Professional writing : creative and critical approaches / Lisa Kesteven, Andrew Melrose.
2022
PN145 .K47 2022
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Title
Professional writing : creative and critical approaches / Lisa Kesteven, Andrew Melrose.
Author
Kesteven, Lisa, author.
ISBN
9783030848996 (electronic bk.)
303084899X (electronic bk.)
9783030848989
3030848981
303084899X (electronic bk.)
9783030848989
3030848981
Published
Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-84899-6 doi
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PN145 .K47 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
808.06/6
Summary
This book has been designed specifically for students in writing classes and other writers interested in developing proficient writing careers in a professional environment. As professional writing continues to change rapidly alongside digital developments, this book frames professional writing particularly for 'creative' and other writers. The professional world needs writers with a diverse portfolio of skills and capabilities; if writers can master these, they are more able to make a living from their writing and support their more creative endeavours. Each chapter includes a comprehensive range of exercises to build professional skills, along with learning objectives, case studies, worked examples, tips for success, and suggested websites and further reading. Lisa Kesteven is a lecturer on Creative and Professional Writing and has designed and led modules on Professional Writing. As well as being a writer of fiction and non-fiction, Lisa has worked freelance for a number of years and has her own freelancing business. Andrew Melrose is an Emeritus Professor of Critical and Creative writing and a writer. He has over 160 film, fiction, non-fiction, research, songs, poems, chapters and other writing credits, including 15 films and 39 books.
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Includes index.
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Melrose, Andrew, 1954- author.
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PROFESSIONAL WRITING.
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Table of Contents
1 Introduction to Professional Writing
2 Writing for Business
3 A Career in Professional Writing
4 The Art of Communication and the Freelancer
5 Writing for an Online Market
6 Self Promotion
7 Finding Work
8 Navigating the Bid Process on Freelancing Platforms
9 Estimating Writing Projects
10 Planning and Managing Writing Projects
11 The Editing Process
12 Building a Successful Career as a Professional Writer.
2 Writing for Business
3 A Career in Professional Writing
4 The Art of Communication and the Freelancer
5 Writing for an Online Market
6 Self Promotion
7 Finding Work
8 Navigating the Bid Process on Freelancing Platforms
9 Estimating Writing Projects
10 Planning and Managing Writing Projects
11 The Editing Process
12 Building a Successful Career as a Professional Writer.