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Writers generally have one of two dilemmas. They can’t find the time or inclination to work the number of hours they must in order to make a living or they can’t stop writing.

The former writer isn’t very well disciplined. He isn’t motivated to put in the time it takes to create success. Perhaps he doesn’t actually enjoy the process of writing; he does it because he thinks it is a money-making proposition. Or, maybe he just isn’t a self-starter and finds it difficult to come up with topics to write about. You’ll find this writer doing more talking about writing than actual writing work.

The other writer has trouble taking breaks. She knows that the more time she puts in, most likely, the better results she’ll experience—bigger paychecks, more exposure and name recognition, for example.

We’ve talked about setting goals, disciplining oneself to write, creating schedules, using a bribery/rewards system, relying on “buddies” to help establish a good routine and so forth. But what about those of you who have the other problem—those who can’t seem to stop writing?

I tend to be in that category—although, I’m getting better. I have established a fairly solid work schedule. I start working around 5 every morning (pretty much 7 days a week) and I generally leave my office for the last time each day around 3 or 4 in the afternoon. One or two days a week (generally on weekends), I’ll handle household chores, gardening tasks or work on a creative project for a few hours.

I take days off occasionally when there is a family outing planned with my grown daughters, my mother, my adult grandchildren and/or friends, for example. I accept luncheon invitations every few weeks or so. I get out and walk for an hour every day. And I take an occasional trip. I’d say that I happily put in a 50 hour week. And I have been supporting myself through my writing for the past 20 years or so. But no longer do I fret and beat myself up when I take time away from work.

If you are trying to make a living through your writing, be kind to yourself.
• Give yourself much-deserved breaks, otherwise it will show up negatively in your work—possibly in the way you relate to editors or clients.
• Vary your writing-related activities so you aren’t likely to suffer burnout.
• Change your work environment from time to time—discuss a project with a client over lunch along the seashore, do a book signing in another state, attend or be a presenter at a writers’ conference on the other side of the U.S.
• Make your office space more pleasant. Bring in bouquets of flowers, hang your own amazing photographs, plaster the walls with your awards and photos of your loved ones or decorate using your favorite art, colors or subject. This might be wild animals, collies, airplanes, roses, horses, architecture or tractors, for example.
• Recognize the signs of burnout and take steps to ward it off—take a walk or a hike, go to a local coffee shop and chat with the locals, take a yoga class 3 times a week or plant a garden and tend it regularly.

If you are a serious writer or author who is bent on using your skills to earn a living or supplement your income, it’s going to take more than talent. You’re going to need a measure of organizational savvy, the ability to pace yourself, energy, a sense of stick-to-itiveness and a huge helping of patience along with an understanding of your physical, emotional and mental requirements and the courage and determination to honor these.

Few people realize what it actually takes to be a full-time writer. And that’s generally because they don’t view writing as a business. Anyone who goes into business, in order to succeed, must be either multi-talented in handling all of the aspects of the business (bookkeeping, customer service, manufacturing, sales, research, dealing with sales reps, etc.), or they need to hire competent employees. A writing business has similar requirements. In order to succeed, one must be able to write, have a good work ethic, deal effectively with people, be able to meet deadlines, understand something about and be willing to keep accurate records and know how to pace him/herself, for example.

Are you running a business related to writing or publishing? Or are you interested in starting such a business? Just as you would with any business you were contemplating, be sure that you look beyond the fun aspect of writing, into the comprehensive business aspects of a writing or publishing business. It takes more than an interest in or talent for writing—much more. That’s why I also urge you to read my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book. http://www.matilijapress.com/rightway.html

Yesterday, I wrote about how to finally get your book published. Today, I’d like to address those of you who are attempting to establish a freelance writing business.

First discern what type of freelance writing you would like to do. Do you want to write articles for magazines or work with clients writing a variety of materials (speeches, resumes, brochures, employee manuals, website text, promotional material, etc.)? Maybe you would like to do ghostwriting, editing or proofing.

Once you decide what realm of writing fits your skill level and interests, launch an in-depth study of that area:

• Read excellent books and articles on the topic.
• Study tons and tons of articles, resumes, brochures, websites, or whatever is appropriate to your particular writing interest.
• Attend workshops and classes related to your topic (ghostwriting, article-writing, corporate writing, etc.).
• Communicate with others who are doing this work.

