Success Secrets Of A Freelance Writer

The Ultimate Guide to Becoming an Independent Author - Begin You Own New Career Within Days!

What you'll learn

Gain the skills necessary to thrive in the freelance writing world.

Feel motivated and full of self-belief in a new home based career.

Discover the many areas in which a creative writer may express him or herself for profit.

Learn the secret self-promotion tactics of a seasoned freelancer quickly.

Find out how professional freelance writers keep financially afloat at all times - whatever the prevailing economic climate!

Requirements

No technical skills required. No prior knowledge of the subject is needed.

No experience necessary: just a love of words and a willingness to try.

Description

Learn the Success Secrets of a Professional Freelance Writer
Over twenty fascinating sections, almost one-hundred 'talking head' lectures, and many information packed downloads, including hot market listings, you will discover how to thrive in the freelance writing industry.
Learn everything you need to know about magazine article and travel writing, ghost writing, genre fiction writing, nonfiction book writing, children's book writing, to effective copy writing, and much more - like how to promote yourself effectively, how to track your burgeoning income, and how to easily self-publish for profit.
Get crucial tips and proven tactics, from your lively and infectious host, for quickly setting up your own "home business" based on a career being creative and helpful with words.
This unique course presents a step-by-step, motivational program for personal writing success, whatever your level of expertise.
All you need is your enthusiasm and a willingness to learn and you could begin a new life of independence and freedom within days of taking this fun and insightful study aid.

Overview

Section 1: Housekeeping

Lecture 1 Please Read THIS Before You Start!

Section 2: Introduction

Lecture 2 Am I The Right Teacher For You?

Lecture 3 What You Need To Succeed

Lecture 4 Your Attitude and Easy Cash Writing

Lecture 5 How Much Money Can You Make?

Section 3: Creating Multiple Streams of Income

Lecture 6 The Main Point of This Course!

Lecture 7 Your Working Strategy and Its Measurement

Lecture 8 Pleasure or Profit? What's Your Priority?

Section 4: Mindset of the Modern Freelancer

Lecture 9 Why Do You Want To Be A Freelancer?

Lecture 10 Do You Have a Heart of Gold?

Lecture 11 The Best Attitude to Engender for Freelancing

Section 5: Practical Income Creation

Lecture 12 Drawing Up An "Activity To Income" Schedule

Lecture 13 The Reality of Freelancing for a Living

Section 6: Tracking Your Income

Lecture 14 Tracking Your Income

Lecture 15 Using Spreadsheets to Track and Predict Your Success

Section 7: Writing For Magazines

Lecture 16 Writing and Submitting Magazine Articles - The Facts

Lecture 17 Choosing Sellable Topics for Magazine Articles

Section 8: Writing Non Fiction Books for Publication

Lecture 18 Why Write Non Fiction Books?

Lecture 19 Getting Non Fiction Manuscripts Published

Lecture 20 Pitching Non Fiction to Publishers

Lecture 21 Choosing Topics for Non Fiction Books

Lecture 22 Choosing Your Own Topics for Non Fiction

Lecture 23 Choosing Your Own Topics for Non Fiction - 2

Lecture 24 Final Advice for Choosing Non Fiction Topics

Section 9: Genre Fiction Writing

Lecture 25 Genre Writing Introduction

Lecture 26 Genre Writing Requirements

Lecture 27 How To Write Romance Fiction

Lecture 28 How To Write Thriller Fiction

Lecture 29 How To Write Fantasy Fiction

Lecture 30 The Difference Between Science Fiction & Fantasy

Lecture 31 How To Write Horror Fiction

Lecture 32 The Increasing Emergence of Cross Genre Fiction

Section 10: Writing For Children

Lecture 33 Introduction to Children's Writing

Lecture 34 Writing for Children - The Marketplace and Publishers

Lecture 35 Writing for Children - Do and Don't

Lecture 36 Writing for Children - More Do and Don't

Lecture 37 Writing for Children - More Do and Don't

Lecture 38 Writing for Children - Conclusion

Section 11: Business Writing - and How To Get Paying Gigs

Lecture 39 Business Writing - Introduction

Lecture 40 Business Writing - How to Get Corporate Work

Lecture 41 Business Writing - How Much Should You Charge?

