Become a Freelance Writer

BarbaraBerstAdams.com

	When checks from national magazines arrive regularly, it's like being paid to explore and write about little-known corners and people of the earth. Book royalty checks bring continual, added residual income with no extra work. Writing new books brings the thrill of artistic expression, knowing you'll be paid for it and for adding your voice, knowledge and literature to an ever-evolving world. The comfort of home Paid authorship is in the list of the top ten most desirable businesses. Attaining it is a matter of taking the first step, and continuing to move forward. My first writers' "office" was a kitchen table on Saturday mornings while I worked full time elsewhere. Today, I freelance full time. My home office is a private writing studio overlooking our farm. Other times, I take my laptop or journal on a ferryboat or to my small island town coffee shop when I want to work amidst a bustling "village" atmosphere. My winter commute involves stoking the fireplace while others are driving in traffic on ice, and sometimes writng next to its crackling flame. The excitement of the world The professional writing lifestyle is like being invited to enter new worlds. It has taken me to such people and beautiful places as: An island lavender farm in the Pacific Northwest for an article in Day Spa Magazine Behind the scenes of a 5-star country inn's gourmet garden for a chapter in my upcoming book on agritourism France's Monet's Garden for an article in The Herb Companion. Bestselling author Richard Gordon for Massage Magazine Behind the scenes of the filming of the movie "Indigo," and with academy-award winning producer Stephen Simon for two articles on his new spiritual cinema. Services for aspiring writers 80% of my career is professional freelance writing, and 20% is the sideline of helping others attain the authentic professional writers' life, for which I offer this page. Writers' own abilities improve when they help others. The services below can enhance all three levels of your professional writing: Finding and strengthening original creativity; editing for a polished presentation; and the marketing and business side of professional writing in a changing world.

	Writers' Workshops Upon request/fees vary
	Workshops for drawing out your unique writers' voice and expanding the union between the right and left brain hemispheres. Experienced with workshops for children, adult professional writers, and women's personal journaling workshops. Barb has a gift for recognizing and communicating the hidden strengths in each individual's writing. With unusual perception and clarity, she guides her students toward enhancing their innate talents, showing them how to focus on what works rather than what doesn't. After working with Barb, I felt a renewed sense of confidence that I now know how to take my writing to the next level. - Vicki McCown, Author/Editor
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	Editing Services $45/hour, $300 initial evaluation & quote fee
	Content editing of book manuscripts for authors and small publishers. Experience with children's fiction, children's non-fiction and adult non-fiction. Contact for quotes and more information.
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	Custom Questions & Answers $30/hour via e-mail
	Answers to those exclusive questions about writing as a business: Is there an inexpensive way to make one "real" looking book and test it on the open market? Did you ever write online or elsewhere without pay, and should I ever sell out this way? Is there a better route to becoming a travel writer that you know of? Custom Q & A's offered as an e-mail service only so I can fit it into my schedule. Send up to 5 questions at a time, I'll send a free no-obligation quote.
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