I assume that you’re interested in getting work within this realm in order to make some money—earn a living or, perhaps, only supplement your income.

I’m going to also presume that you enjoy this work. If you don’t, your success is unlikely, unless you are extremely good at it, don’t mind sacrificing and are willing to give it your all.

In fact, these are pretty much the prerequisites for anyone going into any form of freelance writing. It takes work, study, dedication, commitment, skill, sacrifice and a measure of love doesn’t hurt, either.

To learn more about how to start a freelance writing business read The Successful Writer’s Handbook and A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles, available at: http://www.matilijapress.com

Consider signing up for my online, on demand article-writing course: http://www.matilijapress.com/course_magarticles.htm

Get a discount on this course as a SPAWN member. Read about this opportunity at http://www.spawn.org. Click on “SPAWN newsletter.” Or contact me at PLFry620@yahoo.com.

My editing jobs are coming back. I hope you can say something positive about the writing work that you do such as, “My books are selling,” “I’ve been getting paid for some articles,” “I found a publisher,” etc.

I’m interested in what it took (or is taking) to make things start happening for you again.

• Have you found a new way to promote yourself or your work?
• Are you spending more time and energy in promotion mode?
• Have you opened your mind to some new possibilities/opportunities within the realm of your work?
• Are you changing some of your habits, attitudes and/or perspectives?

If things still aren’t going so well for you, maybe it’s because:

• You’re still in panic mode.
• You’re in denial about what’s going on in your business.
• Inattentiveness to your work.
• Lack of interest in your work.
• You’ve given up.

If you are serious about selling copies of your book, building a freelance writing business or getting your book published, this is no time to stop the forward motion. In fact, this might be a good time to rev up your activities toward your goals. I know plenty of people who are doing just that. It’s taking more effort and greater time commitments, which means more attention to the important details and additional sacrifices.

It seems to me that this period of recession is an opportunity to reexamine what is truly important to us and to adopt innovative means toward redesigning our personal, career and creative lives.

Nothing will ever be the same, you know. We can’t expect to one day wake up and find ourselves exactly where we were before the economy went south. And many of us don’t want to go “there” anyway. Stop waiting for things to change. Start steps toward making things change in your favor. If you don’t know what those steps might be, when it comes to your publishing dreams or goals, order your copy of The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book today. http://www.matilijapress.com/rightway.html.

If you want to establish or rev up a freelance writing business, read my book, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles or The Successful Writer’s Handbook. http://www.matilijapress.com (The handbook is also available as a free gift from SPAWN when you join ($45/year) http://www.spawn.org

When you’re writing, do you just insert commas randomly? Are you in the habit of using ellipses or em dashes with abandon? Do you add “and” at every opportunity? Does your editor point out an overuse of phrases and words throughout your manuscripts such as, “as a matter of fact,” “suddenly,” “in the meantime,” or “but?” Are you sometimes unsure about punctuation and grammar? I think most authors are at various points in their careers. I still have questions occasionally. Our grammatical trends do change with time, after all.

I loved reading Martha Brockenbrough’s article at the Encarta website called “Errors That Aren’t: 12 Grammar Rules You Can Toss Out the Window.” I think you will, too. To access this article, at Encarta, go to http://encarta.msn.com. Type in “Brockenbrough Grammar Errors,” or “12 Grammar Errors,” at the prompt in order to locate this article. Brockenbrough, by the way, is the founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar.

If you’re interested, get over to Encarta right away and print out the article because this site is set for demolition on October 31, 2009.

In her article, Brockenbrough gives you the gift of wiggle-room when it comes to some long-held grammar rules.

But what do you do when you face a grammatical question or a punctuation problem? I’ll tell you what I do. I head for some of my favorite online grammar sites.

I used to study The Associated Press Stylebook or The Chicago Manual of Style, but I find that if I form my question or my keywords just right, I can locate a clear response to my dilemma in only minutes or, in some cases, seconds.

I just type a question or keywords related to my question, “comma before ‘and,’” for example, “comma before ‘such as,’” “when to use ellipses,” “is it ‘who’ or ‘whom’” and “colon or semi-colon”?

