Freelance science and tech writer Susan Kuchinskas shares some of her favorite tools. Do you have resources you would recommend to other freelancers?
What to Charge: Pricing Strategies for Freelancers and Consultants, by Laurie Lewis (2011, Outskirts Press)
Lewis offers strategies for setting and evaluating fees. Lewis writes: “Because the book is strategy based, it will never go out of date. It stood the test of the economic recession that began in 2008. The main reason I revised the book was that anything having to do with computers was outdated. Remember, many people were still using WordPerfect when I wrote the first edition, and the term “social networking” hadn’t been invented yet.”
The latest edition came out in 2011. What to Charge was selected as a finalist in the Business: Writing and Publishing category of the USA Best Books 2011 awards.
You can order directly from National Association of Independent Writers and Editors.
This is a podcast for people who work from home and covers a lot of territory in weekly discussions and advising. Hosted byAaron Mahnke and Dave Caolo.
The one-page planner helps track time on projects, proposals and blog posts and helps pinpoint productivity challenges.
Lynda.com features thousands of tutorial videos for software. As a member of the Guild, you are entitled to take courses one at a time at no charge.
Scrivener comes highly recommended as a tool for authors. Use it to organize research or prepare a book proposal. The producers of this software have a generous download policy.
SPJ updates this page regularly, and while it is not aimed specifically at freelancers, it offers a myriad valuable resources. SPJ also published “On Your Own: A Guide to Freelance Journalism,” which is free to members.
Thank you for the write-up of my book, Susan.