Writer

Writing is a lot like cooking. Although there are a few key ingredients — spelling, punctuation and grammar, for instance — how you put them together to make a dish — or a manuscript, as the case may be — is entirely up to you.

Indeed, there are a thousand ways to bake a cake, and dozens of ways to make a living as a Writer.

If you’re a Writer, for instance, you can be a Journalist, writing news articles, or a Novelist, writing books. Just as easily, however, you can be a Copywriter, who writes advertisements, or a Blogger, who writes blog posts. You can even be a Screenwriter, writing scripts for Hollywood; a Technical Writer, writing manuals for manufacturers; or a Grant Writer, writing funding proposals for nonprofits.

No matter what kind of Writer you are, or what kind of writing you do, you do many of the same tasks in the course of creating a manuscript. For example, the writing process typically begins with brainstorming, continues with researching, then concludes with writing, editing and revising.

Because virtually every kind of company in every industry utilizes Writers’ skills, your opportunities for employment are many. You might teach high school or college English, for example; work in the marketing department of a major corporation; write on staff at a website, newspaper or magazine; or freelance for the likes of Publishers, government agencies and small businesses.

Regardless of where you write, what makes you a professional Writer is simple and universally true: When you write, you’re paid for your words!