Welcome To The Zine That's Launched Hundreds Of Writing Careers! Our Vaults Are Wide Open And We're Revealing Our Most Powerful Trade Secrets For Boosting Your Writing Income Until You’re Earning What A True Professional Should — Working Online, Offline, From Your Kitchen Table… Anywhere In The World

Dear Potentially Wildly Successful Writer:

     If you're looking for a writing zine that will actually boost your productivity and, of course, your income as a freelancer, you've come to the right place. 

     The surprisingly short, yet incredibly solid pieces of information contained within these web pages will expose you to some of the most explosively powerful secrets I've ever discovered. I know what I’m talking about because I’ve spent literally millions (or so it feels like) of hours wading through the deceivingly complex world of “freelancing” to  ferret out income-generating gems while tossing aside information I found to be merely “ordinary.”

     All these tips, tricks, and resources for truly serious writers who want to make a truly astounding income are yours free, thanks to this long-running e-mag for writers, called Writing Etc. 

     Just enter your email address in the box on this page, and these tips, tricks, and resources will start zinging your way. And what do you get? Tips to help you make your writing sparkle... help you write killer queries... get you published in no time flat... and ratchet up your income until you earn the big bucks you deserve.    

Who Am I to Make Such Promises? 

    My name is Beth Ann Erickson. I've spent the last decade painstakingly collecting and applying every secret I could find to help freelance writers achieve the income they deserve. 

     I broke into freelancing back in 1995 and eventually formed Filbert Publishing. Working on both sides of the editorial desk taught me quite a few tricks for systematically hitting pay dirt with nearly every query I wrote, time and time again. 

    Since then, I was blessed to work with a series of tough-as-sandpaper freelancers and smart-as-a-whip writers, including Bob Bly, Don Mahoney, and Dr. Harlan Kilstein, and Tina Lorenz. These uber-successful marketers taught me their battle-tested secrets for working as a freelancer while earning a wage that truly blew my mind. And I have a hunch that you’d have trouble wrapping your mind around the income your writing could generate if you knew some of these insider secrets. 

     Over the years, I've worked with and corresponded with literally thousands of writers… many Writing Etc. subscribers… and carefully tested and collected — like beautiful butterflies — their most powerful techniques to use in query letters, articles, press releases, headlines, book writing, self promotion, copywrting, etc., etc., etc.    

Come Share My Passion for Stringing Words Together in Interesting and Inventive Ways, Boosting Your Writing Income Beyond What You Could Ever Imagine, and Start Living The Writer’s Dream Life 

     To some, it would seem a sadly unbalanced life, to devote over a decade (and counting) to discovering the secrets of communicating as effectively as possible.  

     It is regrettably true that, as a 21st century woman, I know nothing about the latest sitcom… have no idea why High Definition TV’s so good… I don’t even have cable (although I do enjoy high-speed Internet). :) 

     Living in rural Minnesota, I have no idea how to drive in four-lane traffic. My dear husband, Maury, patiently drives me to the Twin Cities every time I need to meet with a client or hit another seminar. But my husband’s inconvenience is your gain. Because this gives me the opportunity meet with some of the heaviest hitters in this industry and absorb the information they present. Then I'm free to ferret out the best concepts to share with you. 

     But ask me the best way to get an editor to read your query and I could rattle off a dozen techniques in my deepest sleep. 

     I can tell you about scores of incredible techniques that will tweak, goose and explode the response to everything you write by 50% to 200% or more, both online and off. 

     For example, in the Writing Etc. vault, you'll discover simple, painless techniques to trigger an avalanche of writing clients. These priceless, powerful strategies work time and time again… I’m absolutely floored that so few freelancers use them… but they can literally help you generate a near fortune without much effort. 

     So, why the free zine?  

     As crazy as it sounds, writing is a very solitary life. I love interacting with fellow word smiths. I enjoy sharing some of the secrets others have shared so generously with me, secrets that have made fortunes for some and given me and my family a very comfortable life. 

  And best of all, this very minute, you have access to everything I've shared so far, literally hundreds of pages of valuable advice, tips, tricks, and techniques to make your writing sparkle, help you write killer queries, and get you on the road to publication lightning fast.

 That's because you have the opportunity to dig through our vault and unearth some fantastic writing information.

For Example, in the Writing Etc. Vault You'll Discover... 

