Writer mama: how to raise a writing career alongside your kids

✍ Scribed by Katz, Christina

• Publisher: F+W Media;Writer's Digest Books
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Edition: 1st ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Children change your life, but they don't necessarily have to end your career!

As a mom, you want to spend as much time with your children as possible. But you'd also like to make some money doing something you enjoy. How do you get the best of both worlds? Writer Mama by experienced freelancer Christina Katz tells you how. You can start a stay-at-home freelance writing career tailored to fit your family and lifestyle.

Writer Mama will answer all your questions about how to get started, in realistic, easy-to-follow steps. While conversational and easy-to-read, this book also does a lot of hard work for you. It gives you practical advice and exercises that help you get started in a matter of weeks. You'll get tips on how to:

begin with the easiest routes to publication for moms

network with other writer mamas, editors, and agents

write cover letters and queries

choose your own writing specialty

create a web presence

set up a home...

✦ Subjects

Authorship--Vocational guidance;Authorship;Housewives as authors;Electronic books;Authorship -- Vocational guidance