Dollars and Deadlines: Make Money Writing Articles for Print and Online Markets

"If you want to write and get paid for it, start by reading this book. Kelly James-Enger spells out what you need to do to succeed from from getting ideas to seeing your work in print and online to getting a check in the mail. Great advice served with wisdom and a can-do spirit." --Elfrieda Abbe, former editor and publisher of The Writer magazine Love to write? Why not get paid to do so? Dollars and Deadlines: Make Money Writing Articles for Print and Online Markets shows you how to launch a freelance article writing career from scratch. Whether you want to freelance fulltime or simply want to make extra money from home, you'll learn how to: • Come up with article ideas; • Identify potential markets for your work; • Pitch ideas to print and online markets; • Locate, contact, and interview expert and anecdotal sources; • Write different types of articles, including shorts, quizzes, profiles, and features; • Decipher and negotiate freelance contracts; • Operate as a business, not a hobby (and take legitimate tax deductions); • Create your own writing templates; • Develop regular clients; and • Take your writing career to the next level. Dollars and Deadlines takes you through a dozen of the author's published articles, describing how they were originated, researched, and written. You'll find dozens of templates and examples along with real-world advice to take you from an unpublished newbie to a published-and paid-freelance writer. Author Kelly James-Enger has been a fulltime freelancer for more than 16 years; her work has appeared in more than 60 national magazines including Redbook, Self, Runner's World, Fitness, and Parents. She's the author of books including Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money, second edition, and Writer For Hire: 101 Secrets to Freelance Success. A contributing editor at The Writer, she blogs about making more money in less time at http://dollarsanddeadlines.blogspot.com.