[authorme] PUBLISHING EMERGING WRITERS, JULY 2010

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In this issue...
How to Find Best Online Writing Jobs?, by SutiknoSlamet
The Book Marketplace: An Author's View,  by Bruce Cook
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How to Find Best Online Writing Jobs?

by SutiknoSlamet

How to Find Best Online Writing Jobs?
 by: SutiknoSlamet

So, you can write well and would like to employ your skill to earn some money 
working from home. It is a very good decision as more and more opportunities 
for online writing jobs are opening up for a freelance copywriter or editor. 
With the increasing popularity of Internet marketing, individuals and 
organizations need freelance articles written by skilled writers to do article 
marketing, email promotion or simply to enhance their website content.

Now, if you are a beginner, you may not always know how to find the best online 
writing jobs as there are many scam sites around to mislead you. I have 
discussed 4 tips below to find the perfect job opportunities for yourself so 
that you can earn a handsome income from the comfort of your home.

Search on Internet

The first place to look for online writing jobs is  of course the Internet. 
Search on terms such as: "freelance copywriter jobs," "online writing job" and 
similar phrases. You are surely going to be flooded with numerous results. 
However, stick with the websites that look respectable and most importantly 
that have correct contact details on them, which is a good way to test the 
authenticity of a website offering jobs to freelance copywriters. Call or write 
to these organizations using the contact details displayed there and you can 
even send a couple of sample articles to allow them to assess your writing 
ability.

Join online forums

Online forums for people involved with onlinecopywriting are good places to 
find copywriting jobs. In such places you can interact with people who are 
experienced writers and submit freelance articles on a regular basis to 
different websites. Many of them will be happy to help you to find a writing 
job suitable for  you.

Sign up with a job portal

A job portal usually provides free service up to a certain point. Therefore, 
you can sign up with a job portal that specializes in writing jobs and submit 
your resume and writing samples there for all employers to see. One good thing 
about this is that here the employers will find you instead of the other way 
round.

Create a website

You can create a website of your own to attract attention of potential 
employers. Even easier is to create a blog, which is totally free of cost. You 
can promote your freelance articles on this. However, make sure to employ some 
basic search engine optimization strategies that you can easily find on the 
Internet to make sure that your site appears in good position. This site should 
also contain sample writings on several subjects and testimonials from your 
clients. If these do not attract  employers then nothing else will!

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The Book Marketplace: An Author's View
by Bruce Cook

As an author, it’s frustrating to assess the book market. It is a place to sell 
the book you are writing, or the book you just finished, but it’s more. It 
includes other books too – millions of them – and you wonder how your book fits 
in. But often it makes an author turn away with the firm conviction that 
marketing is for publishers, not authors.

Don’t fall for it. An author needs to know his book’s market.

When I was instructed to learn the book market, I was directed to the nearest 
large bookstore. There I was to browse for hours, learning which titles fit in 
each category, the designs used, and typical content and typical publishers for 
various genres.

While this was excellent advice, I found it intimidating view the whole market 
on display. At first glance, bright displays and staggering quantities were 
stunning. It seemed impossible to even  gain a book’s entry into the store, let 
alone sell the book there.

With time you learn to go beyond the global view and concentrate on one genre. 
Study the titles carefully. Apply critical skills. What is missing? How would 
your book fit in? What is its original contribution – something you can use in 
“selling” it to a prospective agent, publisher and – most importantly - reader?

Later, thinking back, ask how your book fits with other titles in that genre. 
Keep that assessment in mind when you prepare your query letter.

Read a few pages of newly released books. Does the language in your book 
measure up? If it seems cumbersome and wordy, you need to study the differences 
and rewrite the text. If you’re from the “old school,” you may be surprised at 
the changes.

Once you’ve achieved a realistic perspective on your book’s position in the 
marketplace, you can access agents and/or publishers and, with a little  bit of 
luck, once they adopt your book, you’ll learn even more as they tell you more 
about your book in relation to the market. 

See you in the bookstore! 


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