Think you're ready to take the plunge into a full-time freelance writing career? This hands-on resource provides scores of real-life success tips for becoming a professional full-time writer--all based on solid experience. This guide approaches writing as a career where hard work and management skills are just as important as talent. Readers will discover how they can plan their transition to a full-time writing career; tips for managing cash flow, accounting, taxes and other business issues; detailed plans for generating income as a writer in non-traditional ways; and much more. They'll also find many ready-to-use checklists as well as helpful lists of writers organizations, online writers networks, and other resources specifically targeted for the working writer.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Fluff and more fluff:
This book is fine if you like innane ego-stroking but that's about it. There is no concrete information about how to actually get started in the business. This might be suitable for a freshman Writing 101 class but not for someone seriously wanting to know how to start making a living off their writing. Fluff, fluff, and more fluff. Not recommended.
Good Information:
I thought this book was loaded with good information. Michael is realistic about the ups and downs of being a freelance writer. I only gave it 4 stars b/c I was under the impression that it would give more information on "how to break into the business" and start from the beginning. Micheal writes more about going from a part-time to a full-timer writer. I will definetly be going back to this book and using it for a reference when I get to that point. I am now reading "Starting your career as a Freelance... more info
Banks is a Master!:
Contrary to what the title would have you believe, Banks's book is perfect for the experienced writer who is contemplating a jump to fulltime freelancing, as well as for the new writer who would like to explore the idea of taking the first steps toward a freelance career. Spot-on advice also abounds for the fiction and non-fiction writer alike.
I found Banks's book easy to understand, thorough, and a delight to read from cover to cover. From his advice on marketing to writer's block to financial... more info
A straightforward and practical guide:
How To Become A Fulltime Freelance Writer: A Practical Guide To Setting Up A Writing Business At Home by professional author Michael A. Banks is a straightforward and practical guide to earning a living by writing full-time. Individual chapters address the skills and character traits necessary to supporting oneself through writing, financial planning for writers, relationships with agents and editors, sources of extra income, and much, much more in this well-thought-out compendium that should be required... more info
