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BOOKS by Barbara Florio Graham:
Five Fast Steps to Better Writing,
20th anniversary edition (2005)
Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity,
2nd edition (2003)
by Peter Bowerman: The Well-Fed Writer (09 edition updating the original and incorporating Back for Seconds. Read Bobbi's review HERE
NEW:
The Secrets
of Emotional, Hot-Button Copywriting: How to Employ the 7 Key copy
Drivers that Make People Act, by Denny
Hatch, the most respected authority on direct mail in the U.S.,
who has drawn from the top sellers to show the reader exactly how to
reach the public, whether with paid ads or in media releases and
promotional materials. Published by Target Marketing, for whom Denny
writes a popular free newsletter, Business
Common Sense. Order using this URL.
Read Bobbi's full review HERE.
Denny has followed his popular Secrets of Emotional, Hot-Button Copywriting with another terrific book of compilations from his extensive archives. Career-Changing Takeaways is a compilation of quotes, rules, aphorisms, tips, quips, sage advice and secrets. Organized in 99 categories, this is a book to browse for fun as well as to pick up when you need a catchy phrase to liven up an article, an anecdote to add to a speech, or advice for a friend or client. Order using this URL.
What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants, by Laurie Lewis, who has operated a freelance medical writing and editing business in NYC since 1985. She wrote the first edition of this book in 2001. Read more about the updated second edition HERE.
From Improvise Press, a new publishing venture started by seasoned freelancer Kelly James-Enger, which promises to produce books for creative people who want to profit from their passions. Kelly's first two titles are: Dollars and Deadlines: Make Money Writing Articles for Print and Online Markets, for writers new to freelancing, and Six-Figure Freelancing: The Writer’s Guide to Making More Money, for more experienced writers.
by Paul Lima: (www.Paullima.com): (e-books)
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Business of Freelance Writing (how to wisely sell
your ideas to magazine and newspapers);
It's 11 pm. Do you know where your Web site ranks? (how to optimize your Web site for the
best Search Engine results)
The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price, and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments
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read full review HERE
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Click on "Visit NetWords e-Magazine"
Podcasts for writers and about writing: www.paullima.com/podcasts
Roughing It in the Market: a survival toolkit for the savvy writer, published by the Periodical Writers Association of Canada www.pwac.ca
Motivation for Writers, by Nate Hendley http://www.lulu.com/content/1230618
by Karen Elizabeth Gordon, Pantheon Books:
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The Deluxe Transitive Vampire
The Well-Tempered Sentence
The Disheveled Dictionary
Out of the Loud Hound of Darkness: A Dictionarrative
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Mistakes Made by Journalists, Broadcasters, and
Others Who Should Know Better)
Woe is I: The Grammarphobe’s Guide to Better English in Plain English, Third Edition, by Patricia T. O’Conner. Riverhead Books a division of Penguin
Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing, by Mignon Fogarty. Published by Holt, Reinhart & Winston.
Eats, Shoots and Leaves, by Lynne Truss (punctuation)
The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition. University of Chicago Press. Online access available.
Be Your Own Editor by Sigrid Macdonald (available from LuLu)
Writer's Market, published annually by Writer's Digest Books (www.writersdigest.com)
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The Market Books now have mini-sites with
information about each book and a place to sign up for a free newsletter.
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Novel & Short Story Writer's Market www.novelandshortstory.com
Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market www.cwim.com
Poet's Market www.poetsmarket.com
Guide to Literary Agents www.guidetoliteraryagents.com
Photographer's Market www.photographersmarket.com
Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market www.artists-market.com
Songwriter's Market www.songwritersmarket.com
The Writer's Handbook, edited by Sylvia K. Burack, Kalmbach Publishing, Boston (annual)
The Write Track, by Betty Jane Wylie, MacMillan, 1998
The Writer's Home Companion, edited by Joan Bolker, Owl Books,
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1997 (a division of Henry Holt).
Writing Life, edited by Constance Rooke. 50 celebrated authors share what it means to be a writer. (www.pencanada.ca)
The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing (St. Martin's Griffin, look for latest edition) www.asja.org
by Bobbi Linkemer: http://www.writeanonfictionbook.com
Words To Live By (a memoir of Bobbi's career as a writer)
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Going Solo (a guide to freelancing)
How to Write a nonfiction Book, From Concept to Completion in 6 Months
by Patricia Fry: www.matilijapress.com
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The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book
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NOTE: Click here for
my review of the new edition of this valuable reference,
which also comes with a helpful Author's Workbook.
Over 75 Good Ideas for Promoting Your Book
Write On! Journal-Keeping for Teens
ALSO CHECK Patricia's excellent blog, at: www.matilijapress.com/publishingblog
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Paying Markets for Fiction & Poetry (description
& review here)
Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer
The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches, and Proposals
Writing.com (tools to success in the Internet age)
by Michael Larsen of Michael Larsen-Elizabeth Pomada Literary Agents
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www.larsen-pomada.com
How to Write a Book Proposal, 3rd edition (Writer's Digest Books)
How to Get a Literary Agent, 3rd edition (Sourcebooks)
Guerrilla Marketing for Writers, with Jay Conrad Levinson and Rick Frishman
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and Lessons in Writing the Poem (http://www3.sympatico.ca/susanio/WWC.html)
Hooking the Reader: Opening Lines that Sell, by Sharon Rendell-Smock www.rendell-smock.com
I See Your Name Everywhere: Leverage the Power of the Media to Grow Your Fame, Wealth and Success, by publicity expert Pam Lontos www.prpr.net/
by Julie V. Watson www.seacroftpei.com
How Women Make Money (Dundurn, 2004)
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Great Tips for Your Small Business: Increase Your Profit and
Joy in Your Work (Dundurn, 2006)
Unclutter Your Life, Transforming Your Physical, Mental and Emotional Space, by Katherine Gibson, (Beyond Words Publishing, Inc., 2004) www.clutterbook.com)
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Bobbie Christmas (Union Square Publishing, an
imprint of Cardoza Publishing)
http://zebraeditor.com/bookstore.shtml
Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer, by Jenna Glatzer (www.jennaglatzer.com)
Books by Diana Hacker (www.dianahacker.com) from Bedford/St.Martins Press
