| A writer has the creative ability to draw word pictures. | | | | with a brief but succinct covering letter to potential |
| They have the ability to communicate through the | | | | employers. Scan the classifieds as well as online job |
| written word. A writer's work can be to write articles | | | | sites for vacancies that suit your profile. Consider |
| of fiction woven by a vivid imagination or to write | | | | registering with one of the agencies or online sites that |
| articles covering non fiction like educational resources, | | | | specialize in jobs for writers. Another option is a paid |
| news, reviews, technical documents, or articles on | | | | job coach, agency, or resume blasting service. |
| science, environment and health. Work could also entail | | | | When you go for an interview be sure to take along |
| creating summaries or huge tomes, writing for the | | | | with you writing samples, a resume, and any |
| web, researching on specific topics, or reporting on | | | | publications in which your work has been featured. Do |
| meetings and conferences. | | | | your homework well and find out about the potential |
| When choosing writing as a career choice you must | | | | employer and the kind of writing they need. You must |
| consider whether you want a full time job or whether | | | | be able to convince the company why you are a |
| you would like to freelance. | | | | good candidate. |
| If you decide on freelance writing, the first thing you | | | | As a writer you must constantly update your skills to |
| need to do is create a resume that highlights your | | | | suit developments in the writing industry. Read writing |
| talents. The second most important aspect is to create | | | | tips given by experts, do a writing course, attend |
| a list of clients. Networking, communicating well, and | | | | workshops and seminars. Become a member of |
| building a good relationship with clients is essential to | | | | professional writer's guilds. |
| freelance writing. Today the World Wide Web has | | | | Train yourself in the use of personal computers and |
| opened up many more opportunities for freelance | | | | desktop or electronic publishing systems. Learn how to |
| writers and there are job sites as well as sites where | | | | research competently using the World Wide Web. |
| one can register and bid for projects. | | | | Have a working knowledge of graphic design, page |
| If you choose to work full time you have a great many | | | | layout, and multimedia software. |
| options. You could be a journalist, web content writer, | | | | Statistics gathered by the US government indicate that |
| or resume writer. These are just a few examples of | | | | 320,000 jobs were generally held by writers and |
| the umpteen choices a writer has. | | | | editors of which more than 1/3 were self-employed. |
| To be successful you must understand what the | | | | On an average, a full time writer could earn a salary of |
| industry needs and sharpen your skills accordingly. | | | | US$44,350 annually. And, if creativity flows from within |
| Study the different writing styles as well as what | | | | you and your write a prize winning piece or best seller |
| constitutes good writing. To get the "perfect" job write | | | | then you will soon be a millionaire. |
| a prize winning resume, next send out your resume | | | | |