TY - BOOK AU - Crofts,Andrew TI - The freelance writer's handbook: how to turn your writing skills into a successful business SN - 9780749927639 AV - PN 147 C941f 2013 PY - 0000///201 3 CY - London PB - Piatkus KW - Authorship KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Autoría N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 ER -