If you want links to some good grammar sites, let me suggest the following. There are many others featured in the SPAWN Market Update at the SPAWN website, members only area. http://www.spawn.org Click on “Join SPAWN now.” Or simply subscribe to our enewsletter and spend a few months getting to know us. Click on “Free Newsletter.”

Guide to Grammar and Writing
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar

Grammar Gorilla
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar

Grammar Girl
http://grammarquickanddirtytips.com

For additional assistance with grammar and punctuation and a lesson in self-editing, purchase my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book. http://www.matilijapress.com/rightway.html

What do writers and bloggers need more than practically anything else?

Ideas!

Sometimes ideas flow nonstop—in fact, faster than we can utilize or implement them. And other times we struggle and squirm trying to generate an idea for an article, story or blog post. I’ve written often at this blogsite, in my book, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles and in numerous articles about ideas and how to come up with them.

Today, I’m going beyond the techniques for locating and creating ideas to write about. Instead, I want to attempt a more amazing fete. I hope to instill in you the skill and the habit of thinking outside of your self-imposed boundaries when it comes to generating ideas.

A client told me just last week, “I’m not good at coming up with ideas. I need someone to give me the idea and then I can write about it.”

Of course, that’s not the way it works when you’re trying to establish a freelance writing business or you want to write articles to promote your book. Magazine, newsletter and ezine editors need you to present your ideas to them. Rarely, do they give you the ideas to write about.

So what does it take to become an idea factory? What attributes, skills, habits, talents do idea people have in common?

• They have the ability to explore beyond any self-imposed boundaries.

• They are curious and have a strong desire to learn.

• They value the ideas they come up and will note them when those ideas arrive. How many times have you thought of a good idea, neglected to write it down and promptly forgot it before you could use it?

• They acknowledge all of their ideas even those that might be off the wall, seem like too much work to implement or that might be unpopular with others. They may not use the idea, but they acknowledge it because they know that good ideas sometimes come from a whole list of bad ones—as in brainstorming.

• They look ahead at what can be. They focus on possibilities instead of always looking only at what is. If we chose to act on only those ideas that make sense to us in the here and now, just imagine how bland our lives, businesses and relationships might be.

• They have confidence in their ideas. Recall one of the grandest, most successful ideas you ever came up with. How did you come up with it? How did you use it? Remember the accolades, praise, pay bonus, award you received for that idea. Or simply remember how you felt when the idea that you generated resulted in success. If you have a picture of the result, post it near your work station or on your refrigerator. If not, write a list of the compliments you received from others about your idea or write all of the ways your idea has helped others. Post this where you can see it every day to remind yourself that you CAN come up with good ideas.

• They are not afraid to share their ideas. Keeping ideas inside and not implementing them tends to negate the ideas before they are ever tried. When you share an idea and get validation, or not, that idea becomes more real. By vocalizing or documenting it, you’ve given it life and meaning. Now, if it is, indeed, a good one, or it could become an excellent one with a tad of tweaking, at least it has a chance. Keep it inside so it can’t experience the light of day and it may expire and end up in your graveyard of never tried, abandoned ideas.

How can you become an idea factory? Give these 7 attributes of idea people some thought and start applying some of them to yourself. Afford yourself more credit when it comes to generating useful and unique ideas. Try some of your ideas on for size and see what happens.

For additional help coming up with article ideas, order my book, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles. http://www.matilijapress.com

I read two good articles on freelance writing this week. In fact, it seems as though I’m seeing more about freelance writing in the publishing mainstream this year than in past years. It could be because of the economy. Isn’t practically everything that seems new and different these days a reaction to the economy? Well, it follows that there would be more information, ideas and education related to freelance work at a time when so many people are jobless.

There are a lot of unfortunate aspects to this phenomenon, but I can tell you that lack of information and education about freelance writing is not one of them. What’s so unfortunate about the freelance writing business during these economic times?

• There’s more competition—more people wanting to freelance.
• There are fewer magazines using fewer pieces.
• Many new magazines are not paying writers.
• Some magazines have lowered their rate of pay.
• Some magazines are having trouble paying their writers at all.

