The Query-Free Freelancer blog is suddenly looking sparse here. That’s because blog posts have been merged with my primary freelance writing blog. You can find previous posts there for the most part (old bookmarks should be automatically redirecting you there).
For now, the freebies are still located here, and you can still access them by logging into the site. They will soon also be moving to AllFreelanceWriting.com, joining other free templates, reports, and interactive tools for freelance writers. You will not need to be a member to access the freebies there.
This site will remain active. The blog fuction will be used solely for news and information regarding The Query-Free Freelancer book. You will still need a membership here to view book details like the TOC and the upcoming abbreviated book proposal. I don’t have plans to open up those pages publicly as of now, but membership is still free.
If you have questions or have trouble finding anything due to the content move, feel free to comment here or email me at jenn@queryfreefreelancer.com and I’ll try to help you out.
I’m excited. Today was officially the first day of drafting The Query-Free Freelancer book. I previously finished the detailed outlining, but today the manuscript was setup, and I finally starting putting words to paper (okay, to laptop).
In light of that, I’ve decided to share some of the plans for the process.
As I mentioned in our last post, I haven’t decided if I really want to pursue traditional publishing avenues for the book, or if I’d rather self-publish. I’ll admit I’m leaning towards self-publishing due to the fact that I already have a strong promotional background and reasonably large built-in market. The only thing I’m absolutely certain of regarding the publishing at this point though is that I will not be pitching book proposals in a traditional way.
Instead, the book proposal (or an abbreviated version of it at least) will be made available here on the site, with the full proposal made available privately only to those who request it (agents / editors — not just anyone). I do have a marketing plan in place to use the platform to attract attention from the “right” people if I opt for that route. Basically, if I do work with a traditional publisher, it’s all going to be done in query-free style. Anything else would seem rather hypocritical.
The mini proposal will be published here after I’ve written at least a chapter or two. For the public version, full chapters won’t be published — excerpts will be.
Before the proposal is put on the site for all to see, I’ll be putting up the top-level TOC where registered members of the blog will have an opportunity to weigh in and let me know if there’s something not included that they’d like to see in the finished book. That will happen later this week. I’ll also be asking you what sections you want me to write early (so the excerpts can be released in that abbreviated proposal). In other words, you’re getting a say in how I write the book.
That’s where things stand right now — an unconventional approach perhaps, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.
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