The a professional guide to the business, for nonfiction writers of all experience levels Harper, Timothy 1950- editor American Society of Journalists and Authors text nyu New York St. Martin's Griffin 2003 1st ed. monographic eng

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xix, 314 p. ; 21 cm. A 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. Foreword / 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. edited by Timothy Harper ; foreword by Samuel G. Freedman. Includes index. Authorship Authorship Vocational guidance Arte de escribir Autoría PN 145 A512 2003 808/.02/023 0312318529 (pbk.) 9780312318529 (pbk.) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol053/2003009125.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol041/2003009125.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009125.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol053/2003009125.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol041/2003009125.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009125.html DLC 030418 20260817162359.0 spa