Review: Highly Recommended for Aspiring or Frustrated Writers
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 12, 2012
I thoroughly enjoyed Nancy Hendrickson's book - How to Build a Thriving Business as a Freelance Writer.  It is readily apparent from the get-go that Nancy is a seasoned, successful freelance writer - her early emotional hook into the book is powerful.  It is clear this writer knows what she's talking about.  I wanted to read what her experieces were, and how they could help me - many how to books miss this vital area completely.I found the Query process fascinating and extremely helpful, as well as motivating to try a few.  I frankly had never even heard of this Query process before - that is the steps a freelance writer takes to pitch their potential writing assignment to an editor - a key ingredient for finding lucrative writing gigs.Nancy's insight into research, style and writing itself is also solid.  The advice on how to handle rejection was pure gold - worth the price of the book many times over.  You would really never think to respond how she suggests to an editor's rejection - clearly showing Nancy's savvy and success as a freelancer.The tutorials for setting up a website were probably a little out of place as it did not really go with the rest of the book, but the chapter on what people are looking for in a blog post or web page were very helpful.  I would not fault Nancy for trying to help a beginner find their platform, and others may find it helpful.I give this book my highest recommendation.  The only reason for 4 stars is simply because I read the Kindle edition, and the formatting was a bit off, though still very readible.  I now follow Nancy on Twitter as she is quite active in social media as well.