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Real People – Just Like You – Share How They Quit Their Jobs to Work at What They Love

Over the past several years, I've had the opportunity to review a number of courses offered by the American Writers and Artists Institute (AWAI). I can tell you without reservation that these are top notch courses that offer very real earnings potential and I endorse them wholeheartedly.

But that’s not all. I've also met the dedicated and talented staff at their offices in Delray Beach, Florida, had the opportunity to attend and speak at several of their outstanding workshops, and even hired a number of their program graduates to do freelance work.

Listen in as I interview both AWAI staff and Students as part of my Ask the Expert Teleclass Series.

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My American Writers and Artists Institute Reviews

How to Become a Freelance Copywriter

Featuring Experts Katie Yeakle, American Writers & Artists Institute and Krista Jones, Freelance Copywriter

If you can write a simple letter, you could be in big demand, earning big money, writing just a few hours a day from anywhere in the world…

Imagine working from a tropical island, a flat in London, or your own cozy home office. And who better to learn about what it takes to succeed as a freelance copywriter than the organization that wrote the book on it, the head of the organization that created the Accelerated Course on Six-Figure Copywriting and a former environmental scientist who took the course and is now exceeding her former $80,000 salary.

Listen in as Katie and Krista answer frequently asked questions about freelance copywriting:

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About Katie Yeakle

As Executive Director of the American Writers & Artists Institute, Katie Yeakle works with people from all walks of life who are looking to leave the rat race behind and live “the writer’s life” as freelance direct response copywriters and artists. Since 1997, Katie and AWAI have helped over 10,000 students learn how to successfully launch freelance writing and graphic design careers and prosper in the $1.8 trillion direct response industry.

About Krista Jones

Krista Jones worked as an environmental scientist for18 years. Recognized as a regional expert for preparing risk assessment reports, her career took off. For five years, she co-managed a $328 million contract with the U.S Environmental Protection Agency. And from 1998-2000, Krista started and managed a small environmental firm that completed work for the U.S. government and several environmental engineering firms.

In late 2000, Krista received a letter from the American Writers and Artists Institute that completely changed her life. The letter introduced a home study course that taught people how to become highly paid freelance copywriters. Fed up with the restrictions and politics that corporate life can bring, Krista decided to enroll in the course, and was able to quit her environmental career in September 2002. Now instead of crunching numbers, attending tedious meetings, and fighting traffic, Krista spends her time writing about products and services that help improve people’s lives. And best of all, she finally enjoys the kind of freedom she has always longed for.

Getting Paid to Travel

Featuring Experts Jen Stevens, Travel Writer, and Lori Appling, Director of the American Writers and Artists Institute's Travel Writing Program

What if you could get paid to visit white sand Caribbean beaches... wildlife sanctuaries in Borneo... Indian Ocean hideaways...Rome... Paris... London...?

Listen in as Jen Stevens, writer and contributing editor for International Living and author of the Ultimate Travel Writer's Program explains exactly what it takes to get paid to travel for a living as a freelance travel writer. Lori Appling, manager of the American Writers and Artists Institute’s travel writing training program also joined this inspiring call.

Listen in as Jen and Lori answer frequently asked questions about getting paid to travel:

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About Jennifer Stevens

Long a writer and contributing editor for Jennifer StevensInternational Living, Jennifer Stevens has spent the balance of the last seven years gallivanting through Latin America and the Caribbean -- to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, the Bahamas, Belize and beyond reporting on and writing about the best locales for overseas travel, retirement, and investment. She is the former editor of Island Properties Report, a monthly letter devoted to living and investing on islands around the world, and she was a writer and editor for several years at Trade & Culture magazine, a bi-monthly devoted to international trade issues. Jennifer is the principal architect and writer of Ultimate Travel Writer's Program, published by the American Writers & Artists Institute.

About Lori Appling

Lori comes to us from the American Writers & Artists Institute (AWAI) – publisher of Jennifer Steven's written travel writer program, Ultimate Travel Writer's Program. Lori is the Director of AWAI's Travel Writer program and editor of their new weekly online newsletter “The Write Way to Travel". Each issue features articles geared to help writers improve their writing and sell their work. Over the past four years, Lori has worked personally with more than 580 students to help them meet their goals – to hone their writing skills and to better market themselves to prospective clients and editors.

Other Experts in the Ask the Expert Teleclass Series

Inspiring Quotes on Changing Your Career and Finding Work You Love

"To love what you do and feel that it matters, how could anything else be more fun?" ~ Katharine Graham

"Whenever we dream out loud, we’re criticized for being foolish by people who really have no idea how special we are.” ~ Barbara Sher Author of I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was

"The big break for me was deciding that this is my life." ~ Jon Stewart

"Your entire life has been getting you ready for this moment. Use everything you’ve got to create a future that is your dream.” ~ Barbara Winter Author of Making a Living Without a Job

"Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it, time runs out.” ~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

"When you love what you do you’ll never have to work a day in your life." ~ Harvey McKay

"If your ship doesn’t come in, swim out to it." ~ Jonathan Winter

"Indecision is the thief of opportunity. You cannot change your destination overnight but you can change your direction overnight." ~ Jim Rohn

It's never too late to be what you might have been. ~George Eliot

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