03130cam a2200361 a 4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020002200069020002500091035001300116040001800129041000800147050002200155082001600177245019100193246007500384250001200459260004500471300002600516500002000542505156200562520020902124650001602333650003702349650002202386650001402408700003702422710004802459856009602507856008802603856007702691BJBSDDR20260817162359.0ta030418s2003 nyu 001 0 eng  a0312318529 (pbk.) a9780312318529 (pbk.) a13168639 aDLCcDLCbspa aeng14aPN 145bA512 200300a808/.02/02304aThe ASJA guide to freelance writing :ba professional guide to the business, for nonfiction writers of all experience levels /cedited by Timothy Harper ; foreword by Samuel G. Freedman.30aAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors guide to freelance writing a1st ed. aNew York :bSt. Martin's Griffin,c2003. axix, 314 p. ;c21 cm. aIncludes index. aForeword / Samuel G. Freedman -- About this book / Timothy Harper -- Freelance writing today--and tomorrow / Jim Morrison -- Planning a writing business / Erik Sherman -- The writer's office and tools / Samuel Greengard -- The mystery of ideas / Jack El-Hai -- Seven secrets of a successful magazine query / Lisa Collier Cool -- How to sell a book / Sherry Suib Cohen -- Writing for the web / Lisa Iannucci -- Why literary agents need you more than ever--and how to get the agent you need / Michael Larsen, AAR -- Research; finding the right stuff / Minda Zetlin and Steve Weinberg -- How to find experts / Estelle Sobell -- Writer-editor relations / Megan McMorris -- Collaborations; the pleasures and perils of shared bylines / Sarah Wernick -- The serendipity of specialization / Claire Walter. Self-publishing; alternatives for getting books into print / Marilyn and Tom Ross -- Networking / Sandra E. Lamb -- This pen for hire' leveraging your skills / Anita Bartholomew -- Op-eds and essays; leveraging your knowledge / Larry Atkins -- Reprints, re-slants, and other ways to resell your work / Kelly James-Enger -- Making pictures / Barbara DeMarco-Barrett -- Employing a writing assistant / Lester A. Picker -- Contracts; protecting writer's rights / Richard A. Marini -- Creating brand you; promoting yourself and your work / Jennifer Pirtle -- Writers and the law / Sallie Randolph and Timothy Perrin -- Taxes and deductions / Julian Block -- Forays into fiction / Kathryn Lance -- Moving to full/time freelancing; it's not a leap / Robert Bittner. aA practical handbook for freelance writers offers helpful advice, techniques, and tips on how to plan a writing business, the art of research, the secrets of a successful magazine query, and other topics. 0aAuthorship. 0aAuthorshipxVocational guidance. 4aArte de escribir. 4aAutoría1 aHarper, Timothy, d1950-eeditor2 aAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol053/2003009125.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol041/2003009125.html413Table of contentsuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009125.html