Freelance Writer's Handbook Book

	Introduction	1
Part I	Starting Out
Chapter 1	The Benefits of Writing as a Career	7
Chapter 2	Myths About Writing	13
Chapter 3	Getting Started	21
Chapter 4	Seeking a Market	29
Chapter 5	Understanding Writer's Guidelines	41
Chapter 6	Editors	49
Chapter 7	How Writers Get Paid	59
Part II	Tools
Chapter 8	What Equipment Do You Really Need?	69
Chapter 9	The Computer	75
Chapter 10	The Internet	99
Chapter 11	Photography for the Writer	107
Part III	Managing Your Career
Chapter 12	Administration	127
Chapter 13	Tricks of the Trade	131
Chapter 14	Language Errors to Avoid	135
Chapter 15	Revising Your Work	141
Chapter 16	Problems With Editors	145
Chapter 17	Handling Rejections	157
Chapter 18	Understanding Contracts	167
Chapter 19	How to Assess Your Progress	177
Chapter 20	The Pen Name: Why and How	181
Chapter 21	Writing Fiction	185
Chapter 22	Do You Need an Agent?	195
Chapter 23	Subsidy Publishers: Do You Need One?	199
Chapter 24	Self-Publishing: Is it Worth the Effort?	203
Chapter 25	Reviews	205
Chapter 26	Some Important "Don'ts"	209
Chapter 27	Ethics	213