Freelance Writing

Course CodeBWR102
Fee CodeS2
Duration (approx)100 hours
QualificationTo obtain formal documentation the optional exam(s) must be completed which will incur an additional fee of $36. Alternatively, a letter of completion may be requested.

Study Freelance Writing: Write for Websites, Magazines, and More

Anyone can write, with a little help. In this course, you'll study genres, markets, and structure. You'll learn:

  • how to write what publishers want

  • to improve your professional writing skills under the guidance of a team of internationally published book, magazine and newspaper writers

  • how to optimise opportunities for "breaking in" to the writing profession as a freelance author, writer or journalist

This course is useful for a variety of different people, including:

  • people starting out
  • fiction writers wanting to transition
  • consultants wanting to break into the press market
  • people wanting to write online content or for the printed word.
  • and more.

Student Comments about this course:

"I found the course to be extremely helpful. It has given me the confidence and the skills to present my work to publishers"

D. Bond, Freelance Writing graduate.

"The Freelance Writing course has been one of my most favourite due to the ease & flexibility of correspondence. I have found the staff always helpful and friendly. I appreciated that there were no deadlines and I could complete the work involved when I had time."
Janine

Freelance writing can be a highly satisfying and rewarding way to earn money, either as a part time or full time career. To be successful at Freelance Writing, you need good writing skills of course but also:

  • saleable ideas
  • patience
  • persistence
  • an ability to meet obligations and deadlines.

If this sounds like skills you have, then enrol now and develop your freelancing opportunities today!


Lesson Structure

There are 10 lessons in this course:

  1. Introduction to freelancing
    • Scope of freelance writing (types of writing, where to begin, styles, etc). getting help, finding resources & contacts, understanding industry terminology.
  2. Basic writing skills
    • What is communication, types of communication, types of language, clear wording, concise wording, parts of speech, grammar, punctuation.
  3. The publishing world
    • Periodicals, books, remaindering, copyright, publishers advertising conditions, public lending rights, contracts, selling.
  4. Manuscripts
    • Types of printing, preparing a type script, etc.
  5. Planning what you write
    • Mechanics of writing, developing an idea, sentence structure, precis, planning what you write, building a paragraph.
  6. Newspaper writing
    • Newspapers, regular columns, fillers, short features, etc.
  7. Magazine writing
    • Travel writing, magazine articles/features, determining potentially marketable articles.
  8. Writing books
    • Non fiction, fiction, short stories, determining what to write and developing an idea.
  9. Writing advertising
    • Writing a press release, writing an advertisement, writing for public relations, etc.
  10. Special project
    • Planning and developing a manuscript for a small book.

Aims

  • Discuss the nature and scope of freelance writing.
  • Evaluate your basic writing skills and identify deficiencies needing attention in order to
    • be successful at freelance writing.
  • Develop a concept for freelance writing which has potential for selling.
  • Identify commercial opportunities to sell writing to publishers.
  • Describe the preparation of a manuscript for submission to a publisher
  • Write commercially viable items for publishing in a newspaper.
  • Write commercially viable items for publishing in a magazine.
  • Plan for production of a commercially viable book manuscript.
  • Write commercially viable advertising.
  • Apply all skills and knowledge so far developed to the production of a complete manuscript.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP AND ENROL NOW!

There is a high demand for skilful freelance writers. Whether you want to work in education, publishing, scriptwriting, copywriting, marketing or many other careers, or work for yourself, this course will provide you with detailed knowledge on how to improve your writing skills.

Improve your writing career! 

You can enrol on the course now, but if you have any questions about the content of the course or studying with ACS, then please get in touch with us today - use our FREE COURSE COUNSELLING SERVICE to get in touch with our expert tutors. They will be pleased to help you!

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Meet some Of our academics

John Mason

John Mason is one of Australia's most prolific writers. He saw his first work published when at secondary school, where he worked on the school magazine. In 1973 he was writing a weekly column for his local newspaper and by 1975 he was a regular contributor to Australia's national magazine "Your Garden". John was engaged by Victoria's Dept of Youth, Sport and Recreation to write a book on Fun and Fitness Trails in 1978. In 1981 he saw two more books published (one in America, another in Australia), and commenced writing regularly for the Self Sufficiency Magazine, Grass Roots. John is a long term member of the Australian Society of Authors, the Garden Media Guild (UK) and the Horticultural Media Association (Australia). He has written or contributed to over 100 books, many published by international publishers and published more than 2,000 articles across a range of genres (Gardening, Education, Business, Farming, Fitness). In addition, John has contributed to and overseen the development of more than 600 distance education courses which encompass around 20 million words. He has been an avid photographer for 40 years, building a collection of over 100,000 images, which are used to illustrate his work. His marine animal photos are even used by Legoland in England, on their Atlantis ride! Writer, Manager, Teacher and Businessman with over 40 years interenational experience covering Education, Publishing, Leisure Management, Education, and Horticulture. He has extensive experience both as a public servant, and as a small business owner. John is a well respected member of many professional associations, and author of over seventy books and of over two thousand magazine articles.


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