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Becoming A Writer: Freelance Writing Opportunities Are All Around You!
Becoming a writer is very exciting! For most writers, the toughest part is deciding what type of writer you’d like to be. Columnist? Novelist? Greeting Card Writer? Whatever you decide, it's important to know that if learning about new things on a daily basis excites you, then a career as a writer is for you!
So, the big questions are...how does one become a writer? And can becoming a writer help you to define your own work-life?
Well, there is not an easy answer nor is there only one way to become a writer. The most important thing is to write. Write something...anything, just write.
You can get started now at Real Writing Jobs.com. It's a great way to get paid for your writing, even when just starting your career!
You see, the word "writer" is a title. Being a writer is work.
You will find some great writer's resources that can help you to decide what direction to take your writing career in.
So, if you think you want to be a writer, ask yourself these questions.
Will you write and re-write until you love what you wrote? Or maybe even until your editor loves it, no matter what?
Becoming a writer means you have to see yourself as a writer. You want to make money writing, so you will need to be serious about it. Can you see yourself writing for a living?
Will you do your best on every job?
Are you willing to take some time and research a specialty or niche for yourself? To work tirelessly to increase your skills and knowledge of the writing business?
Have you declared yourself as a writer?
Becoming a writer means taking chances, and the web allows us to define our own ideas of what becoming a writer means!
Why not specialize in infopublishing?
If You Want the Freedom, Lifestyle, and (Yes!) Income of a Freelance Writer, You Better Learn from Someone Who Knows Exactly How It All Works.
Shows you that You CAN make money as a freelance writer, getting the best freelance writing gigs. You can enjoy a great life doing meaningful work. You can set your own hours, get paid for traveling, be your own boss, get published in national magazines and websites, and live a life that others dream about.
BUT ... Most writers struggle. Even if they're good, they struggle. Because most writers do everything wrong. You don't want to be like "most writers."
There are ways to take charge of your own writing career too! If you
self publish ebooks
you are in full control of all aspects of your career:
What you write about.
How & where you publish your ebooks.
How much money you want to make.
When and where you write.
...and that is a nice place to be!
Most people think you need to be published to be a real writer but that's just not true! If you write, if you love the act of putting ideas on paper, you are a writer!
And if you are a writer, do not let anyone tell you that you aren't one!
My best advice on getting started? Where is your passion? Do you love the short and snappy style of greeting cards? Why not begin to write greeting cards, and be a greeting card writer? Are you more of an intellectual? Start by writing scholarships. Maybe magazine writing jobs are what you want, or editing jobs excite you.
Whatever you passion is, that is where you will do your best work and begin the process of putting samples together of your work.
Samples? Yes, when you begin your career as a writer, you will want to start collecting samples. Put your best work in a book so if you are called to do a job, you have a varied selection of your writing to show a perspective client.
But don't use the fact that you don't have samples of your work to give up your dream of becoming a writer. There are writing careers that don't require them.
If you want to learn from the best, read
Write & Grow Rich
by Bob Bly. These are a few of the reviews...
“All you need to know to make your dream of becoming a writer come true is contained in this book. Follow Bob Bly's simple steps, work hard, take it seriously and soon, you too will be living the life you want.”
--Ilise Benun, author, Self Promotion Online
“This is the core of what you need to know in order to make six figures or more as a freelance writer.”
--Nick Usborne, Copywriter and Author
If you are a frequent visitor, you know that Bob Bly is one of my writing mentors. Write & Grow Rich is another of his books that is a must have for any freelance writer. Experienced or not you will learn valuable information to increase your writing income.
If you really want to be a writer I highly recommend another of Bob Bly's books:
This book is a great resource for writers at any stage of their career but if you are just starting out, it will help you jump start your writing career so you can be a paid professional writer!
Although I have been a writer for more than ten years, I love this book and read it often.
Whatever you do now doesn't really matter; you can be a writer and be read by thousands. You have the power to inform, educate, motivate and entertain. Your words can do all that! So, if it is in your heart and soul to be a writer, you need to follow your dream!
A career as a writer can be a very lucrative and enriching experience. I know I wouldn't trade it for anything!
All My Best,
Maria
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