Here is a reasonably comprehensive list of helpful books about freelancing in general, and some of the
more specific business areas that affect us in our creative careers. You might need to scroll down!
more specific business areas that affect us in our creative careers. You might need to scroll down!
| “Monica - when is that book coming out?” - Douglas J Howard, film editor. |
 | Art and Business of Creative Self-Employment, The: For Graphic Designers, Writers, Illustrator and Photographers, by Jerry Harding. Columbus Books, 1984. | |
| Artists’ Way, The: A Course in Discovering and Recovering your Creative Self, by Julia Cameron. Pan Books, 1995. | |
| Artist’s Way at Work, The: Twelve Weeks to Creative Freedom, by Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron & Catherine Allen. Pan Books, 1998. | |
| Career Guide for Creative and Unconventional People, The by Carol Eikleberry. Ten Speed Press, Revised edition 1999. | |
| Career Management for the Creative Person, by Lee Silber. Three Rivers Press, 1999. | |
| Career Solutions for Creative People: How to Balance Artistic Goals with Career Security, by Dr. Ronda Ormont. Allworth Press, 2001. | |
| Careers for Nonconformists: A Practical Guide to Finding and Developing a Career Outside the Mainstream, by Sandra Gurvis. Marlowe & Company, 1999. | |
| Earning a Living in the Visual Arts and Crafts (3rd ed.) by James Stokes. Hale & Ironmonger, 1997. | |
| E-Myth Contractor, The: Why Most Contractors’ Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It, by Michael E. Gerber. Harper Business, 2003. | |
| Freedom to Freelance: The Editor of the Buzz On Series Reveals How to Find, Get and Keep Your Next Freelance Job, by Rusty Fischer. Booklocker.com, 2001. | |
| Freelance Alternative, The, by Marianne Gray. Piatkus, 1989. | |
| Freelancer's Handbook, The: A Guide to Selling Your Freelance Services, by Judy E. Pickens. Prentice Hall, 1981. | |
| Freelancing - First 30 Days: How to Find Clients, by Bill Coan. Coan & Company, 1987. | |
| Freelancing for Dummies (US version), by Susan M. Drake. For Dummies Series, Hungry Minds inc. 2001. | |
| Freelancing Made Simple, by Larry E. Hand. Doubleday, 1995. | |
| Going Freelance: Guide for Professionals, by Robert Laurance. John Wiley & Sons, 1988. | |
| Going Indie: Self-Employment, Freelance, and Temping Opportunities, by Kathi Elster. Simon and Schuster, 1997. | |
| Independent Contracting: Succeeding as a Contract Professional in Australia, by Kate Robinson, Ruth Green, John Petty & Janet Wood. Pearson Education | |
| Australia, 2000. | ||
| Power Freelancing: Home-Based Careers for Writers, Designers, and Consultants, by George Sorenson. Mid List Press, 1995. | |
| Profitable Part Time/Full Time Freelancing, by Clair F. Rees. Writers Digest Books, 1980. | |
| Self-Publishing for the Freelance: A Guide to Printing you own Postcards, Posters, Prints etc., by Nik Chmiel, BFP Books 1995. | |
| Successful Freelancing: The Complete Guide to Establishing and Running Any Kind of Freelance Business, by Marian Faux. St Martin's Press, 1997. | |
| What Color Is Your Parachute? 2004: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career, by Richard Nelson Bolles. Ten Speed Press, 2003. |
Books about Creative and Alternative Careers…
| Career Management for the Creative Person, by Lee Silber. Three Rivers Press, 1999. | |
| Career Solutions for Creative People: How to Balance Artistic Goals with Career Security, by Dr. Ronda Ormont. Allworth Press, 2001. | |
| Careers for Nonconformists: A Practical Guide to Finding and Developing a Career Outside the Mainstream, by Sandra Gurvis. Marlowe & Company, 1999. | |
| What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters & Career, by Richard Nelson Bolles. Ten Speed Press, 2003. | |
