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050 1 4 _aPN 145
_bA512 2003
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245 0 4 _aThe 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.
246 3 0 _aAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors guide to freelance writing
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bSt. Martin's Griffin,
_c2003.
300 _axix, 314 p. ;
_c21 cm.
500 _aIncludes index.
505 _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.
520 _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.
650 0 _aAuthorship.
650 0 _aAuthorship
_xVocational guidance.
650 4 _aArte de escribir.
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650 4 _aAutorĂ­a
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700 1 _aHarper, Timothy,
_d1950-
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710 2 _aAmerican Society of Journalists and Authors
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol053/2003009125.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol041/2003009125.html
856 4 1 _3Table of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003009125.html
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