Am I Good Enough?: Moving into authorship

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I'm wondering if anyone can offer me advice on moving into authorship. I currently freelance, but already know that at some point in the near future I would like to pursue writing celebrity biographies.

I already cover the music business, doing profiles on artists and I'd like to turn that into co-authoring bios for entertainers.

But I have no idea where to start? How would you go about such a thing (approaching the artist for such an extensive project) and how would the payment work..would they pay me as the co-author and I make proceeds from the book?

Besides my 'net stuff, I've contributed to Black Elegance, Upscale and Girl's Life magazine. I've only been freelancing full-time for about 3 months, prior to that I did corporate PR for over 10 years.

I intend to attend a writer's conference this Spring but would like as much info as possible before than. I am a Suite101 CE - www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/6848 (R&B/Soul music).

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Paula Chase-Hyman

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