| What Matters: Success and Work-Life Balance, by Daniel Petrie. Jane Curry Publishing, 2004. |
Books about Small Business…
| E-Myth Revisited, The: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What To Do About It, by Michael E. Gerber. HarperCollins, 1995. | |
| First Steps in Small Business: Records, Accounting, Taxation and Financial Management, by Thomas Gaffney. Butterworths, 1990. | |
| Make It Happen!: Your Step by Step Guide to Business Success, by Fiona Anson. AHA! Publishing, 1997. | |
| No Experience Necessary: Young Entrepreneur's Guide to Starting a Business, by Jennifer Kushell. Princeton Review, 1997. | |
| Organizing for the Creative Person: Right-Brain Styles for Conquering Clutter, Mastering Time, and Reaching Your Goals by Dorothy Lehmkuhl. Three Rivers Press, | |
| 1993. | ||
| Penguin Small Business Guide, The: A Complete Reference Handbook for small to Medium Enterprises, by Nicholas Humphrey. Penguin Books, 2007. | |
| Teaming Up : The Small Business Guide to Collaborating With Others to Boost Your Earnings and Expand Your Horizons, by Paul Edwards, Sarah Edwards | |
| (Contributor), Rick Benzel. J P Tarcher, 1997. | ||
| Time Management for the Creative Person: Right-Brain Strategies for Stopping Procrastination, Getting Control of the Clock and Calendar, and Freeing Up Your | |
| Time and Your Life, by Lee Silber. Three Rivers Press, 1998. | ||
| Working For Yourself in Australia, by Lou de Leeuw. Pitman Publishers, 1995. |
| Home Based Businesses: Guidelines for Setting Up a Small Business at Home. Australian Government Publishing Service, 1992. | |
| How to Run a Business From Your Home, by Peter Vervoorn. Angus and Robertson, 1989. | |
| Work-At-Home Sourcebook, The (7th Ed), by Lynie Arden. Live Oak Publications, 1999. |
Books about Money…
| Accounting and Record Keeping Made Easy for the Self-Employed, by Jack Fox. John Wiley & Sons, 1994. | |
| Basic Accounting for the Small Business: Simple, Foolproof Techniques for Keeping Your Books Straight & Staying Out of Trouble, by Clive Cornish. Self Counsel | |
| Press, 1992. | ||
| Budgeting for a Small Business (Crisp Small Business & Entrepreneurship), by Terry Dickey, Beverly Manber (Editor). Crisp Publications, 1994. | |
| Financially Free: Think Rich to be Rich, by Anne Hartley. Doubleday, 1990. | |
| Making Money: The Keys to Financial Success, by Paul Clitheroe. Viking, 1999. | |
| Money Management for the Creative Person: Right Brain Strategies … Find the Financial Freedom to Create, by Lee Silber. Three Rivers Press, 2002. | |
| Money Management, by Bruce Bond and Rob Steer. Lothian, 1992. | |
| Nine Steps to Financial Freedom (Australian Edition), by Suze Ormon. Bantam, 2000. | |
| Small Business Survival Guide to Debits, Credits and Cash, The: What Every Growing Business Needs to Know about Accounting, by Rose Bukics. Probus, 1994. | |
| Your Feasibility Study, by G.G Meredith. MacGraw Hill, 1991. |
Publications about Tax – Free from the ATO
(Click on the title to be linked to the ATO website, or you can order them from the ATO using the NAT number attached to each one and calling 1300 720 092)
GST publications
PAYG INSTALMENTS publications
PAYG WITHHOLDING publications
| PAYG Withholding Voluntary Agreements (NAT 3063-01.2007) | |
| Withholding Where ABN Not Quoted - Form, NAT 3283, July 2005 | |
| Statement by a Supplier: Where No ABN is Quoted |
BAS publications
PROVING YOUR BUSINESS STATUS publications
TAX DEDUCTIONS publications
Concessions for Creative Business
| Simplified Tax System: The Entrepreneur’s Tax Offset | |
| Income averaging for special professionals (NAT 2475:6.2007) | |
| Non-Commercial Losses (NAT 3379-05.2003) |
Books about Australia Law…
