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Freelance writers don't get rich quick. However - and this is good enough - you can make a nice income if you identify market niches that work for you. You can also supplement your income with the occasional freelance article. And if you do have a day job, there's nothing like having published articles, or even books, on your resume to show that you are an expert in your field. Finally, freelance writing may land you a job as a journalist.

There's another kind of freelance writing besides the common notion of a creative wordsmith toiling at night in a cloud of cigarette smoke or whatever. Many writers make a very regular, very decent living as technical or marcom writers, moving from contract to contract. And yes, some of them also work on writing fiction in the night.

Books on Freelance Writing

Here are current top-selling books and magazines on freelance writing. And you may also want to have a look at our magazine writing, technical writing, journalism and news writing, and literary agents pages.


1.		2008 Writer's Market from Writers Digest Books Price: $19.79 Customer Review: 2008 writer's market is a thick book, and has the listings for publishers, and some literary agents. For a FULL listing of agents one must purchase the literary agents guide. This is a heck of deal compared to paying $300 for a Literary marketplace. And keep in mind MOST places that do carry... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.		Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing from Writers Digest Books Price: $11.55 Customer Review: The information covers the entire non-fiction magazine market, not just journalism. Includes the best ways to break into freelancing, and compares small and large markets. Creating a niche for yourself versus generalizing is also covered. Some writing tips are offered, as well, but the focus is on... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency As a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less from Fanove Publishing Price: $13.57 Customer Review: In this book, Peter Bowerman lays out a blueprint that, IF YOU USE IT, can definitely lead to a full-time career as a freelance copywriter. The key is "if you use it". Despite the book's title, Bowerman doesn't talk much about the actual process of writing, so if you want to know how to write... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		The Well-Fed Self-Publisher: How to Turn One Book into a Full-Time Living from Fanove Publishing Price: $13.57 Customer Review: The Well Fed Self Publisher provides a realistic and practical approach to self-publishing. There are a lot of self-publishing scams out there that play on the emotions of aspiring authors. Self-publishing is and always will be a business operation connected to the greater publishing community.... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer: How to Win Top Writing Assignments from Nomad Press Price: $13.57 Customer Review: I read this book through in just a few days, and I'll be going through it a second time in a few days more. I am a freelance writer by trade, and Ms. Glatzer does an amazing job of teaching the ins and outs of the freelance world. And although I do sometimes hate her just a little for the ease with... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Starting Your Career As a Freelance Writer from Allworth Press Price: $13.57 Customer Review: The first third of the book is a review of how to write, how to do research, and what you should have in your office ("a chair," "a desk," "a place to store your writing supplies"), with which I am sure the average person looking to start a freelance writing career already knows. In fact, if you... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		Writing White Papers: How to Capture Readers and Keep Them Engaged from WhitePaperSource Publishing Price: $23.07 Customer Review: I found reading this book to be an easy read, a great pleasure and very informative. I love books like these which provide concrete information that is full of practical and readily usable examples. As you can tell, I loved the book. Example outlines for the different objectives was particularly... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		The Renegade Writer: A Totally Unconventional Guide to Freelance Writing Success (The Renegade Writer's Freelance Writing series) from Marion Street Press, Inc. Price: $10.17 Customer Review: These ladies cut through the bull to tell new freelancers what works and what doesn't work. In some situations it is all based on the comfort level of the beginning freelance writer on which "rules" to break but the authors offer their own experiences. The tone of the book is conversational... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		Writer Mama: How to Raise a Writing Career Alongside Your Kids from Writers Digest Books Price: $10.19 Customer Review: I've read this book cover to cover twice and I reference it regularly--my copy is well-worn. Christina Katz's tips, suggestions, and examples have been invaluable in helping me successfully launch my new writing career. This book has given me the ideas, the confidence, and the good... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		The Art of Column Writing: Insider Secrets from Art Buchwald, Dave Barry, Arianna Huffington, Pete Hamill and Other Great Columnists from Marion Street Press, Inc. Price: $12.89 Customer Review: I could not have learned as much as I did from this terrific book in a college journalism class. While sophisticated, entertaining and anecdotal, it's also amazingly funny. Its scope is impressive, not to mention being well-indexed. It's a complete compendium, I believe, for the existing or... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Start & Run a Copywriting Business from Self-Counsel Press Price: $12.21 Customer Review: If you're looking to get into the copywriting business, this is one of the books you should read.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		The Well-Fed Writer: Back For Seconds A Second Helping Of "How-To" For Any Writer Dreaming of Great Bucks and Exceptional Quality of Life from Fanove Publishing Price: $13.57 Customer Review: Peter Bowerman makes it seem like there`s FLCW (freelance corporate writing) work in abundance for everyone who could possibly seek to get into the game (and has a modicum of talent and is willing to work hard etc.) I love his style. I think he has some good tips. However, he skips the reality that... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Secrets of a Freelance Writer, Third Edition: How to Make $100,000 a Year or More from Holt Paperbacks Price: $11.56 Customer Review: Robert Bly is one of the foremost experts in the B2B market, and I had the good fortune to study some of his material, under a course given by Steve Slaunwhite. This book, along with Six -Figure Freelancing by Kelly James-Enger, inspired me go plunge into the freelance writing world. Robert covers... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


14.		The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing: A Professional Guide to the Business, for Nonfiction Writers of All Experience Levels from St. Martin's Griffin Price: $11.53 Customer Review: If you are a freelance journalist/writer, this book is a must have. The writing and advice is top-notch. A must have for your library.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		Six-Figure Freelancing from Random House Reference Price: $10.17 Customer Review: I had the good fortune to see Kelly speak, at a local area writers group, in the Chicago area. What impressed me is her openness about her own life, and sharing it in a public forum. Kelly was a lawyer for a few years, but never liked the profession, and later pursued her original passion of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		The Renegade Writer's Query Letters That Rock: The Freelance Writer's Guide to Selling More Work Faster (The Renegade Writer's Freelance Writing series) from Marion Street Press, Inc. Price: $10.17 Customer Review: I have these two ladies' first book and I really enjoyed it, so I snapped this one up quickly. I wasn't an enthused about this book though. The sample letters are great, as are the comments from editors and writers alike. The problem is that it's all over the map. Granted, they want to appeal to... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.		The Art of Feature Writing: From Newspaper Features and Magazine Articles to Commentary from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $50.35	Click here for more information


18.		Freelancing for Newspapers: Writing for an Overlooked Market from Quill Driver Books Price: $10.17 Customer Review: Excellent. Complete information to get in print. Just what I needed, see you in print this summer. Thanks	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		The Wealthy Writer from Writers Digest Books Price: $12.91 Customer Review: I bought this book based on the great reviews posted but was disappointed with just about the entire book. Meanwell does have a point or two that one can use but overall this was a waste of money. There was not a lot of "how to" in the book and most of what he did provide was useless. For example,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Get a Freelance Life: mediabistro.com's Insider Guide to Freelance Writing from Three Rivers Press Price: $11.20 Customer Review: The back of the book states "Write Your Own Check" well I am still waiting on my first article to be published so I continue to pay bills will I write my next novel in my trilogy. The first book The Vampire Next Door: The Outerworld. There is a great section on contracts and a lingo section that can... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information