Visiting Author of Writing "How-To" Turns Sluggish Economy Into Freelance Success

Peter Bowerman, author of "The Well-Fed Writer" (a "how-to" for starting a commercial freelancing business writing for corporations) comes to Cincinnati for an evening seminar on 3/24. Thanks to downsizing, outsourcing and a the current "slow-job-growth" economy, the ranks of the self-employed are growing sharply. The writing of their communications materials is one area where corporations seek outside resources, paying hourly rates of $50-100+. Bowerman's seminar offers the who, what, where, why and how much of the business.

ATLANTA, GA (PRWEB) March 12, 2004 --- A year ago, Michele Ryan was an at-home Mom, content to donate her writing abilities to the PTA. Sensing the economic time was right, she jumped into lucrative freelancing. Today, she gets paid $75 an hour to help businesses craft their marketing materials. And shes not alone. Many companies, either hesitant to add back downsized employees or running permanently leaner, are turning to experienced freelancers to handle their written communications needs.

The time is right for freelancing. In this slow-job-growth economy, many people have stopped looking and started building their own dream of flexible, lucrative self-employment," says Peter Bowerman, author of The Well-Fed Writer, an award-winning how-to on the lucrative field of commercial freelancing. Bowerman delivers that message in an evening program entitled Becoming a Well-Fed Writer" in the New Economy at the Comfort Inn (Sharonville) on Wednesday, March 24 from 7:00-9:30 p.m. ($39 fee; includes copy of The Well-Fed Writer).

Recent employment stats highlight the viability and strength of the self-employment movement. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in November/December 2003, jobs grew by a total of 65,000, while the self-employed ranks swelled by 156,000 in November alone.

The evening program, focused on landing corporate writing projects, has a simple yet ambitious goal: to permanently separate
starving" and writer." Bowerman asks, Why spend 20-25+ hours slaving over a magazine article that might pay a flat $300 and then fight for your money, when you could do a corporate project in a fraction of the time, bill all your hours at an average $60-100/hour and get paid in 30 days?"

Despite no prior paid writing experience, background or industry contacts, the author was paying all his bills within four months of startup. His clients include Coca-Cola, BellSouth, UPS, MCI, American Express, Mercedes-Benz and many others. The book and seminar target all seasoned and aspiring writers, career-changers, at-home moms, journalists and recent college grads.

The books web site (www.wellfedwriter.com) features sample chapter, table of contents, book reviews, a Women Only" section geared to at-home Moms, free ezine signup, extensive writing links and much more. The book retails for $19.95 and can be purchased through the website, in bookstores, on Amazon.com and by calling 800-247-6553.

Contact author for interviews/review copies. www.wellfedwriter.com (click Media" for author pix, book cover artwork, radio/TV interview footage); also FAQs, testimonials.

The Well-Fed Writer: Financial Self-Sufficiency as a Freelance Writer in Six Months or Less has been a Book-of-the-Month Club Selection, Quality Paperback Book Club Selection, and Writers Digest Book Club Selection.
It has also been awarded 2nd Place: ForeWord magazine Book of the Year Awards (Career Category), Honorable Mention: Writers Digest National Self-Published Book Awards, and was a Finalist: Publishers Marketing Association Ben Franklin Awards (Best First Book).

Seminar Specifics:
Becoming a Well-Fed Writer" in the New Economy
Led by Peter Bowerman, author of The Well-Fed Writer

Date/Time: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 -- 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Venue: Comfort Inn (Sharonville; I-75, exit 15): 11440 Chester Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45246; (513) 771-3400 (Free parking on site)
Cost: $39* in advance or at the door
Attendance Limit: 40 (advance reservation/payment strongly suggested)
Full Details: www.wellfedwriter.com (program outline, registration).

PLEASE confirm space availability in advance: peter@wellfedwriter.com or 770/438-7200 until 3/21; phone preferred after 3/21 as author is on the road.

*Includes signed copy of The Well-Fed Writer (OR certificate redeemable for upcoming summer release, TWFW: Back For Seconds, for $5 S&H cost).

Upcoming (Mid-late 2004): The Well-Fed Writer: Back for Seconds