I’ve been writing for publication for over 35 years. I supported myself through article-writing for about 20 years. And I can tell you that this has always been a tough business to break into and to maintain. Most people find it impossible for two reasons—they just don’t understand the nature of the business and what it takes to break in and maintain a career as a freelance article-writer and/or they don’t have expertise in an evergreen or popular topic.

Many writers don’t realize that they need some sort of special knowledge or guidance in order to break in and succeed.

Of course, I write about freelance writing often in my blog and for writing newsletters and magazines. I’ve even written a book on the topic. Some of you may have A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles. It’s only $6.50 at http://www.matilijapress.com/writingpage.html.

The two articles that caught my eye this week are both by Marcia Yudkin, a veteran writer who, according to her bio, has excelled at turning words and ideas into money. In these articles, she shares some of her ideas for doing just that. For example, she says that magazine editors are looking for good article ideas, of course, but also they want to work with writers who “have an appealing edge over other writers.” And that “edge” might include research ability, firsthand knowledge of the topic, access to experts within that field or area of interest, expertise, dependability and promptness. Read this complete article in World Wide Freelance Writer newsletter, May 6, 2009 edition.
http://www.worldwidefreelance.com

Her other piece, “Why Don’t Magazine Editors Like My Article Ideas?” is the Feature Article of the Month in the Writer’s Editors online newsletter.
http://www.writers.editors.com

If you are trying to break in to freelance article-writing or if you have been writing for magazines for a while, but you’re not getting much work, consider reading these articles. Also study the articles on this topic at my website and at the SPAWN website.
http://www.matilijapress.com/articles.htm
http://www.spawn.org

And subscribe to appropriate newsletters and magazines. Of course, membership in SPAWN will bring with it access to the SPAWN Market Update, which is full of information, jobs and other opportunities for freelance writers each month. http://www.spawn.org (Click on “Join SPAWN Now.” Membership $45/year.)

Sign up for my freelance article-writing course.
http://www.matilijapress.com/course_magarticles.htm

As always, I invite you to contact me with your questions, comments or concerns. Use the comment feature at this blog site or contact me here: PLFry620@yahoo.com

Would you like to earn extra money through your writing? Have you been writing for a living and now all of the work has disappeared? Are you thinking about going out and getting a—uhg—real job?

Don’t panic and cave in. Don’t give up your passion for writing. Instead, click your creativity up a notch, increase your reach, step outside your comfort zone and go out after the writing work you want.

1: Write political campaign material. Elections can be lucrative for writers. Candidates rely on accomplished writers to sway voters. I’ve earned some good money writing campaign material for school board candidates and local union election contenders. It’s easy to get involved. Simply choose your candidate or cause and apply for a writing job.

2: Produce radio copy. Before it’s spoken, it has to be written—at least that’s true of ad copy for radio. If you can write concise copy for products, this might be a lucrative sideline for you. The fee is around $50/hour.

3: Start a newsletter business. I know someone who writes newsletters for half dozen businesses and organizations. Potential annual earnings per newsletter are $2,000 to $6,000.

4: Become a teacher. It took me years to figure out that my writing experience was a valuable commodity. Perhaps yours is, too. Teach classes through a local art center, a community college, a senior center or online and get paid anywhere from $100 to $1,000 per course.

5: Produce fundraising material for businesses and organizations. Fundraising takes a special knack. If you can write convincing, straightforward copy designed to touch people’s hearts and their pocketbooks, you can probably get work in this field. Fees vary.

6: Do technical writing. If you can explain in writing how to use a toaster, maybe there’s a place for you as a technical writer. To learn more about this field and to find jobs in this market, read Susan Bilheimer’s book, “How to Become a Technical Writer.” http://www.techwritingmkt.com

7: Work with other writers. Earn extra money ghostwriting books or doing editing, proofreading, typesetting or indexing. Help a writer develop his/her book proposal, write a query letter or design promotional material for his/her books. You can earn anywhere from $300 to $15,000 per project.

8: Expand your writing services. Have you ever visited a Web site that was disorganized and littered with misspelled words? Contact the webmaster and offer to rewrite the text. Do you sometimes find mistakes on brochures you receive in the mail? Go to the heads of these companies/organizations, point out the mistakes and offer your services.

9: Propose a commemorative book to a company, utility or organization to celebrate a local hallmark anniversary or event. I once wrote a booklet featuring the history of our largest local water district and earned $3,000 for my efforts.

