by Paola Fanutti

Created on: July 16, 2008   Last Updated: April 07, 2009

So you want to break into the expansive and wonderful world of writing, where the possibilities and opportunities are limitless, with so many different markets, styles and genres. A writer is a person who formulates a written message to an audience. The writer speaks through words, while the audience, the reader, listens. There are so many potential messages and audiences, hence the immense possibilities in the field of writing. A message can be anything and the audience can be anyone, from a six year old kindergarten child turning the pages of a storybook, to a twenty something fashionista reading about emo hairstyles in her monthly favorite fashion magazine.

As a new writer, most of your work will be independent and much of your sales will be the result of skillful networking with publishing companies, newspapers, magazines, webmasters, or freelancers. As a writer, you must be organized, resourceful, crafty, intelligent and articulately vivid with words.

But your greatest asset is your creativity. As a writer, you must be an artist, even when writing your most boring, technical pieces. You must draw in and hook your reader who is reading your words and piece. Your paper is like a blank artist's canvas. It is lifeless, until it is enlivened with your ideas. Your pencil is the paintbrush that dips into colorful words and strokes catchy letters gracefully across the canvas of your page. Your words give life to your picture. And the picture you words paint, remarkable or reprehensible, is what will remain imprinted in your reader's mind long after he or she surveys your work.

Still intrigued by the prospect of becoming a writer? When starting out in any trade or profession, special tips and advice help secure your success. Writing is such a unique art and versatile skill that anyone has the potential to do.

*Find your niche and ease yourself into the craft of writing. Anyone can be a writer and write about something. The trick is to allow your skills, background, experiences, education, talents and interests to gradually glide you into the type of writing you will enjoy most. Do you have an inspirational story to tell? Knowledge about specific products and industries? A particular background? A passion for something peculiar? Every aspect of yourself determines the type of writer you will become and the subject matter you will cover.

*Experiment with different genres and styles of writing. Not all writers can write poetry, fiction, or stock market analyses, but writing

• 1
• 2
• 3
• Next Page >>