Paul Lima was a busy technology freelance writer, earning a six-figure income, during the dot-com boom. When it went bust, so did many of his Information Technology corporate clients. Paul developed new business and marketing plans and within 18 months he was as busy as he was during the height of the dot-com boom. Today, he is now performing a greater variety of tasks for more clients than ever before! To help freelancer writers create a personal road map to business success, Paul created a workshop based on his experiences. He has now turned his popular workshop into Six-Figure Freelancer. Focusing on writing for corporate markets (including businesses, associations, government agencies, non-profits and other organizations), Six Figure Freelancer demonstrates how to plan and market your way to freelance writing success.

This is a different kind of book about freelance writing. The Six-Figure Freelance Copywriter gives you a rare glimpse into how top-earning freelancers crossed the $100,000 threshold. Each six-figure story is unique. And each will fuel your drive, demonstrate that there are many routes to a rewarding, six-figure freelance writing career...and it's closer than you think. Here are just a few of the stories you’ll find in The Six-Figure Freelance Copywriter: • How one freelancer went from a layoff to six figures...using Fiverr (check out chapter 9 for Anita Alvarez's story) • Why being "lazy" works for copywriter and best-selling author, Laura Belgray • One freelancer’s inside story of working for big-name brands • What a $100K project proposal looks like (Prerna Malik shares in chapter 2) • The one networking tactic Tarzan Kay swears by (and insists you try at your next conference or event) • How one freelancer doubled his copywriting rates with one pricing shift (flip to Andrew Yedlin's chapter to see how he did it) …and so many more. When you need motivation and a nudge to consistently reach new milestones in your freelance writing business, use the stories in The Six-Figure Freelance Copywriter as your evergreen source of inspiration. About Joanna Wiebe Joanna Wiebe is the creator of Copyhackers and the original conversion copywriter. For over 15 years, companies like BT, Canva, Intuit and MetaLab have trusted Joanna to help them find and spread their message. She’s trained teams at Shopify, Thinkific and AWS. And she’s served as an expert lecturer with Think with Google as well as a top-rated speaker at conferences like Mozcon, Business of Software and CXL Live. www.copyhackers.com

THE MOST TRUSTED GUIDE TO GETTING PUBLISHED Want to get published and paid for your writing? Let Writer's Market 2016 guide you through the process with thousands of publishing opportunities for writers, including listings for book publishers, consumer and trade magazines, contests and awards, and literary agents. These listings include contact and submission information to help writers get their work published. Beyond the listings, you'll find all-new material devoted to the business and promotion of writing. Discover the secrets of six-figure freelancers, how to create a productive home office, and apps that make freelancing easier. Plus, you'll learn how to build relationships in the publishing business, use video to promote your work, and remove obstacles from your path to freelance writing success. This edition includes the ever-popular pay-rate chart and the return of the much-requested book publisher subject index! You also gain access to: • Lists of professional writing organizations • Sample query letters • A free digital download of Writer's Yearbook featuring the 100 Best Markets: WritersDigest.com/WritersDigest-Yearbook-15 + Includes exclusive access to the webinar "How to Build an Audience and Business With Your Writing" from Robert Lee Brewer, editor of Writer's Market "As a young writer, I couldn't wait to get my hands on the newest Writer's Market. No other annual has provided such a shot-in-the-arm to my dreams--nor such priceless guidance in making them come true. To read Writer's Market is to surround yourself with friends, teammates, teachers, experts, coaches, and cheerleaders--all of whom return season after season with entirely new voices but the same mission: to help you get from writer to published writer." --Tim Johnston, New York Times best-selling author of Descent

Do you want to earn a living as a freelance writer? Can you imagine yourself working from home, selling your articles to newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and Web sites? If so, The Business of Freelance Writing , by Paul Lima, is for you. Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines, by Paul Lima, shows you how to develop article ideas, write query letters, pitch your ideas to the right editor at the right publications, and follow up on your queries. It outlines everything you need to know to negotiate the sale of your work with editors who say "yes" to your ideas. It also reveals how to conduct effective interviews and shows you a variety of ways to write article leads.

"Everything You Wanted To Know About Freelance Writing" combines two popular business of freelance writing books: "Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines" and "The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments." "How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines" shows you how to develop article ideas, write query letters, pitch your ideas to the right editor at the right publications, and follow up on your queries. It outlines everything you need to know to negotiate the sale of your work with editors who say "yes" to your ideas. It also reveals how to conduct effective interviews and shows you a variety of ways to write article leads. Focusing on writing material for businesses, associations, government agencies, non-profits and other organizations, "The Six Figure Freelancer" demonstrates how to plan and market your way to freelance writing success in the lucrative corporate market. Review: "One of the best things I have purchased for my business (not counting my computer) is Paul Lima's book Everything You Wanted to Know About Freelance Writing, which is actually two books in one. I highly recommend this book for new freelance writers, to give them an idea of how to get started in freelance writing, and for seasoned veterans, because the tips in the book might trigger ideas that can have a positive impact on business..."

This expanded edition goes beyond advice on making a living as a business writer to include the more creative forms of writing. There are new chapters on writing and selling poems, short stories, novels, and essays, plus a new section on cartooning. Existing chapters have been brought up to date. You learn to start, run, and build a freelance writing business doing whatever type of writing you prefer.

Incorporating all the great information writers have to come to expect for more than 80 years, this latest edition features higher profiles of its author interviews, five new market sections, and the most up-to-date market listings available to help readers find success.