10: Ask for writing work. When you experience a slow time, contact your favorite editors and ask for assignments. Maybe one of their writers can’t make deadline and they need a fast turnaround. Perhaps they have an idea and need a writer.

In order to find and land writing jobs such as these, you must be proactive. Here’s what I suggest:

Subscribe to online writing-oriented newsletters and join online writing organizations that offer job listings for writers. The SPAWN Market Update (which I write each month) generally includes links to dozens (sometimes thousands) of writing job opportunities. Join SPAWN for $45/year and receive at least three times that amount back in useful resources during your first month of membership. http://www.spawn.org

Network constantly. Networking has served me extremely well. A few years ago, for example, a writer friend suggested I contact an editor she knows about writing for their technical magazine. I ended up writing a dozen articles for this magazine during a twelve-month period.

If writing is your passion and your livelihood, it’s imperative that you write where the money is. Let this list be a starting place that launches your lucrative writing career.

For additional money-making and book promotion tips for writers, visit this blog often. And be sure to check out our archives. Use the search function to locate the types of information you desire.

Patricia Fry is a full-time freelance writer, editorial consultant and the author of 29 books. Several of her books are on writing/publishing. Visit her website at http://www.matilijapress.com. Contact her for a consultation, to sign up for one of her courses or with any of your publishing/writing-related questions. PLFry620@yahoo.com.

No time to write an article? Yeah, that’s what I used to say. That is, until I started using little pockets of time to jot down an article between meetings, phone calls, projects, etc.

I wrote an article this morning before eating breakfast because I wanted to feel as though I had accomplished something worthwhile before heading out for a meeting. In fact, I actually finished an article I started yesterday and wrote a new one this morning. Total time spent on both articles: about 90 minutes. That’s around 45 minutes each.

How can I write articles so quickly? First of all, these are articles related to what I know best—writing and publishing. I am very familiar with my market and have an organized list of several dozen publications that are always seeking brief (300 – 1,500-word) articles.

I went through the magazine list, checked my article log to see when I last submitted something to them and what type of article they accepted from me. Then I studied their audience and their magazine focus for a few minutes.

Sometimes I go to their letters-to-the-editor section or their forum to find out what their readers and site visitors are interested in, are concerned with or want to know. I check articles they’ve published recently and then I come up with a topic and a slant. When you do this as a regular practice, this can take anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes.

I title the article (sometimes the title changes, usually not). I note the points I want to make and then I start writing.

Yesterday, I wrote a piece featuring how to write the Market Analysis for your book proposal. This morning’s article featured 5 top types of magazine articles and how to write them.

Hopefully, you will be reading these articles in Publishing Basics and in Writing for Dollars soon. And hopefully, I will sell some books and maybe gain a student or two for my online book proposal workshop.

See how it works?

Learn more about the articles I write by visiting my website http://www.matilijapress.com. Click on “Articles.” And enjoy. You’ll also see my wide array of books for sale at my home page and you’ll learn more about the courses I teach and the services I provide. That’s part of what my articles and this blog are all about—building my credibility so that when someone needs a product or service I provide, they will consider purchasing it from me. The other part of why I do so much of what I do—blogging and article work—is, of course, to share and teach and inform. I hope you are gaining as much from my efforts as I am.

Time to head off to my meeting.

One of my articles appeared in Working Writer Magazine this month. If you subscribe to Working Writer, be sure to read it. It’s called “How to Finally Build a Freelance Career Or Finish That Writing Project.” This 12-page newsletter is $12.95 for the print version and $6.00 for the email version. Order your subscription at http://www.workingwriter1.com. They seem hungry for articles. So if you can write from the perspective of a working writer, send your article to Maggie at workingwriters@aol.com. They prefer 300 to 1200 words.

It occurred to me that most of you who visit this site are writers and/or authors and that maybe you have something to share with other freelance writers and authors. Here are some additional magazines and ezines that you might want to contribute to. Keep in mind that you are not going to get rich writing for writing magazines.

