Review: A very basic outline for beginners
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
It took about 10 minutes to read this short book. Therefore, it was no surprise that there wasn't much information in it. It was a brief and superficial overview of writing for a living. It might be of some use to a total beginner, ie someone who is thinking of writing as a way to make money. For anyone beyond that stage, there's not much content of interest there. It's possible they might get the heads up on something they didn't already know about, but that's really all the book has to offer for someone who has already started writing for money.There's also a section about grammar in which some common mistakes are listed, and advice not to worry too much about grammar. The author recommends a few places where you can learn it if you need to. Apart from that and the very brief section about how you can earn money with different types of writing, that's about it.For something sold as a "handbook", I would have expected something a lot more comprehensive covering the many other aspects of being a freelance writer. This book was just a very brief overview of freelance writing and not a handbook at all.At least it was well-written, unlike many other very short books.