Lecture 42 Business Writing - Contracts and Payment

Lecture 43 Business Writing - Getting An Upfront Fee

Lecture 44 Business Writing - Conclusion

Section 12: Travel Writing

Lecture 45 Travel Writing - Introduction

Lecture 46 Travel Writing - Coming Up With Fresh Angles

Lecture 47 Travel Writing - Dispelling The Myths

Lecture 48 Travel Writing - A Good Camera is An Investment

Lecture 49 Travel Writing - Payment and The Big Gigs

Lecture 50 Travel Writing - Conclusion

Section 13: Ghost Writing

Lecture 51 Ghost Writing - Introduction

Lecture 52 Ghost Writing - Getting Started

Lecture 53 Ghost Writing - Contracts and Payment

Lecture 54 Ghost Writing - Tools of the Trade

Lecture 55 Ghost Writing - Conclusion

Section 14: Copywriting

Lecture 56 Copywriting - Introduction

Lecture 57 Copywriting - Common Sense and Fairy Gloss

Lecture 58 Copywriting - Payment Rates

Lecture 59 Copywriting - The Basic Rules

Lecture 60 Copywriting - Advanced Rules

Lecture 61 Copywriting - More Advanced Rules

Lecture 62 Copywriting - Using Persuasive Language

Lecture 63 Copywriting - Conclusion

Section 15: Self Publishing Online

Lecture 64 Self Publishing - Introduction

Lecture 65 Self Publishing - The Reality

Lecture 66 Self Publishing - Defining Your Goals

Lecture 67 Self Publishing - Your Strategy for Success

Lecture 68 Self Publishing - Choosing Your Platform

Lecture 69 Self Publishing - Nine Tips For Amazon Success

Lecture 70 Self Publishing Online - Conclusion

Section 16: Offline Self Publishing

Lecture 71 Offline Self Publishing - Introduction

Lecture 72 Offline Vanity Publishing

Lecture 73 Offline Self Publishing - Caring For Your Work

Lecture 74 Offline Self Publishing - Conclusion

Section 17: Grants & Funding

Lecture 75 Grants and Funding - Introduction

Lecture 76 Grants and Funding - Where to Find Donors

Lecture 77 Grants and Funding - Conclusion

Section 18: Helping Other Writers

Lecture 78 Helping other Writers - Introduction

Lecture 79 Helping Other Writers - How To Get The Work

Lecture 80 Helping Other Writers - How To Deal With Clients

Lecture 81 Helping Other Writers - How To Deal With The Work

Lecture 82 Helping Other Writers - Editing Work

Lecture 83 Helping Other Writers - Proofing and Submission Work

Lecture 84 Helping Other Writers - Book Doctoring and Mentoring

Lecture 85 Helping Other Writers - Teaching Writing

Lecture 86 Helping Other Writers - Becoming An Agent

Lecture 87 Helping Other Writers - Conclusion

Section 19: Self Promotion as a Writer

Lecture 88 Self Promotion - Introduction

Lecture 89 Self Promotion - Offline

Lecture 90 Self Promotion Ideas That Work

Lecture 91 More Self Promotion Ideas That Actually Work

Lecture 92 Self Promotion - Two Case Studies

Section 20: Self Belief and Maintaining a New Writing Career

Lecture 93 The End? Or Just The Beginning…

Lecture 94 Self-Publishing… Again!

Lecture 95 Maintaining a Career: Dealing With Writer's Block

Lecture 96 Self Belief: Your Secret Weapon.

If you're new to writing and you're not sure which way to go - fiction, non fiction or toward shorter works, this course is for you.,Discover your potential on a journey of discovery into the glamorous world of freelance writing. ,Be fully prepared to "GO PRO" if that's what you want!