The Write Way To Money

YOU ARE A WRITER!

Yes, the simple fact is that you are already a writer.  Maybe

you don't write for money at the moment.  But, if you can

write a letter or a list you have the potential to write for

large amounts of money.  You do not need any special skills

or training for success.

Most writers don't know how to write especially good work. 

Even fewer know how to write perfect English.  However, what

most of them do know is how to write with selling in mind. 

This could be thought of as the key to being a successful

writer.  Apply these principles and you should have no

trouble writing work you can sell - for large profits!

It is not what you write - but how you write and sell it that

matters.  With good selling even very poor written work can

sell for large amounts.  This is one of the few business

opportunities where success can be all but guaranteed. 

Follow the tips here and within a few weeks you should be

receiving cheques for your written work!

Selecting a Subject

Of course, although selling is highly important you must have

something to sell.  The main point here is not to write what

you can, or want to, write - but something that buyers want

to buy.  Many talented writers are poor because they write

things that are of no use to anyone!

Commercialism must be your keyword.  If you write something

that will make money for a publisher then it will sell and

make money for you too!  Only write things that can be sold

or used to sell something in some way.  If your writing is

making money for someone else they will be only too happy to

pay you a lot for it.

Books are the ideal type of writing to try.  Obviously a book

makes money for its publisher so they will not mind paying

you something for that extra profit.  You do not need any

skill to write a book length work.  Publishers are more

interested in ideas than ability and original ideas will

always sell.

You can start with either fiction or non fiction as you

prefer.  Non fiction is an excellent place to start.  If you

have detailed knowledge of any subject a publisher will

sometimes engage a professional writer to write what you tell

them - make money from writing, without writing a word!

There are lots of smaller books and guides that offer

excellent opportunities.  Because the costs of production are

less any ideas are easier to sell to a publisher.  Short

stories, especially those for children, are very lucrative. 

Non fiction guides are very similar to over-sized articles

and general interest subjects are always popular.

If you want to make money by writing a little less, articles

are a good place to start.  These are very easy to write and

even the tiniest scrap of knowledge you might have can be

turned into a lucrative article!  There is just so much

demand for articles that it should not be hard to find an

outlet.

The final subject you should consider for writing profits is

copywriting or the writing of advertising material.  This can

be made easy - just study other advertising and copy it. 

Businesses of all types need sales letters, ads, mailshots,

brochures and the like writing.  Skill is not important as

you are paid for the time you will save the business

customer.  How many times have you seen a newspaper ad. and

thought 'I could write something better than that'?

Consider the various writing opportunities and pick one to

start.  Push this hard and you should quickly obtain orders

for your work.  Do not try another subject until you have

exhausted all the potential in the first.

It is not advisable to attempt to make money from writing

poetry, plays or for TV or radio.  Opportunities are

lucrative when you can get them but very rare.  Many talented

writers push these subjects with little chance of making more

than a meagre income - write these for pleasure not for

profit!

Selling Work for BIG Money!

Once you have decided on subjects to write, do not write up

the work and then try to sell it.  This is called unsolicited

writing, and rarely makes the writer a fortune.  You can

easily spend days writing a perfect piece and never be able

to sell it.

Without doubt the only way to make big money in writing is to

sell work before you have written it.  This way you can write

in the knowledge that you will be paid for a piece once it is

written - much better!

When you have ideas for something you could write, look for a

publisher who might be interested.  The 'Artists & Writers

Yearbook' is an annual publication which lists all the worlds

significant publishers of English work.  Worth buying a copy

at major bookshops.  Study the requirements of publishers

carefully to find one who might be interested in your idea. 

If possible, go to a library and look at books that publisher

has previously published.  For the best chance of success,

they should be of a similar type to your idea.

Next, write to the publisher and introduce yourself.  Give

detailed proposals of your idea.  If the idea is the type the

publisher handles and they think they can make

money by selling your work it is 99% certain they will be

interested in buying your work.  Be prepared to try each

writing idea 8-10 times with different publishers.  Only one

need be interested for the chance at making a fortune!

