Freelance and Sports Writing

No. of modules	15	Fees information
No. of assignments	35	Enrolment form
Average duration	12-18 months	Return to distance learning menu

The great advantage of freelance writing is that it can be done either in conjunction with another career, or as a career in itself. It can also be a very well paid profession, whether part-time or full-time. This course is an ideal starting point and covers the whole field of modern freelance writing. Flexible in its approach, it is geared to the specific needs of each individual writer.

The scope is huge - 8,000 periodicals are published in the UK alone, ranging from newspapers, magazines and the controlled circulation press to technical, scientific, and in-house journals. It is quite usual for over 50% of published content in any one publication to have come from freelance writers.

The course is flexible and allows you to concentrate on the areas of writing that interest you most. It concentrates on setting the fundemental writing skills required of any freelance writer, and once that is done, provides specialist tuition for those wishing to write sport pieces, drawing on the experience and knowledge of successful sports writers. You will learn what is required to create business opportunities and focus on the commercial aspects of this industry.

Many new writers start by making their hobby or profession their specialised field and over 80% of our students have had work published by the time they complete the course. To see a detailed list of the topics covered, look at the syllabus.

Assignments include feature articles, outlines, reports and reviews.

Other courses in this section you may wish to look at:
News Journalism	Internet Journalism
Subediting	Media Law
Writing a Best-Seller	Short Story Writing
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