Looking for a new career?

If you are looking for a new career that will allow you more flexibility or the ability to work from home and need some ideas have a look at the different examples listed below.  You will find lots of useful interviews and information. We will also be adding new information regularly, if there is an area of work that is not covered and you would like to know more please drop us a line at work@onlymums.org. Don't forget that you can also ask our Career Expert if you have any specific questions about work or starting a new career.

1. The world of writing

Writing for magazines

Adele Ramet - Short Story Writer

Magazines that publish Short Stories

Anne Keeling - Freelance Journalist

Writing for Children

Michael Rosen - Children's Author

Emily Gravett - Children's Illustrator and Author

Children's Publishers

Literary Agents - Children's Books

Useful Links

Writing Online

Luisa Sanders - Freelance Web Writer

Clodagh Foelster - Writing for a Website

E-publishing

Writing for Online Magazines (Ezines)

Writing a Book

Polly Williams - Novelist

Getting published - Tips for successful writing!

Writing Poetry

Poet - Ros Barber

Poetry Publishers

Writing about a specialist subject

 Travel Writer - Sara Wheeler

Writing for an Adult Audience

Romance Writer - Virginia Kantra

Writing for Mills and Boon

Erotic Fiction Writer - Deanna Derbyshire

Writing for TV

Children's TV Scriptwriter - Patricia Elcock

Technical Jobs

Proofreader & Copy Editor - Shena Deuchars

Indexer - Jane Read

2. The World of Complementary Health and Alternative Medicine

Touch & Movement Therapies

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