Freelance Writing & Business Communication

Books on writing and the business of writing – by professional writers!

The Professional Writers Association of Canada has set up a page with books on writing and the business of writing. All books on the page are written by PWAC members and include:

• PWAC Guide to Editing as a Sideline: The freelance writers guide to setting-up an editing business
• PWAC Guide to Roughing It in the Market: A Survival Toolkit for the Savvy Writer
• Your Book, Your Way! Powerful Publishing Pointers?
• Book Magic: Turning Writers into Published Authors
• Crafting Irresistible Query Letters that Get You Published
• The Writing Fairy Guide to Calling Yourself a Writer: Coaxing closet writers to emerge and make their magic known
• Motivation for Non-Fiction Writers: Learn how to start up or step up a successful freelance non-fiction writing career
• The Business of Freelance Writing: How to Develop Article Ideas and Sell Them to Newspapers and Magazines
• The Six-Figure Freelancer: How to Find, Price and Manage Corporate Writing Assignments
• Regret the Error: How Media Mistakes Pollute the Press and Imperil Free Speech

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In addition, the Toronto chapter of PWAC has a page that promotes the fiction and non-fiction books written by its members. Books include:

• The Secret Life of Supermom
• Crisis Communications: A Primer for Teams
• Motivation for (Non-Fiction) Writers
• The Writing Fairy Guide to Calling Yourself a Writer
• The Six-Figure Freelancer (writing for corporate markets)
• Business of Freelance Writing (writing for newspapers and magazines)
• Copywriting That Works
• How to Write Media Releases to Promote Your Business, Organization or Event
• How to Optimize Your Website for the Best Possible Search Engine Results
• Build A Better Business Foundation: Create a Business Vision, Write a Business Plan, Produce a Marketing Plan – while Managing Your Time Effectively
• Faces on Places: A Grotesque Tour of Toronto
• Plus short e-reports:
- If You Don’t Know Where You are Going, How are You Going to Get There: Your Business Vision
- Put Time on Your Side (Time Management)
- Building Your Business Plan and Your Marketing Plan: A Step-By-Step Guide to Planning & Promoting Your Business

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