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If only they'd print one a week!
Grocery Challenge 25/6 to 24/7 €350 week1 €30-46 / €87-50
I would really like to get into writing (yes i'm a big SATC fan) :rolleyes:
I've been looking at information on the internet about the writers bureau. It looks really good but of course there is a fee! which being a dfw I can't justify.:money:
I have a health and fitness background and am a lot more qualified than there people you see writing in these cheap womens magazines about diet and exercise:mad: .
Can anyone tell me where to start??
Still in debt but happy :cool:
DFW nerd no 844
Xmas presents bought - 6, cost £29.46 - saved £102.39 :j
(just added up total debts and its [STRIKE]£1344.97[/STRIKE] [STRIKE]£1174.97[/STRIKE][STRIKE] £1004.97 [/STRIKE] £879.97)
http://www.evening-classes.org/shortwomens.php
I do a bit of freelance writing here and there so I hope I can offer a little insight into your question. I'll try, anyway.
Firstly - a nice trick for The Writers Bureau. Send for the course information, then DO NOTHING. Eventually they'll send you some more information, with - surprise, surprise - a "special rate" which will be quite a lot cheaper than the first price quoted - they'll also give you monthly payment options which weren't with the original offer. Hang about a bit more and you might get an even cheaper offer. They'll keep mailing you from time to time though even if you decide not to bother - if you register your email address they'll also send you special offers by email. They're a bit like furniture shops - the next special offer is never far away, so don't rush it into it if you're not sure about whether or not to do the course. That "special price" will be back, and soon!
They do have a money-back guarantee which states that if you don't make your course fees back by the time you COMPLETE the course, you get your money back. As far as I am aware this is a genuine offer but do note - in order to COMPLETE the course, this means finishing EVERY module, and many of them may not interest you or even be relevant to what you want to learn (they cover the whole writing spectrum, except for poetry). Even if you do them all, it will take quite a lot of your time.
There are a lot of free courses and tutorials on the internet which won't cost you anything at all, so have a look around (use our old friend Google) and see what you can find. The Writers Bureau (and other similar courses) does look a good course (I actually completed some of it a few years ago, but never finished it for financial reasons) but it IS quite a lot of money, especially if you don't have a lot of disposable income.
The best advice for any budding writer is this - just WRITE. Write whenever you can, and practice, practice, practice.
Good luck, whatever you decide to do!
N.
At the start of the year I would never have imagined I would have sold so many prints, but I'm now keen to push on and do more selling. This helps to fund the inevitable new camera every so often
Any thoughts from anyone on how I can expand this, gratefully received.
Colin.
http://photography.colinrayner.org.uk
Try the 'artist and writers yearbook' it's got lots of useful info in it, it does take a little bit of digging through tho
I've posted something on the dedicated photographs thread, Colin.
Thanks Zedkay.