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Writing for Quick Cash: Turn Your Way With Words into Real Money
Getting paid to write is every aspiring scribe's dream, but Writing for Quick Cash gives writers the tools and resources to make it reality. From researching potential clients to negotiating maximum pay rates, writers will learn every conceivable strategy for generating a steady flow of rewarding assignments that pay real money. Oberlin shows experienced and novice writers how * Survey opportunities in business and technical writing, online content, periodicals, book projects, greeting cards, newsletters, and much more * Market ideas and services to publishers, corporations, and others * Work with clients and editors smoothly and professionally * Create an efficient home office set-up for maximum productivity * Write like a journalist -- without taking journalism classes * Make the most of the latest and best writing software * Augment income through teaching, speaking, and editing jobs Filled with sage advice and savvy strategy, Writing for Quick Cash reveals a wealth of opportunities for full-timers and moonlighters alike.
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224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Loriann Hoff Oberlin
16 books6 followersLoriann Hoff Oberlin, MS, LCPC is a licensed clinical professional counselor with a private practice on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Talbot County and in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Oberlin is also the author of eleven non-fiction books — from health, relationships, parenting, social and psychological issues to writing and working from home. Her latest is WRITING TO MAKE MONEY: SHORT PROJECTS, which is the first in a new series of books for small business people and writers in the field part-time, full-time or to promote services/products.
She has also written SURVIVING SEPARATION & DIVORCE (a lifestyle book for women) and collaborated on OVERCOMING PASSIVE-AGGRESSION (about hidden anger) as well as THE ANGRY CHILD.
This breadth of material speaks to Ms. Oberlin’s diverse interests and experience she gained as a freelance writer in her first career spanning 20 years. She frequently contributed to national and regional magazines and some newspapers as well.
Having earned her bachelor’s in liberal arts from Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA, Ms. Oberlin lived and worked in Western Pennsylvania before moving to Maryland in 2001.
In 2012, Loriann became a full-time resident of the Eastern Shore, and she's served on the planning committee for the Bay to Ocean Writer's Conference for many years. She was a co-coordinator in 2018.
She’s married, the mother of two young-adult sons, and has the life experience of separation, divorce, single parenthood, remarriage, and stepfamily formation.
In addition, she’s taught many aspiring writers how to achieve their own publishing dreams. Her book WRITING FOR QUICK CASH was used in Barnes & Noble's University boosting enrollment quite a bit. It's a frequent book that when gifted to someone else says "you've got talent." WRITING TO MAKE MONEY, the book series, fills this void as other writing books are now out of print after successful runs.
With her knowledge and research base, Loriann earned her master’s degree in clinical counseling from Johns Hopkins University, and completed the post-master’s program as well.
In 2014, the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, that subsumes the counseling program, was ranked #1 in the country among graduate schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.
As a therapist, she’s worked in community mental health, at the second busiest hospital emergency department in Maryland, and in a group practice before establishing her own counseling practice.
Many who read her self-help books comment that it helps them to overcome common struggles.
Loriann looks forward to posting reviews of non-fiction that she would feel comfortable recommending to clients and/or readers of parenting and other publications.
Loriann Oberlin also writes contemporary women's fiction under the pen name Lauren Monroe. See Good Reads/Lauren Monroe and her first novel LETTING GO: THE MARYLAND SHORES on this site. The sequel and her second novel was SECOND CHANCES: THE MARYLAND SHORES.
www.laurenmonroenovels.com
Oberlin is also the author of eleven non-fiction books — from health, relationships, parenting, social and psychological issues to writing and working from home. Her latest is WRITING TO MAKE MONEY: SHORT PROJECTS, which is the first in a new series of books for small business people and writers in the field part-time, full-time or to promote services/products.
She has also written SURVIVING SEPARATION & DIVORCE (a lifestyle book for women) and collaborated on OVERCOMING PASSIVE-AGGRESSION (about hidden anger) as well as THE ANGRY CHILD.
This breadth of material speaks to Ms. Oberlin’s diverse interests and experience she gained as a freelance writer in her first career spanning 20 years. She frequently contributed to national and regional magazines and some newspapers as well.
