to lucrative assignments...

If you want to write but feel you're too old, too young, too tired, too busy, too uneducated, too boring, listen up: It's time to stop whining and start writing!Having taught and coached thousands of writers during their 20-year journalism careers, Linda Formichelli and Diana Burrell, authors of the classic Renegade Writer series of books, have heard every excuse out there on why writers aren't completing their novels, writing their poetry, or pitching magazines an...

Can you make a living writing? Absolutely!102 Ways to Earn Money Writing 1,500 Words or Less shows you the wide array of freelance opportunities availableand gives you everything you need to know to reap the benefits of a bustling writing career.Award-winning freelancer and highly sought communications consultant I.J. Schecter delivers ideas for finding freelance work in traditional markets like magazines and newspapers, as well as in uni...

Now, for the first time ever, John Locke reveals the marketing system he created to sell more than 1,100,000 eBooks in five months!His Credentials:John is the eighth author in the world—and the first self-published author in history—to have sold 1 million eBooks on Kindle!He is the first self-published author to hit #1 on the Amazon/Kindle Best Seller's List, and the first to hit both #1 and #2 at the same time!He is a New York Times best-selling author!...

Put these words to work for you!Learn the gift of gab and get closer to your dream jobThis latest addition to the bestselling Perfect Phrases series is a must-read for anyone who dreads networking or who has ever fumbled or frozen during important and possibly career-changing conversations. Perfect Phrases for Professional Networking arms readers with foolproof and versatile phrases that help them take advantage of virtually any professional network...

Awarded the "Outstanding Book Award" in the service/self-help category for 2013 from the ASJA (The American Society of Journalists and Authors)!There's no shortage of books on crafting book proposals, writing novels, overcoming writer's block, and getting in touch with one's muse. But what about a book for writers who simply want to earn a regular paycheck? Writer for Hire is just the wisdom full- and part-time freelancers need. Author Kelly James-Enger de...

Is marketing sucking the joy out of your writing life?Do you wish you could spend more time writing and less time selling? Do you suffer from platform paranoia or social marketing madness? Are you stressed because you can't keep up with the latest marketing gimmicks and perpetual-motion author-entrepreneurs?Here's good news: Marketing For Writers Who Hate Marketing will show you how to have the kind of writing life you long for by dispelling the marketing m...

Step-by-step instructions on how writers can earn top dollar writing for magazines are provided in this book. Secrets are revealed about what the high-paying magazines really want, how to build relationships with editors, how to ascertain which sections of a magazine are open to freelancers, what kinds of stories are in demand, what to do if a deadbeat publisher doesn't pay up, how to market reprints, and how to become an expert in one's chosen writing field. Basic terms like query, clips,...

Make That Crucial, Positive First ImpressionAnyone who's researched the marketplace knows: The path to publication begins with your query letter. If your query is weak, unfocused, or uninspired, an editor or agent won't even bother to request your article, novel manuscript, or nonfiction book proposal. But a well-crafted, compelling query sent to the right editor or agent is an essential sales tool for fiction writers and the most effective way for nonfiction write...