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Quick overview of the course.

Intro to Educational Publishing

Educational Publishing: What is it? Why would you do it? Pros and cons. What makes a good work-for-hire writer?


What is Educational Publishing?

Overview of Educational Publishing-Video

Overview of Educational Publishing Handout

Writing Texts for Children Handout

Overview of Educational Publishing

Learn about writing work for hire texts such as educational publishing books, test passages, and more.

Writing Work-for-Hire Texts Video

Sample Resume

Sample Cover Emails

Writing Work-for-Hire Texts 

What does it mean to write to grade level? Learn the main methods of checking grade level and how to adjust your language to meet grade level requirements.

Writing to Grade Level

Writing to Grade Level Handout

EDL Reading Core Vocabulary

Getting work: Identifying publishers. Writing and submitting your resume and cover letter. Understanding publisher guidelines for assignments. 


Getting Jobs

Learn to think like a businessperson. Track your time. How to choose jobs. Tax deductions for writers and more.

Writing Is a Business 

Get personal feedback on your samples or work through the steps with Chris.

Options for personal feedback + other classes with Chris

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Do you want to make money from writing? Are you willing and able to write on assignment if given a topic, word count, grade level, and deadline? Then you may be perfect for educational work for hire!

Educational Publishing: Make Money Writing for the Educational Market

Chris Eboch

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