Absolute Write
Editor, Macallister Stone
editor@absolutewrite.com
They use articles about the craft or marketing of your writing. They also print interviews, essays and humor. They pay $5 per article and prefer 800 to 2,000 works.
http://www.absolutewrite.com

Book Promotion Newsletter
Editor, Fran Silverman
franalive@optonline.net
She wants articles about book promotion only and length doesn’t seem to matter much, as long as it is helpful to authors who are promoting one or more books.
http://www.bookpromotionnewsletter.com

Freelance Writers Report
Editor, Dana Cassell
editor@writers-editors.com
Interested in articles on how to build a writing/editing business. Pays .10/word for articles of up to 750 words.
http://www.writers-editors.com

Funds for Writers Newsletter
Editor C. Hope Clark
hope@fundsforwriters.com
Uses articles related to writing and publishing. Pays $35 for original pieces of 500 to 600 words.
http://www.fundsforwriters.com

New Writer’s Magazine
Editor George S. Haborak
newriters@aol.com
Wants 700 to 1,000 word how-to pieces written for the beginning writer
(No website)

Writer’s Weekly
Editor, Angela Hoy
angela@writersweekly.com
Angela pays $50 for 600 words. She wants pieces related to freelance writing and for freelance writers—no business of writing articles.
http://www.writersweekly.com

Writing for Dollars
Editor, Dan Case
editor@writingfordollars.com
Uses original articles of 500 to 1,000 words.
http://www.writingfordollars.com

Writing World
Editor, Moira Allen
editorial@writing-world.com
Pays as much as $200 for pieces of from 800-2,000 words. Prefers articles of 1,000 to 1,500 words. She, too, wants articles related to freelance writing and not publishing.
http://www.writing-world.com

If you are new to article-writing either for money, credibility, recognition, book promotion or fun, order my book, A Writer’s Guide to Magazine Articles. http://www.matilijapress.com

Did you notice that I missed a day of blogging? And today, I hope to post two blog entries—one for this blog site and one for my Catscapades site. http://www.matilijapress.com/catscapades. Why didn’t I blog yesterday? I was working on some genealogy material.

How many of you writers have written or are writing or even plan to write about your family? Some of you start out your writing “careers” writing your memoirs. Others like to pen short stories reflecting family incidents. Many of you simply use examples from your wealth of family experiences in your fiction or nonfiction writing. I once used a research opportunity to learn more about our family and then I wrote a book for interested family members.

Unlike some of you, I live in the same county where I was born. In fact, I’m a fifth generation native to this county. While I was doing the research for a book reflecting the history of the Ojai Valley, California (where I have lived most of my life), I came to realize how deep my roots are buried in this little community. And the research for the Ojai book also became genealogy research. I even had the privilege of researching our family at the huge genealogical library in Salt Lake City. Of course, I also spent time quizzing family members for information and stories.

In 1986, I put together a 40-page booklet filled with information, facts and stories focusing on one branch of the family. The material dates back to the supposed origin of the family name to around 1000 A.D. And we can trace family back only as far as 1639. All of the early data about our ancestors coming to America is interesting, but I especially enjoyed putting together actual stories of our family’s day-to-day lives as was reported in the local newspapers throughout the late 1800s. Family members enjoyed my efforts, as well.

This month, I’ve been revising the little book. Obviously, in 1986, I did not have access to the Internet. So I am locating tons more interesting facts that were previously hidden away. I found a site, for example, that told me the location of every American town with our family name. I have uncovered additional information about a great aunt who was a ghostwriter and am becoming aware of some of her works. I am able to incorporate stories my dad told about his childhood as we drove around town together one rainy day in 1999. As various landmarks and points of interest sparked his memory, I recorded the stories he told.

Have you become interested in your genealogy? I suggest that you gather more than simply the dates and cities of birth and death, names of all the children, etc. Create something of greater value for future generations. Go to the city where your ancestors lived and research their daily activities through newspapers and information stored in the local museum libraries, for example. Interview your elderly relatives. Locate lost relatives and others who might have known some of your ancestors through an Internet search.

There are a lot of genealogy sites where you might find that some of your family material has already been compiled.

Consider writing your family history just for fun or for posterity. Heck, maybe your story will be interesting enough to launch your writing career and bring you fame and fortune.

If you are new to writing and publishing, be sure to order my book, The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book to help you through the writing, book proposal, publishing and marketing of your book. http://www.matiljapress.com/rightway.html