Passionate Blog

Time-saving training for busy journalists

By Carol Garrington

AN acclaimed journalist and agency director is offering telephone training to help time-strapped freelance writers maximise their income.

Linda Jones, author of The Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World, and whose blogs include www.freelancewritingtips.com, has been training journalists for a number of years, winning fans through her honest, no-nonsense approach to writing and running a business.

Workshops run through Linda’s company, Passionate Media, offer realistic advice on everything from pitching editors, to ensuring you get paid and how to boost a specialism.

Now writers can share this wisdom without leaving their office, thanks to newly-introduced telephone training.

The Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World: Book, blog and training

THE Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World, by Passionate Media director Linda Jones, was published in November 2007 and can be bought in bookshops and from Amazon here.

See a selection of reviews, plus feedback from readers, here.

Listen to a podcast about The Greatest Freelance Writing Tips in the World. A blog was set up to help publicise the book.

There's a round-up of around 20 posts with advice for writers here.

We also run training sessions for freelance journalists wanting to make more money. The following is feedback gained from a London session:

Great course. Up and at 'em now! Anne Marie Flanagan