Re: TECHWR-L Digest - 22 Jun 1995 to 23 Jun 1995

[Kat Nagel/MasterWork <katnagel -at- EZNET -dot- NET>]

> >Tommy Trussel asked:
>> >> Can anyone recommend a favorite book with information and advice
>> >> on contract work?  (I especially would like to see an annotated
>> >> generic contract.)  If you can provide the full publication
>> >> information I would appreciate it.

Herman Holtz replied:
>May I immodestly contribute information on  relevant books that are my own
>products, published in large format paperback by Deaborn:
>The Complete Guide to Consulting Contracts and The Complete Guide to
                                                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>Being an Independent Contractor. The contracts book has an optional
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>disk that goes with it to laod sample contracts and reference
>material into one's computer.


May I offer an independent evaluation?  I've read this book, along with
several of his other publications, and found it *extremely* useful.

Three other books I can recommend are:

Electronic design and publishing business practices
     Liane Sebastian (1992, ISBN 1-880559-03-X)

Guide to freelance rates and standard practice
     National Writers Union (1995, ISBN 0-9644208-0-5)

Technical Writer's Freelancing Guide
     Peter Kent (1992, ISBN 0-8069-5836-7)



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