Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money [Large Print] [Paperback]

Kelly James-Enger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2005

Is it possible to give up your nine to five job and make more money as a full-time freelancer? Absolutely. Six-Figure Freelancing shows writers how to make the most of the ballooning freelance industry by adopting a business-like approach to their craft, while offering insightful, first-hand advice to help maximize time and profit.

• Includes worksheets and templates to assess and establish the best possible business strategy
• Advice on time management and repurposing material for multiple markets, as well as how to gain a competitive edge in a growing market

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About the Author

Kelly James-Enger left her profession as a lawyer for a lucrative career as a freelance writer. She is also a public speaker and journalist. Her column, "The Bottom Line" appears regularly in The Writer magazine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Random House Reference (April 12, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0375720952
• ISBN-13: 978-0375720956
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, July 20, 2006

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MAT (Sylvania, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money (Paperback)

This book is an excellent resource and easy to read. Kelly's writing style, as you might imagine, is perfect. The book is well written and well researched. Her organization is flawless.

However the book is slanted very heavily towards writers that are doing stories in magazines with some information about writing books. She has very little information, perhaps a few pages, on corporate writing and copywriting. If you are trying to start work as a freelance commercial writer for marketing this probably isn't the best book for you.

However if you are interested in writing articles and books as a freelance journalist or writer this book is unmatched and well worth the purchase price. Even though I was looking for information on running a copywriting business I did find information that was very useful and will help me with my consulting by writing articles to promote my practice. I highly recommend this book to anyone that is intersted in a freelance writing business.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nuts-and-bolts tips on growing your writing business, January 19, 2006

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M. Warnick (Ames, IA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money (Paperback)

How did Six-Figure Freelancing help me? Within a week of reading it, I wrote a letter of introduction modeled on Kelly's examples that landed me interest from four different editors; I cut my writing time on a 2000-word profile by using the structure in the book; and I became more organized about how I spend my writing day, so I waste less time. All this, plus it's just plain inspiring. You may not be close to making six figures, but this book gives you the guts to go out and try. In short, a very worthwhile read.

35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The latest addition and a worthwhile entry, April 19, 2005

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Robert W. Bly (Rivervale, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer's Guide to Making More Money (Paperback)

This book is the latest addition to the small but growing body of literature on "how to make six figures as a freelance writer" and is a worthwhile contribution to the field. In addition to lots of solid advice, readers will value the book for its numerous sample query letters and case studies of how the author and other freelance handled a variety of challenging situations in their writing businesses. I particularly like the advice and examples of how to turn a single assignment into a writing subspecialty, like the writer who turned a one-time $900 article assignment into a $30,000 annual profit center in biotechnology writing.