Having earned her bachelor’s in liberal arts from Westminster College, New Wilmington, PA, Ms. Oberlin lived and worked in Western Pennsylvania before moving to Maryland in 2001.
In 2012, Loriann became a full-time resident of the Eastern Shore, and she's served on the planning committee for the Bay to Ocean Writer's Conference for many years. She was a co-coordinator in 2018.
She’s married, the mother of two young-adult sons, and has the life experience of separation, divorce, single parenthood, remarriage, and stepfamily formation.
In addition, she’s taught many aspiring writers how to achieve their own publishing dreams. Her book WRITING FOR QUICK CASH was used in Barnes & Noble's University boosting enrollment quite a bit. It's a frequent book that when gifted to someone else says "you've got talent." WRITING TO MAKE MONEY, the book series, fills this void as other writing books are now out of print after successful runs.
With her knowledge and research base, Loriann earned her master’s degree in clinical counseling from Johns Hopkins University, and completed the post-master’s program as well.
In 2014, the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, that subsumes the counseling program, was ranked #1 in the country among graduate schools, according to U.S. News & World Report.
As a therapist, she’s worked in community mental health, at the second busiest hospital emergency department in Maryland, and in a group practice before establishing her own counseling practice.
Many who read her self-help books comment that it helps them to overcome common struggles.
Loriann looks forward to posting reviews of non-fiction that she would feel comfortable recommending to clients and/or readers of parenting and other publications.
Loriann Oberlin also writes contemporary women's fiction under the pen name Lauren Monroe. See Good Reads/Lauren Monroe and her first novel LETTING GO: THE MARYLAND SHORES on this site. The sequel and her second novel was SECOND CHANCES: THE MARYLAND SHORES.
www.laurenmonroenovels.com
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March 12, 2009
Not worth your time. Very out-dated and the information is too obvious. Didn't care to finish it.
May 2, 2019
"Despite the books flaws and the issue of it being so outdated, I did manage to find a few helpful tips that I intend to make use of in any freelance opportunities I come across in the future." -Caitlin
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August 22, 2024
Way back in 2006 I was entering the world of freelance writing, particularly for online content. Back in that time I was a member of the Writer's Digest book club and wound up buying an armful of books -- most of which wound up having NOTHING to do with the writing assignments I would face in the next ten years. Writing for Quick Cash was one such book.
The advice and instructions given did not help me at all. Now, this not to say that they will not help YOU in your writing career but I tried it and it was a load of
Now it's 2016 and the out of date advice given in this book is REALLY out of date. I suppose if you really want to make "quick" cash from writing, just write a book called Writing for Quick Cash or something similar and wait for idiots like me to buy a copy.
I'm not sure what happened to my copy. It's lost in the black hole of my house I suspect. I'm not exactly motivated to go find it.
EDIT 2024: I tried to give this book away to my brother. He quick flipped through it ... and promptly gave it back. I can't even give this crap away. I took a star off for that.
And I see the author gave her own book a five star rating. What a whore.
The advice and instructions given did not help me at all. Now, this not to say that they will not help YOU in your writing career but I tried it and it was a load of
Now it's 2016 and the out of date advice given in this book is REALLY out of date. I suppose if you really want to make "quick" cash from writing, just write a book called Writing for Quick Cash or something similar and wait for idiots like me to buy a copy.
I'm not sure what happened to my copy. It's lost in the black hole of my house I suspect. I'm not exactly motivated to go find it.
EDIT 2024: I tried to give this book away to my brother. He quick flipped through it ... and promptly gave it back. I can't even give this crap away. I took a star off for that.
And I see the author gave her own book a five star rating. What a whore.
May 25, 2014
It may seem odd to comment on my own book but here's why:
WRITING FOR QUICK CASH was published in 2003 and contained much information from my very first book WRITING FOR MONEY, published in the '90s by Writer's Digest Books. This book won the interest of many at the old Barnes & Noble University, free online workshops for which readers could sign up.
