You really can make money with your writing. Whether you want to create your own business, add to your income, supplement your retirement, or boost what you're earning as a writer, you'll find the how-to's here. You'll learn secrets, methods, and tips to help you generate income with your writing. This class includes all the practical information that so rarely gets taught in writing classes. In most courses and social groups it's taboo to discuss money, but not here. This course embraces it! Making money is the focus of the lessons. You'll explore a dozen genres that can help you establish a sometime, part-time, or full-time career as a writer. Along the way, you'll learn methods to work faster, suffer less rejection, and bring home more bacon. Fulfilling (and lucrative) writing work is waiting for you!
Completion Time
24 hours
Access Time
42 Days
Outcome
Individual Skill Course
Language
English
Training Level
Beginner
Delivery Information:
Online
Asynchronous
Self-paced
Description
Learning Outcomes
What you will learn:
- Find out what it takes to be a paid writer
- Understand what a writer's life is really like, and learn how to deal with rejection
- Learn tips for self- editing and productive researching
- Find out how to submit queries and land feature writing assignments for magazines and e- zines
- Develop a working knowledge of writing novels and nonfiction books, what the publishers are looking for, and how to submit writing
- Understand what it means to be a ghostwriter, how to find clients, and how to develop and maintain a strong working relationship with your clients
- Gain knowledge of the business side of writing as it pertains to advances, royalties, letters of commitment and intent, invoices, and releases
- Become more efficient in your writing time management and learn how to market your products like a pro
- Understand the ins and outs of writing for money and become more confident in your ability to succeed
- Develop a new career path as you successfully learn to make money from your writing
Requirements
Technology Requirements
Hardware Requirements: This course can be taken on either a PC, Mac, or Chromebook.
Software Requirements: Software must be installed and fully operational before the course begins.
- PC: Windows 8 or later.
- Mac: macOS 10.6 or later.
- Browser: The latest version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox are preferred. Microsoft Edge and Safari are also compatible. Cookies and JavaScript must be enabled
- The latest Adobe Reader/Acrobat Reader ( free download available at https://get.adobe.com/reader/ )
- Any modern Office suite: Microsoft Office, Apple iWork, OpenOffice, or LibreOffice
- Reliable internet connection. Broadband cable or highspeed DSL is recommended for optimal experience.
- E-mail account (to be able to register and to receive e-mail from the course system regarding registration, course status, etc.)
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