Write Your Own Check

Considering a career in freelance writing? Already a freelancer but seeking practical, solid advice on the basics of the business? Get a Freelance Life is the complete guide to all aspects of a freelance writing career, straight from the creators of mediabistro.com—the nation’s most connected, authoritative source for media professionals.

Learn how to:

• • Write compelling pitch letters
• • Network with the best in the magazine and newspaper industry
• • Understand the freelance market and detect its changes
• • Self-edit and rewrite your work
• • Manage tight deadlines
• • Negotiate contracts
• • Survive the financial ups and downs of the freelance life

With plenty of insider advice and tips from the most successful freelance writers and editors in the country, Get a Freelance Life is a must-have resource for turning your freelance gigs into a full-fledged writing career.

From the Trade Paperback edition.