Ready to start earning money from your writing? Here are some great links.
- If you're into writing novels or non-fiction book-length pieces- You can sell your book (either through traditional publishing or self-publishing). This won't be covered here. I've written about what to expect in terms of Making a Living from Writing books here. Learn some fascinating facts and actual figures on how much you can make publishing books there.
- If you're into writing articles and other content- Become a freelance writer. See below for some great links
- If you love writing short fiction- Submit to fiction markets (magazines and literary journals). Market listings are given below.
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In general, the best place for market information would be resources such as WritersMarket.Com. However, these sites charge fees for access or subscriptions. I provide a number of links below that do not charge any fee yet provide a lot of information on markets for writers.
Freelance writing
- http://www.freelancewriting.com/ Not only does this site have articles on writing tips, but it also features jobs, writing contests
- http://freelancewrite.about.com/ Since this is an About.com site, it provides lots of tips and how-to articles, as well as links to other related About.com pages.
- http://www.online-writing-jobs.com/ As the URL suggests, this is a site for job ads
- http://freelancewrite.about.com/ Has tips and articles on freelance writing
- http://www.freelancewritinggigs.com/ This has job ads and writing tips
- http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/786/five-steps-to-starting-a-freelance-writing-career/ Gives great tips for those wanting to take the plunge into freelance writing
Fiction markets
General listings (not genre-specific)
- Duotrope Digest My personal favourite. Provides excellent statistics on response times and acceptance rates; provides a submission tracker free of charge (you just need to register as user- also free of charge); has hundreds (thousands?) of market listings; great search engine allows you to search by submission mode (electronic vs. postal) and sort by response time. acceptance rate, and more
- Fiction Factor Has links to various lists by genre
- Absolute Write Flash Fiction Market Listing- Lists flash fiction markets; will also take you to Duotrope Digest and Ralan's Webstravaganza. I also write about flash fiction markets on my post here
- NewPages.com Not very easy to navigate or browse, but lists notable literary magazines and journals with phone and email contacts
- Ralan's Webstravaganza- excellent exhaustive list on paying and non-paying markets. The first stop for most SFF writers
- Fiction Factor sci-fi- sci-fi listings
- SFFWA qualifying markets - if you want to qualify for membership in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, submit to these markets
- Write Words Directory of Fiction Magazines - requires full membership for a fee to access
- Fiction factor romance- romance listings
- Short Mystery Fiction Markets - self-explanatory title
So go start writing and submitting your work. May you make some money doing what you love.
If you are skilled at writing, you might want to try blogging as well. Blogging is proven to be very profitable especially if you venture into affiliate marketing such as Forex affiliate program.
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