Writing a First Novel - How to Make Money Writing and Finance Your Work

Many people aspire to write novels. It's not anas a down payment on the coming articles,
easy market and it takes time for researching,promotional pieces, etc. that he expects.
outlining and writing a first novel. So how do youBeing a travel writer can be a great job for
support yourself while you are writing? It couldvisiting exotic places, gathering materials and
take months and few can afford to spend thatknowledge, doing research and everything
much time on anything that doesn't producerequired for writing a first novel. And you get paid
immediate revenue.for it, while you learn how to speak and write
You have to be independently wealthy, find a richauthoritatively about the places you've been!
patron or be gainfully employed at some otherWorking as an Internet freelancer, where you
work to be able to afford the time. Later, aftermake money writing for the Web, is great for
you are published and a success you can ask formanaging both mobility and hours. You can work
advances from publishers, but that comes later.whenever it is convenient for you... there are no
We are talking about writing a first novel here...fixed hours. Almost all work is done on a a
But much writing requires travel to visit placesshort-term contract basis. So you can go into and
you are writing about. Or it takes a specialout of the Internet "workforce" at will.
schedule or research more conveniently doneAnd you can work from anyplace in the whole
during the day, when it would conflict with a dayworld! Take your laptop with you and work
job. So how do you get around those problems?anywhere. All you need is periodic access to the
Why not take advantage of some freelanceNet to communicate with clients, upload finished
writing opportunities and be a freelance writer?work, negotiate your next contract, etc. You can
There are two good possibilities: freelancing as awork just enough to make the money you need
travel writer and getting paid to write for thefor the moment while you are writing a first
Internet.novel.
As a freelance travel writer you can travel freeIf you are interested in writing a first novel, those
or for very reduced rates while you visit placesare things that would bear looking into...
for which you are writing articles for travelFor more information on being a travel writer,
magazines. Oftentimes the publisher will give themaking money writing for the Web or writing a
writer the front end costs of going and returningfirst novel, follow the links below...