When you find an interested publisher, come to an agreement

on the length of the work and the price.  This could be

anything from œ50.00 for a few hundred words, œ1,000 for a

short book, or œ10,000 plus for a full book-length work!

With a lucrative order already obtained you can proceed to

write up the work.  As long as your writing is of a

'passable' standard you will be paid the agreed sum. 

Publishers are quite used to correcting minor errors and

making small changes.  You only need to provide them with the

sound basics to earn thousands!

Keep repeating your approaches to publishers to develop

whatever workload you require - part or even full time. 

Always try and get each customer to place a repeat order -

they are even more likely to buy than new publishers. 

Wherever possible offer a publisher a series of work, e.g. a

set of books or articles on a similar theme.  This can

provide you with high paying work for many months hence.

The Writing Procedure

In many ways actually writing work up is one of the easiest

parts.  As we have already said, you don't need to be

especially talented.  If what you write will sell, a

publisher will be eager to accept it.  You will soon learn

the 'knack' of how to satisfy a publisher!

All good pieces of writing start with a plan.  This allows

you to split the work down into smaller, manageable parcels. 

Do not deviate from this plan unless you find it seriously

flawed.  With most pieces of writing careful reading and

research is necessary - all publishers want good quality

information even if your writing is poor!

If you are writing about a subject of which you have personal

knowledge things are really easy.

It is advisable to write out a rough draft of all work and

keep changing it until you are completely satisfied.  Ask

other people to read it - and ask if they would pay to read

it, which is really what matters.  If you have personal

knowledge of a subject, you might be able to write up a

saleable version first time.

When your idea is written up, it becomes a manuscript (MS for

short).  You should always submit your manuscript in typed

form - double spaced on white A4 paper, single sided.  Use a

typing service if necessary.  It does not matter if an old

typewriter is used - as long as it is readable.

If you have written according to the plans submitted most

publishers will stand by their offer and pay you.  In the

very rare case they will not accept your work you should send

it as an unsolicited work to other publishers as you may be

able to still make a large profit.  Generally though, a

reasonable manuscript will always earn you the promised sum.

Once accepted, you will have nothing else to do.  Editing,

printing and publishing is the entire responsibility of the

publisher.  Never pay to have work published - you will

rarely make anything more than a loss.

If you give complete copyright to your publisher, this will

make the deal more attractive to them.  Once sold, this means

they can print as many copies of the work as they like and

resell the manuscript if they wish.  You give up claims to

it.  When you gain some experience you can insist on

retaining copyright to your work.  Your publisher will pay

you royalties for permission to print a work that you still

own.  This is obviously much more lucrative.

Throughout all your dealings with a publisher stick to the

writers golden rule - if the work makes money for the

publisher it will make money for me.  A publisher will always

be interested in a new way of making money - even if your

writing is not that good.

An Alternative

If you don't want to share your writing profits with a

publisher consider self-publishing.  Here you simply write a

book on a suitable subject, have it printed and sell it

yourself.  Note this is quite different from paying a

publisher to publish your work.

If your book sells well, self-publishing can be extremely

lucrative, as you keep all your profits for yourself.  But,

if your books fails to sell, you might incur a loss - and you

will need some capital to start.  Really big money can be

made in this way but it is much more of a risk.  Whereas,

with writing for a publisher your profits are certain.

Business idea guides and manuals are one of the very best

subjects for self publishing.  They can be easily written

from a good business and easily printed into simple booklets. 

In addition, they sell readily at high mark ups and mail

order is one of the easiest, most profitable ways of doing

this.

If you want a big business very soon, try self-publishing. 

If you want a slightly smaller, but still considerable,

constant income, sell to existing publishers.

Summing Up

It is so important to emphasise that you are already a

successful writer.  Writers are made by their own efforts -

it is not something you just happen to be.  Once you know how

to write to sell, you can sell even mediocre work for big

profits.  And, as you learn more and more about writing to

sell, profits grow too!

The only people that can't be successful writers are those

that can't write a word.  So, if you've managed to read this

so far without using a dictionary, you can write - and write

for money.  Some of the most well known and well paid writers

don't write particularly well - they just know how to write

to sell.  And, now that you know the 'secrets' too, now is a

good time to start!