In fact, my publisher AMACOM had to go back to press hurriedly to keep up with demand. Like many things over the years, this book has gone out of print. There is still some good advice in it -- and while I'm committed to researching it for a potential eBook remake one of these days -- I am offering DISCOUNTED copies to readers/writers from my own collection.
Please email me through Good Reads for the $3.99 price with $3.99 added for media rate shipping. If you choose to pay via credit card, please add an additional 99 cents for processing fees.
WHY PURCHASE?
-- dozens of ways to make money as a writer
-- how to develop journalistic style though you may never have taken a journalism class
-- how to get yourself organized to write to improve your profits
-- tips on crafting query letters and other pitches to sell your writing
-- ways to make money including teaching, consulting, indexing and more
-- photojournalism, online markets, business and technical writing
Certainly, if you have ideas for the update, please let me know. I hope you'll be in touch.
WRITING FOR QUICK CASH was published in 2003 and contained much information from my very first book WRITING FOR MONEY, published in the '90s by Writer's Digest Books. This book won the interest of many at the old Barnes & Noble University, free online workshops for which readers could sign up.
In fact, my publisher AMACOM had to go back to press hurriedly to keep up with demand. Like many things over the years, this book has gone out of print. There is still some good advice in it -- and while I'm committed to researching it for a potential eBook remake one of these days -- I am offering DISCOUNTED copies to readers/writers from my own collection.
Please email me through Good Reads for the $3.99 price with $3.99 added for media rate shipping. If you choose to pay via credit card, please add an additional 99 cents for processing fees.
WHY PURCHASE?
-- dozens of ways to make money as a writer
-- how to develop journalistic style though you may never have taken a journalism class
-- how to get yourself organized to write to improve your profits
-- tips on crafting query letters and other pitches to sell your writing
-- ways to make money including teaching, consulting, indexing and more
-- photojournalism, online markets, business and technical writing
Certainly, if you have ideas for the update, please let me know. I hope you'll be in touch.
April 15, 2008
What is the key to actually making money with your writing? According to Writing for Quick Cash, the answer is perseverance, planning, and putting pen to paper.
So many individuals want to become writers. They know that they have something to say but aren't really sure what to do next. They write an article, a short story, a poem, or a book and send it off to every magazine or publisher they can find. After months of no replies or worse yet a desk full of rejection letters, they get discouraged and give up on their dream. Others never even get a word written on paper before they get discouraged and give up.
Writing for Quick Cash states that there is another alternative. Want to be writers need to continually practice their skills so that their writing improves. They need to build up their clips so that they can move onto bigger projects. Most importantly though, they have to learn to match their writing to suit what a particular editor wants to read.
So many individuals want to become writers. They know that they have something to say but aren't really sure what to do next. They write an article, a short story, a poem, or a book and send it off to every magazine or publisher they can find. After months of no replies or worse yet a desk full of rejection letters, they get discouraged and give up on their dream. Others never even get a word written on paper before they get discouraged and give up.
Writing for Quick Cash states that there is another alternative. Want to be writers need to continually practice their skills so that their writing improves. They need to build up their clips so that they can move onto bigger projects. Most importantly though, they have to learn to match their writing to suit what a particular editor wants to read.
January 10, 2011
This is a pretty handy book for anyone wishing to make a little cash as a freelancer. With the economy the way it is I think I could use it. I got the book for a dollar and I think it was well spent. Though a lot of the information is typical commonsense that you can find in many books in the same vein (always go by the book as far as manuscript formatting, save everything like you would in any normal business, etc), but the wealth of the information and the way its organized makes it an easy read and resource material.
For now I'm placing it on my desk for reference.
For now I'm placing it on my desk for reference.
May 4, 2014
This book provides information good for a novice, but much of it could readily be found online from multiple sources. Especially disappointing is how outdated it is in regard to self-publishing, which is understandable since this edition came out in 2004. I was gifted this book and gave it a decent skim, but it was indeed only skim worthy information. Overall, it contains outdated, basic info.
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October 11, 2011I've read part of this one. It's in my "how to" section.
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