Crofts, Andrew,  1953- <br/><br/>
The freelance writer's handbook :  how to turn your writing skills into a successful business / 
Andrew Crofts. 
 - New edition. 
 - London :  Piatkus,  201 3. 
 - 232 p. :  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Why do it? -- do you have what it takes? -- Getting started -- Getting comfortable -- Selling your ideas -- Be your own marketing guru -- Finding material -- Writing for newspapers -- Writing for magazines -- Writing non-fiction books -- Writing for the business world -- Travel writing -- Writing for the spoken word -- Writing fiction -- Writing for children -- Ghostwriting -- Writing for film, television and radio -- Writing for the web -- Literary agents - what are they for and how do you get one? -- Subsidiary rights -- The money, the accountant and the taxman -- Helping publishers sell your books -- Self-publishing -- The future for freelancers writers. 
<br/><br/> Packed with information on how to get started and how to market and sell your work, this comprehensive handbook tells you all you need to know to make a sustainable living doing what you enjoy most. You will discover : how to find ideas, how to get commissioned, how to get published, how modern technology is revolutionising the writing business, and much more.-- Back cover 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780749927639 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.<br/>Authorship<br/>Autoría
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 147  / C941f 2013