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Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way With Words VGM Careers for You Series
author
:
Bly, Robert W.
publisher
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NTC Contemporary
isbn10 | asin
:
0844243337
print isbn13
:
9780844243337
ebook isbn13
:
9780071401555
language
:
English
subject
Authorship--Vocational guidance.
publication date
:
1996
lcc
:
PN151.B62 1996eb
ddc
:
808/.02
subject
:
Authorship--Vocational guidance.
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VGM Careers for You Series
Careers for Writers & Others Who Have a Way with Words
Robert W. Bly
VGM Career Horizons NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Bly, Robert. Careers for writers & others who have a way with words / Robert Bly. p. cm.(VGM careers for you series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8442-4333-7 (cloth) ISBN 0-8442-4334-5 (paper) 1. AuthorshipVocational guidance. I. Title. II. Series. PN151.B62 1996 808'.02dc20 95-23253 CIP
Published by VGM Career Horizons A division of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood (Chicago), Illinois 60646-1975 U.S.A. Copyright 1996 by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: 0-8442-4333-7 (cloth) 0-8442-4334-5 (paper) 99 00 01 02 03 04 VP 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4
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Contents
About the Author
vii
Acknowledgments
viii
Foreword
ix
Chapter One The Writing Business
1
Chapter Two Book Publishing
24
Chapter Three Magazine Writing
53
Chapter Four Writing for Newspapers
67
Chapter Five Careers in Advertising
87
Chapter Six Public Relations
104
Chapter Seven The Corporate World
132
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Chapter Eight Technical Writing
149
Chapter Nine Television and Film
162
Chapter Ten Free-lancing
180
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About the Author
Bob Bly is a full-time free-lance writer specializing in business-to-business, high-tech, and direct marketing. Bob is the author of thirty-five books including Creative Careers: Real Jobs in Glamour Fields (John Wiley & Sons), The Elements of Business Writing (Macmillan), The Elements of Technical Writing (Macmillan), The Copywriter's Handbook (Henry Holt & Co.), and Secrets of a Freelance Writer (Henry Holt & Co.). Thousands of writers have attended his popular seminars, "How to Write a Nonfiction Book and Get It Published" and "How to Make $85,000+ a Year as a Freelance Writer."
Mr. Bly's articles have appeared in such publications as Amtrak Express, Computer Decisions, Cosmopolitan, New Jersey Monthly, and Writer's Digest. He has been a featured speaker at writers' conferences nationwide.
Mr. Bly has held a number of writing-related jobs. He was a technical writer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation and a communications manager for Koch Engineering. As a freelancer, he has handled writing assignments for more than one hundred clients, including AT&T, IBM, ITT, Medical Economics, Reed Travel Group, Leviton Manufacturing, Associated Air Freight, and Chemical Bank.
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Acknowledgments
The author would like to thank the following people for providing information about their careers:
Eve Blake
Gary Blake
David Dwek
Charles Flowers
Don Hauptman
Linda Ketchum
David Kohn
Paul Karasik
Milt Pierce
Tom Quirk
Julie and Dave Schroeder
Terry Smith
Amy Sprecher Bly
Robert Varitoni
Joe Vitale
Craig Wolf
The section "Estimating a Technical Writing Job" in Chapter 8 is a slightly modified version of text appearing in John Lancaster's book, "How to Make Money Writing Technical Manuals" (self-published). Reprinted with permission.
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