"As a 12-year-old black kid in the Mississippi Delta, I chopped cotton, raised hogs and plowed fields to help support my family of 11. Today, I’m an award-winning journalist, and former columnist for two national publications. I’m also a freelance copywriter whose words are used each day to sell millions of dollars worth of products and services. Simply stated, I wrote my way to the top using strategies that guarantee success."

Secrets of a Writing Hustler is Confessions of an Advertising Man meets On Writing Well. It’s part memoir and part how-to -- a "one-stop shop" for freelance writers, journalists, copywriters, and entrepreneurs. It provides practical, easy-to-follow ideas and instructions on how to slip through barriers, beat rejection, weave killer copy, crack multiple markets and succeed as a writer.

Throughout these pages, Roscoe Barnes III shares every tip, strategy, and technique he’s perfected to create words that not only change lives, but generate an income that few writers experience.

About the Author:

Roscoe Barnes III is a nationally known copywriter who specializes in direct response marketing for non-profit organizations. When he isn’t busy writing copy for contributions, he writes copy for consumer and business-to-business markets. He also works as a publicity consultant.

Barnes has written for such national non-profits as the World Bible Translation Center, Lautman & Co., and Good News Jail & Prison Ministry, among others.

Dubbed a "Renaissance Writer," Barnes has established himself as an award-winning journalist, religious writer, pastor and prison chaplain, Army veteran, seminar leader, publisher and a marketing consultant.

Read an excerpt here.