How to Write What You Want and Sell What You Write

How to Write What You Want & Sell What You Write gives examples of how to make money writing for the movie screen, the radio, the theater, TV or newspaper, and there is an entire chapter on how to make big bucks through business writing. Want to write a novel? It's the first thing a new writer should attempt because it helps accumulate the all-important 100,000 words needed to hone a writer's skills and help determine the genre that best suits him or her.
Skip also gives a tremendous amount of information about advancing a career as a writer by joining writing groups and networking with other writers. You never know who another writer might be able to connect you with, and vice-versa. Networking is not a one-way street; it is a win-win for everyone. Especially when the demand for good writers is greater than you might imagine. All you need to get started is a good portfolio that showcases your ability. Mr. Press tells how to build a portfolio by taking writing jobs that offer enough money to barely pay the bills while networking your way to bigger and better projects through the relationships you make and the experience you gain.
Do you want to be a published author? This book tells how to write articles and books, and then sell them to a publisher with or without an agent. You'll need to know how to write an excellent query letter and an extraordinary proposal, but Skip has that covered too. Maybe you want to self-publish your book but you don't know where to begin. The "how-to" is in the book. Skip touches briefly on numerous types of writing and offers a tremendous amount of useful information that will help seasoned as well as novice writers see the big picture.