The ASJA guide to freelance writing : a professional guide to the business, for nonfiction writers of all experience levels / edited by Timothy Harper ; foreword by Samuel G. Freedman.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: xix, 314 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

0312318529 (pbk.)
9780312318529 (pbk.)

Other title:

American Society of Journalists and Authors guide to freelance writing

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808/.02/023

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PN 145 A512 2003

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Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 145 A512 2003 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000119652

Includes index.

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.

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.

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