Offering established and novice freelancers suggestions on specializing, this handbook guides writers towards more successful careers. As this analysis demonstrates, when freelancers concentrate on one type of writing rather than being a general freelancer, they discover a lucrative niche in the writing market. Using the advice supplied in this reference, writers will be able to make more money, focus their careers, and learn a more effective way of freelancing. The book lays out the basics of 10 key markets—including health, parenting, and home and garden—and provides a series of interactive exercises to help discover which is the writer's best fit. Published writers and unpublished hopefuls alike will benefit from this valuable and informed guidebook.
I've been a fulltime freelance writer since January 1, 1997..."escaped the law" to become self-employed and have never looked back. Since then, I've written 700+ articles for 60+ national magazines; authored, coauthored, and ghostwritten 12 published books; and written for corporations, nonprofits, and small businesses. I'm also a published novelist; my first two books, Did you Get the Vibe?, and White Bikini Panties, went out of print but are available through Kindle and Smashwords. They're fun "chick lit" reads set in Chicago.
Much of my work these days is ghostwriting and coauthoring books for clients in a variety of subject areas including business, health, nutrition, and fitness. I'm also a motivational speaker on topics ranging from creating healthy habits to stress management to succesful freelancing, and have been an ACE-certified personal trainer for more than 3 years. I'm grateful that I do what I love, and I love what I do. I live outside Chicago with my family.
