Freelancing for Fiction Writers: Bridging the Money Gap
 15 June - 14 July 2008 2008 
$30

INSTRUCTOR: Diana Rowe

CLASS DESCRIPTION: If you’re reading this, you already know you are passionate about writing fiction, but you had no idea the road to a paycheck was so long and windy. Or maybe you’ve been on the path to breaking in to the nonfiction market that you feel like you made a wrong turn. Yet those persistent little mouths and that looming mortgage payment is consistently shouting for money.

This class will introduce students to the freelancing world and how to bridge the money gap, confirming the facts and busting the myths. Each week, 2-3 lessons with (optional) assignments will be posted. Points that will be covered:

• Why – and how -- freelancing (aka nonfiction writing) is a viable way to put some extra cash in your pocket.
• The freelance facts of life.
• How to make the move to freelancing.
• The different types of freelancing markets.
• The art of exploring initial markets from ghostwriting to magazine articles.
• Analyzing the market.
• Ideas and how to get them -- channeling and uncovering YOUR hidden gems.
• Convert and target those ideas into markets.
• Success secrets of the masters.
• Query letters and how to make the editors read them.
• PLUS MORE!!!

INSTRUCTOR BIO: As a freelance writer for the past 10 years, Diana Rowe is accustomed to juggling several tasks and publications while producing business and travel content. She is  also an active member of the  Society of American Travel Writers. When she’s not at home covering her majestic backyard of Colorado, you’ll find her hauling her laptop to exotic locations such as the United Kingdom, Italy, Chile, Mexico, or the Caribbean — and of course, all across the United States including a recent visit to Hawaii. Over the years, she has written hundreds of articles for various industries including: travel (business and leisure), golf, rodeo, technical, business, technical, and commercial. Her writing credits include Caribbean Escapes (coffee table publication), Discovery Channel, TravelGolf, ESPN, and dozens of others including trade publications for the meetings and travel-agent industries, like Corporate & Incentive Travel.