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How to Succeed as a Writer

You are a Writer! Yes, the simple fact is you are a writer. Maybe you don't write for money at the moment. But, if you can write a letter or a list you have the potential to write for Large amounts of money. You do not need any special skills or training for success. Most writers don't know how to write especially good work. Even fewer know how to write perfect English. However, what most of them do know is how to write with selling in mind. This could be thought of as ... read more

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You are a Writer!

Yes, the simple fact is you are a writer. Maybe you don't write for money 
 
at the moment. But, if you can write a letter or a list you have the 
 
potential to write for Large amounts of money. You do not need any special 
 
skills or training for success.

Most writers don't know how to write especially good work. Even fewer know 
 
how to write perfect English. However, what most of them do know is how 
 
to write with selling in mind. This could be thought of as being a 
 
successful writer. Apply these principles and you should have no trouble 
 
writing work you can sell - for large profits!

It is not what you write - but how you write and sell it that matters. 
 
With good selling even very poor work can sell for large amounts. This is one of the few business opportunities where success can be all but guaranteed. Follow the tips here and within a few weeks you should be receiving CHEQUES for your written work!

SELECTING A SUBJECT

Of course, although selling is highly important you must have something 
 
to sell. The main point here is not to write what you can, or what you 
 
want to write - but something that buyers want to buy. Many talented 
 
writers are poor because they write things that are of no use to anyone!

Commercialism must be your keyword. If you write something that will make 
 
money for a publisher then it will sell and make money for you too! Only 
 
write things that can be sold or used to sell something in some way. 
 
If your writing is making money for someone else they will be only to 
 
happy to pay you a LOT for it.

Books are the ideal type of writing to try. Obviously a book makes money 
 
for its publisher so they will not mind paying you something for that 
 
extra profit. You do not need any skill to write a book length work. 
 
Publishers are more interested in ideas, than ability, and original 
 
ideas will always sell.

You can start with fiction or non - fiction as you prefer. 
 
Non - fiction is an excellent place to start. If you have detailed 
 
knowledge of any subject a publisher will sometimes engage a professional 
 
writer to write what you tell them - make money from writing without 
 
writing a word!

There are lots of smaller books and guides that offer excellent 
 
opportunities. Because the production costs of the production are less, 
 
any ideas are easier to sell to a publisher. Short stories, especially 
 
those for children, are very lucrative. Non - fiction guides are very 
 
similar to over - sized articles, and general interest subjects are 
 
always popular.

If you want to make money by writing a little less, articles are a good 
 
place to start. these are very easy to write, and even the tiniest scraps 
 
of knowledge you might have, can be turned into a lucrative article! 
 
There is so much demand for articles, that it should not be hard to find 
 
an outlet.

The final subject you should consider for writing profits, is copywriting, 
 
or the writing of advertising material. This can be made easy - just study 
 
other advertising and copy it. Businesses of all types need sales letters, 
 
ads, mailshots, brochures and the like. Writing skill is not important, as 
 
you will be paid for the time you will save the business customer. how many 
 
times have you seen a newspaper ad. and thought "I could write something 
 
better than that"?

Consider the various writing opportunities and pick one to start. Push 
 
this hard, and you should quickly obtain orders for your work. Do not 
 
try another subject until you have exhausted all the potential in the first.

It is not advisable to attempt to make money from writing poetry, plays 
 
or for TV or radio. Opportunities are lucrative when you can get them but 
 
very rare. Many talented writers push these subjects with little chance 
 
of making more than a meagre income - Write these for pleasure not for 
 
profit!

SELLING WORK FOR BIG MONEY

Once you have decided on subjects to write, do not write up the work and 
 
try to sell it. This is called unsolicited writing, and rarely makes the 
 
writer a fortune. You can easily spend days writing a perfect piece and 
 
never be able to sell it.

Without doubt the only way to make big money in writing is to sell work 
 
before you have written it. This way you can write in the knwledge you will 
 
be paid for a piece once it is written - much better!

When you have ideas for something you could write, look for a publisher 
 
who might be interested. The 'Artists & Writers Yearbook' is an annual 
 
publication which lists all the worlds significant publishers of English 
 
work. Worth bying a copy at major bookshops. Study the requirements of 
 
publishers carefully, to find one who might be interested in your idea. 
 
If possible, go to a library and look at books, that publisher has 
 
previously published. For the best chance of success, thay should be 
 
of a similar type to your idea.