| 155 Legal Do's (And Dont's) for the Small Business, by Paul Adams. Published by James E. Gray & Assoc, Washington, 1996. | |
| Basic Law for Small Businesses, by Susan S. Jarvis. West/Wadsworth, 1997. | |
| Cyberlaw : What You Need to Know About Doing Business Online, by David Johnston, Sunny Handa, Charles Morgan. Stoddart Publishing, 1997. | |
| Intellectual Property in Australia, by J. McKeough and A. Stewart. Butterworths Publishing. | |
| Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business (3rd Ed), by Fred S. Steingold, Mary Randolph (Editor), Ralph Warner (Editor). Nolo Press, 1997. | |
| Media and Me, The, by Stuart Littlemore. ABC Books, Sydney, 1996. |
Books about Creative Marketing…
| Arts Marketing, edited by Finola Kerrigan, Peter Fraser and Mustafa Özbilgin. Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004. | |
| Essential Selling Skills: A Beginner’s Guide to Successful Selling, by Aidan O’Toole. Aidan O’Toole and Associates, 2000. | |
| Hug Your Customers, Love the Results: How to Personalize Sales and Achieve Astounding Success, by Jack Mitchell. Penguin Boooks, 2003. | |
| Ideas Generation: Tool for being Constantly Fresh, Creative and Original, by Rosemary Herceg and Tim Flattery. New Holland Publishers, 2000. | |
| Kickstart Marketing: The No-Nonsense System for Boosting Your Small Business, by Linda Hailey. Allen and Unwin , 2001. | |
| Marketing and Selling your Film Around the World: A Guide for Independent Filmmakers, by John Durie, Annika Pham and Neil Watson. Silman-James Press, 2000. | |
| Marketing Without Money: How 20 Top Australian Entrepreneurs Crack Markets with their Minds, by John C Lyons and Edward de Bono. Pennon Publishing, 2003. | |
| Marketing Your Service, by Jean Withers and Carol Vipperman. Self-Counsel Press, 2003. Includes CD-Rom of forms and samples. | |
| Marketing Your Services: For People who HATE to Sell, by Rick Crandall Ph.D. McGraw Hill, 2003. | |
| No Logo, by Naomi Klein. Flamingo/Harper Collins, 2000. | |
| Permission Marketing: Turning Strangers into Friends and Friends into Customers, by Seth Godin. Simon and Schuster, 2002. | |
| Publish For Profit: How to Write, Market and Promote Your Own Book, by Cyndi Kaplan. Cyndi Kaplan Communications, 1997. | |
| Purple Cow: Transform your Business by Being Remarkable, by Seth Godin. Penguin Books, 2002. | |
| Secrets of Word of Mouth Marketing, The: How To Trigger Exponential Sales Through Runaway Word Of Mouth, by Geroge Silverman. Amacom, 2001. | |
| Self Promotion Online: Marketing Your Creative Services Using Web Sites, E-Mail and Digital Portfolios, by Ilise Benun. North Light Books, 2001. | |
| Self-Promotion for the Creative Person : Get the Word Out About Who You Are and What You Do, by Lee Silber. Three Rivers Press, 2001. | |
| Self-Publishing for the Freelance: A Guide to Printing you own Postcards, Posters, Prints etc., by Nik Chmiel, BFP Books 1995. | |
| Selling the Sizzle: The Magic and Logic of Entertainment Marketing, by Barry Avrich. Maxworks Publishing Inc, 2002. | |
| Wombat Selling: How to Sell by Word of Mouth, by Michael Hewitt-Gleeson. Hardie Grant Books, 2006. | |
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It's finally here! Monica's long awaited first book about freelancing...
| Where possible we have tried to include Australian books , but the vast majority of books about making a living in the arts are American. We have also included books aimed at specific careers that can be applicable across a range of creative professions. |
Freelancing for Australian for Dummies, by Monica Davidson and
Susan M. Drake (US author)
Susan M. Drake (US author)
Published by John Wiley. Released in bookstores across Australia in August 08.
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