Freelance Writer/Freelance Writing Business

How to Become a Freelance Writer/Start a Freelance Writing Business

Freelance writers write articles for newspapers and magazines or copy for businesses. Most articles require research and must be well-written and suited to the style of the publication. Publications typically pay $.10 – $2.00 per word. Businesses also contract writers to create reports, press releases, advertising copy and other special projects. This is an excellent opportunity for a work at home business.

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Magazine and Freelance Writing Resources:

Learn to Write for Magazines with pro freelancer, Linda Formichelli. Visit her site for details on her e-course.

Absolute Write: Freelance resource with market info.

Writers Weekly: Offers resources for magazine markets and self-published books.

Funds for Writers: Paying freelance writing markets and weekly newsletter.

Writers Market: Subscription-based service from the folks at Writer’s Digest. Allows you to search for market information for consumer and trade magazines, newspapers, and literary agents.

American Society of Journalists (ASJA): Mustbe well-published to join.

Freelance Success: Subscription-based service with online forums for sharing market info and advice with freelance writers who command $1 per word+.

Magazine World: Offers magazine industry info.

Magazine Publishers of America: Association for publishers and editors.

Writers Digest Magazine: Industry magazine for writers.

The Writer Magazine: Industry magazine for writers.

Poets & Writers Magazine: Industry for poetry and other writers.

A Writer’s Edge Blog: Excellent blog about writing–includes many resources.

Newspapers:

Newspaper Association of America

Editor & Publisher: Journal covering the newspaper industry.

National Press Club: Association for journalists.

Syndication:

King Features: Syndicated content provider of columns and cartoons.

Copely News: Syndicated content provider.

Universal Press Syndicate: Syndicated content provider.

Market2Editors: A syndication service.

Job Postings (Locate freelance article, editing, and copy writing assignments):

American Association of Sunday and Feature Writers: Job listings for feature writers.

American Copy Editors Society: Yahoo! Groups listing for copy editors and other freelance journalists.

American Journalism Review: Job links for journalists.

American Society of Business Publication Editors: Offers a job listing directory.

CopyEditor.com: Job listings and a subscription-based newsletter.

Craigslist: Online classified ads with job listings in major cities across the U.S.

Editor & Publisher: Jobs for editors and writers.

Elance: Job assignments for contract workers–copy writing, graphics, etc.

Emma’s Science Writer: Writing jobs for science writers.

Investigative Reporters and Editors: Job listings and membership association.

Journalism Next: Jobs and community for minority writers and media pros.

Media Bistro: Job listings for all kinds of media professionals.

National Conference of Editorial Writers: Job bank lists positions for editorial writers.

News Jobs Network: Lists job sources for U.S., Canada, and the U.K.

WizBids: Projects for freelancers.

Books for Writers, Freelance Writers and Copywriters: