I launched my Bookshelf yesterday (See Right). The Bookshelf is a list of books pertaining to freelance writing that I’ve added to my collection. Eventually, I hope to have a decent sized list, including ebooks. I don’t have any reviews up yet, but I will start working on getting those up today. I have a few that will be going up within the next few hours. There’s still a couple books on there that I am still working through, though. Those will be up a bit later.
Books are a great way to learn all you can about the freelancing business. Unfortunately, there’s no “Freelance writing” degree. We can go to school for writing, journalism, or business degrees. Helpful, but they won’t teach us everything we need to know. Which means it’s up to us to learn everything that we can on our own. I know that there are a lot of websites about freelance writing, with almost all the information we could ever need or want. But I think there is something very satisfying about curling up with a book. Besides, its easier to lay in bed reading a book than a laptop.
I am always on the lookout for the best books for freelancers, which was why I was so excited to come across a list of the top 100 books for freelance writers. There’s a lot of great books on there, all sorted by type. The list is available on InkThinker. Wander over there and check it out. Kristen has a great site for freelancers. I’ll be heading over there myself in a little bit.
UPDATE: I can’t get my links to work right for the bookshelf. As soon as I figure out what I’m doing, I’ll post the reviews I promised you.
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Looking forward to the book list! I think the best book I’ve read so far has been the Rockstar Freelancing book by the authors of the FreelanceSwitch website. It’s a great book to skim, or to sit down and read properly.