This course is about living the freelance writing life. I talk you through three ways to make money from your writing - plus a bonus one! But making money from your writing is about more than the things that you write and sell - it's also about mindset and getting organised. Find out more inside.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course

  • 2

    Treat Your Writing Like a Job

    • Do you treat your writing like a small business?

    • How much do you cost?

    • Building a publication record
  • 3

    Systems and Sales

    • Setting Up Systems

    • A Sales Mindset

    • Exploring systems

  • 4

    Thinking differently

    • An introduction to thinking differently

    • Gratitude for writers

    • Success Visualisation

    • Two biases

    • Exercises
  • 5

    Writing, Money and Mindset

    • An introduction to Writing, Money and Mindset

    • Is your writing a product?

    • Take small steps and be professional

    • Check out already successful writers

    • Here's a summary of what we've covered in this section

    • Exercises
  • 6

    Three ways to make money from your writing (plus a bonus one)

    • Making money part one

    • Making money part two

    • Lists of blogs that take guest blog posts

    • Generating Ideas

    • Idea generation exercises

    • Making money part three

    • Useful educational links

    • Take one opportunity

    • The Three Phases

    • Making money bonus video

    • Exercises
  • 7

    Connecting with readers

    • Do you know where your readers are?

    • Exercises
  • 8

    Self-care

    • Combat your negativity bias by building a support network

    • Self-care basics

    • Exercises
  • 9

    Next Steps...

    • What next and how to connect with me

    • Resources

    • Download the workbook here

About the instructor

Writer and Tutor

Louise Tondeur

I write fiction, poetry, plays and nonfiction and have supported countless numbers of writers with editorial feedback and mentoring. After doing a Creative Writing MA at The University of East Anglia in Norwich, I published two novels with Headline Review called The Water’s Edge and The Haven Home for Delinquent Girls, then I did a PhD at the Reading University, travelled round the world, started a family, and became a Creative Writing lecturer. A few years ago I left my full-time job to focus on my writing, and published my first short story collection, Unusual Places, which I wrote ‘live’ in quirky venues, mainly in London. I’m currently writing another novel and teaching on the OU’s Creative Writing MA. I blog at: www.louisetondeur.co.uk

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