• Secrets from a self proclaimed “Writing Hustler” who grew up in on the Mississippi Delta and today is a “renaissance Writer” and award winning journalist. Vault location: September 1, 2005
• The greatest query secret ever discovered, and how it can make each of your articles do the work of nine or ten. Revealed on: September – October 2001 
• The most important question you must ask yourself before you begin writing. Five simple words comprise this sentence, but they trigger more writing assignments than any other sentence ever spoken. Vault location: October 15, 2005 
• How a 17 year old homeschooler writes fiction that sells worldwide. You can find his work in any bookstore, warehouse store, and discount store… worldwide. Learn some of his secrets in Writing Etc. Revealed on: October 15, 2002 
• New ways to apply salesmanship in everything you write. For example, you'll discover ingenious secrets used by the greatest salespeople and see exactly how to subtly apply them in everything you write. Vault location: November 1, 2005
• Simple—sometimes even illogical—strategies that almost always give you a 35% to 100% pop in response to your queries. No one knows why these offbeat techniques work, only that they do. Vault location: Power Queries – A free gift when you subscribe 
• Which queries pulled best? Results of over a decade of not only submitting hundreds of queries, but also receiving hundreds of queries… good and not-so-good… and how you can use this knowledge to help you land more assignments. Vault location: October 1, 2005 
• How you can increase your chances of success when writing a new project by 300%-500% with another simple strategy. Yet very few writers have ever heard of this. Revealed on: September 1, 2002
• What grammar rules hold true today… and which ones you should ditch. Vault Location: April 15, 2005 

Breakthrough Tips for Selling Online   

    The internet has opened a whole new world of opportunity for freelancers. But it's also opened the floodgates of scammers.  

     So with spam filters blocking your correspondence, combined with a small, but very convincing army of scam artists gunning after your wallet, how can you be sure what opportunities are worth your attention? 

     In my vault, I'll share what most successful freelancers are doing, and what killer queries have in common. Repeat these strategies and, in no time, you will tap into incredible writing markets and start making unthinkable profits. 

     Trust me, you have no idea of how powerfully the internet is generating money for a few clever freelancers. And surprisingly, the most successful online marketers are breaking almost all the rules being taught at seminars by so-called writing "gurus."  

     Fact:: these unorthodox strategies are outpulling (by a long shot) what almost every other writer is doing. 

     For example, do you know…

• How to harness today's most powerful techniques to turn other writers and editors become  into your willing and enthusiastic sales force?  Vault Location: November 15, 2005
• How to harness today's most powerful techniques to turn other writers and editors  into your willing and enthusiastic sales force?  Vault Location: November 15, 2005
• Did you know that the company hosting your domain can steal it from under you? Almost happened to me. I’ll reveal where you can find reliable website domains and hosting for pennies on the dollar. Vault location: September 15, 2005 
• How to snag $300 for one hours work? I did it… and continue to do that on a regular basis. (Actually I make more per hour now but $300 is a great start… and you can do it too… with a few tricks of the trade.) Vault location: August 15, 2004
• How to use the internet to pretest queries, articles, and book ideas to see if your idea works before you invest a lot of time in them? Vault location: December 1, 2005
• Why you don't just want hits at your website. Hits stands for "How Idiots Track Success!" You can unlock techniques to effectively use your own words to compel these people to hit their e-mail’s “send” button and hire you. Vault location: April 15, 2004
• The smartest ways to make your website "sticky," so visitors stay longer, increasing the likelihood that they’ll hire you for their next project. Vault location: January 1, 2004
• The single most important secret for marketing your writing skills online. Violating this rule is the most common cause of failure. Vault location: February 5, 2004
• The 3 best no-cost, low-cost ways to build your own huge house list online. Vault location: December 15, 2005
• And much, much more.

     Best of all, you don't have to buy a thing, now or ever. Just sign up in the box below, your keys to the Writing Etc. vault are yours immediately. And twice a month, you’ll receive …is yours free. 

 The Powerful Little Query Secret I Guarantee Nobody Has Ever Told You… Until Now. 

     After you subscribe, you’ll receive a Welcome to Writing Etc. letter. In it, you’ll receive a top-secret link where you can download the powerful little booklet called Power Queries. This deceptively small e-book will take you step by step through writing a query that’ll pull responses like never before.  

I promise to show you powerful (unique) techniques you’ve probably never seen before.

      They work like a charm, making editors, clients, and publishers want to do business with you and only you, even in highly competitive markets. 

    After you subscribe, take some time to dig through the wealth of writing wisdom buried in the Writing Etc. archives. It’s a virtual treasure chest to your freelance success. The link is to your left.

     I invite you to discover all this in Writing Etc. now. 

     Just enter your e-mail address below. 

    Sign up today. 

    To your freelance writing success,

      Beth Ann Erickson 

P.S. Your email information will never be sold, rented or shared with anyone, ever, for any reason. Period. And you can unsubscribe easily at any time. Join me, and discover hundreds of ingenious ways to boost your freelance income, both online and off.  

 Who Is Beth Ann Erickson? 

     Beth Ann Erickson is the “Queen Bee” of Filbert Publishing. 

     The author of two novels, three nonfiction titles, hundreds (it must be getting close to thousands by now) of articles, a dozen (or so) booklets and a booklet/CD set.  

     Beth’s also an incredible marketing copywriter who routinely increases her client’s response three, often four times. 

     She lives in Minnesota (in the middle of no-where) with her husband, son and Rat Terrier Wonder Dog. 

     If Beth can make a great living as a writer in the tiny town of Kandiyohi, Minnesota… you can, too. Just subscribe today to find out how. 

     Find out more about Beth at her website: http://BethAnnErickson.com

     Need to contact any of us at Filbert Publishing? Click here.