Announcing our next Online Lab
The Economics of Freelancing
Margaret Lucke
About Margaret Lucke
Margaret Lucke flings words around as a writer and editor in the San Francisco Bay Area. She writes tales of love, ghosts, and murder, sometimes all three in one book. She is the author of four novels—House of Desire, House of Whispers, Snow Angel, and A Relative Stranger (an Anthony Award finalist)—and is the editor of Fault Lines, a short story anthology from the Northern California chapter of Sisters in Crime. She is a former president of Mystery Writers of America NorCal.
Margaret has also published two how-to books on the craft of writing and more than 60 short stories, feature articles, and scripts for mystery weekends. For many years she has taught fiction writing classes for UC Berkeley Extension and other venues. Visit her at www.margaretlucke.com.
Description:
Writing can be a passion, a joy, and (let’s admit it) sometimes a frustration. Can it also be a way to earn a living or at least a lucrative side gig? Samuel Johnson famously said, “No one but a blockhead ever wrote except for money,” but sometimes the payday from writing can be elusive. What are the various ways a writer can earn an income? How do you decide if it’s time to quit your day job? This workshop explores ways in which you might make your writing a more lucrative endeavor in 2025.
Takeaways:
- What forms of writing bring in the most money, and which ones you do for love
- The four types of book publishers, and how to determine which publishing model is best for you
- Best practices for submitting your work so that it gets a warm reception
- The 3 R’s—rights, royalties, and records—and why it’s important to understand them
- How to approach your writing endeavors like an entrepreneur
Location:
Zoom Online Meeting
To receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation processing fee, attendees must cancel their registration 5 days before the event. No refunds will be given after that time. To cancel your registration, go to palmspringswritersguild.org and click on the blue icon at the top right of any page. Enter user name and password and click "LOG IN". On the next screen click "My event registrations". Select event and cancel registration.
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Unable to attend, no problem, all paid registrants will receive a video replay.
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Event Contact: Ariella Moon
authorariellamoon@gmail.com
