The only book about selling your services as a freelance technical writer. Highly acclaimed within the freelance tech-writing business. Originally published as The Technical Writer's Freelancing Guide, this edition is greatly updated -- 80% of it is new.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Good advice; Optimistic:
This book gives solid advice to aspiring freelance technical writers. Whether you're currently working within the technical writing field, coming from a related area such as engineering or a medical profession, or just starting out, Kent gives a series of steps to take you from employee to freelancer. The book may be overly optimistic for writers coming from non-technical writing backgrounds, but if you're willing to put in the time to gaining experience and building your network, this book will help you... more info
Good advice for the aspiring freelance technical writer:
This book gives solid advice to aspiring freelance technical writers. Whether you're currently working within the technical writing field, coming from a related area such as engineering or a medical profession, or just starting out, Kent gives a series of steps to take you from employee to freelancer. The book may be overly optimistic for writers coming from non-technical writing backgrounds, but if you're willing to put in the time to gaining experience and building your network, this book will help you... more info
A 1997 Classic:
It's unfortunate that the publisher hasn't updated this 1997 classic, but, outdated as it is, this book still has much to teach. Kent describes the three main types of relationships a technical writer can have to a company: employee (which he calls "captive"), contractor, and consultant. And he discusses the skills you would need if you wanted to move from one type to another. I do disagree with his derogatory tone toward employees. As a consultant, I work for and with employees and I feel that they... more info
Out of Date:
There are two things wrong with this book: it is out of date, and in my opinion encourages mediocre writers to enter the market. The truth is you can make good money as a tech writer today, as a "captive" or as a "freelancer". The one point that Peter does not make strongly enough is that you have to be GOOD at it. You can't just take a few correspondence coarses, suddenly call yourself a tech writer, and expect to make a lot of money. It's so much more than grammer and style--too much to get into here.... more info
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