Ready, Aim, Specialize! - Create Your Own Writing Specialty and Make More Money (Paperback)

Attention writers: Want to make more money and set yourself apart from other freelancers? Specialize Ready, Aim, Specialize grew out of author Kelly James-Enger's own experience as a successful full-time freelance writer. Once she developed some specialties of her own, she found that assignments came easier, her productivity increased, and her income quadrupled. It was all because she concentrated on a handful of subjects, rather than trying to write about anything and everything. The book is conveniently divided into three sections. "Section One: Getting Started" offers a practical guide to basic nonfiction magazine writing techniques. Readers will find tested tips for approaching an editor, searching for experts, conducting an interview, and more. They'll also find model query letters, ready to use as is or easily tailored to fit a particular situation. "Section Two: The Top Ten Hottest Specialties" provides comprehensive overviews of today's most popular writing markets. Each chapter here includes practical advice for breaking into the area; ideas for potential article markets; and books, websites, and other helpful resources. Finally, "Section Three: Growing Your Writing Business" presents dozens of surefire ways to cope with isolation, uneven cash flow, and burnout; maximize income and productivity: and much more.