Next, write to the publisher, and introduce yourself. Give detailed 
 
proposals of your idea. If the idea is the type the publisher handles, 
 
and they think they can make money by selling your work it is 99% certain, 
 
they will be interested in buying your work. Be prepared to try each 
 
writing idea 8 - 10 times with different publishers. Only one need be 
 
interested for the chance to make a fortune!

When you find an interested publisher, come to an agreement on the length 
 
of the work, and the price. This could be anything from £50 for a few 
 
hundred words, £1000 for a short book, or £10,000 for a full length work!

With a lucrative order already obtained you can proceed to write up the 
 
work. As long as your writing is of a 'passable' standard, you will be 
 
paid the agreed sum. Publishers are quite used to correcting minor errors 
 
and making small changes. You only need to provide them with the sound 
 
basics to earn Thousands!

Keep repeating your approaches to publishers, to develop whatever you 
 
require - part or even full-time. Always try to get each customer to 
 
place a repeat order - they are even more likely to buy than a new publisher. 
 
Wherever possible offer a publisher a series of work eg. a set of books or 
 
articles on a similar theme. This can provide you with high payng work for 
 
many months hence.

THE WRITING PROCEDURE

In many ways actually writing work up is the easy part. As we have 
 
already said you don't have to be especially talented. If what you 
 
write will sell, a publisher will be eager to accept it. You will soon 
 
learn the 'knack' of how to satisfy a publisher!

All good pieces of writing start with a plan. This allows you to split 
 
the work down into smaller, manageable parcels. Do not deviate from this 
 
plan, unless you find it seriously flawed. With most pieces of writing 
 
careful reading and research is necessary - all publishers want good 
 
quality information, even if your writing is poor! If you are writing 
 
about a subject of which you have personal knowledge things are really easy.

It is advisable to write out a rough draft of all work, and keep changing 
 
it until you are completely satisfied. Ask other people to read it - and 
 
ask if they would pay to read it, Which is what really matters. If you 
 
have personal knowledge of a subject, you might be able to write up a 
 
saleable version first time.

When your idea is written up it becomes a manuscript (MS for short). You 
 
should always submit your manuscript in typed form - double spaced on white 
 
A4 paper, single sided. Use a tying service if necessary. It does not matter 
 
if an old typewriter is used - as long as it is readable.

If you have written according to the plans submitted, most publishers 
 
will stand by their offer and pay you. In the very rare case they will 
 
not accept your work, you should send it as an unsolicited work, to 
 
other publishers as you may still be able to take a big profit. Generally 
 
though, a reasonable manuscript wil always earn you the promised sum.

Once accepted you will have nothing else to do. Editing, printing and 
 
publishing is the entire responsibility of the publisher. Never pay to 
 
have work published - you will rarely make anything more than a loss.

If you give complete copyright to the publisher, this will make the deal 
 
more attractive for them. Once sold, this means they can print as many 
 
copies of the work as they like, and resell the manuscript if they wish. 
 
You give up claims to it. When you gain some experience you can insist 
 
on retaining copyright to your work. Your publisher will pay you royalties 
 
for permission to print a work that you still own. This is obviously more 
 
lucrative.

Through all your dealings with a publisher, stick to the golden 
 
rules - if the work makes money for the publisher it will make money 
 
for me. A publisher will always be interested in a new way of making 
 
money - even if your writing is not that good.

AN ALTERNATIVE

If you do not want to share the profits of your writing with a publisher, 
 
consider self-publishing. Here you simply write a book on a suitable subject, 
 
have it printed and sell it youself. Note this is quite different from 
 
paying a publisher to publish your work.

If your book sells well , self-publishing can be quite lucrative, 
 
as you keep all your profits for yourself. But, if your book fails to 
 
sell you might incur a loss - and you will need some capital to start. 
 
Really big money can be made in this way, but it is much more of a risk. 
 
Whereas, with writing for a publisher, your profits are certain.

Business idea guides and manuals are one of the very best subjects for 
 
self publishing. They can easily be written for a good business, and 
 
easily printed into simple booklets. In addition, they sell readily at 
 
high mark ups, and mail order is one of the easiest, most profitable ways 
 
of doing this.

If you want a big business very soon, try self publishing. If you want a 
 
slightly smaller , but still considerable, CONSTANT income sell to 
 
existing publishers.

SUMMING UP

It is so important to emphasise, that you are already a successful writer. 
 
Writers are made by their own efforts - it is not something you just 
 
happen to be. Once you know how to write to sell, even mediocre work 
 
for big profits. And, as you learn more and more about writing to sell, 
 
profits grow too!

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