Opportunities in Writing Careers

Get started in a career that has a future and is financially rewarding. Opportunities in Writing Careers provides you with a complete overview of the job possibilities, salary figures, and experience required to enter the field of writing. Book jacket.

Foreword

xi

Writing Careers 101

1

(4)

Why Do You Want to Write?

5

(12)

The calling to write

Symptoms

Benefits of higher education

Postscript

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Starting the Process

17

(10)

Silence or noise

Hardships

Being creative

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Freelance Writing

27

(8)

Getting your business started

The freelance writer's life: a profile

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Writing Poetry

35

(20)

Exercises to help you write

Getting your poems out there

Magazines

Contests

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Writing Essays and Articles

55

(8)

In the beginning

Necessities of a good article

Some final considerations

The literary market

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Writing Book Reviews and Interviews

63

(12)

What to do if you want to try book reviewing

Reviewing books for magazines

Reviewing books for newspapers

Writing reviews and interviews

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Technical and Science Writing

75

(6)

Technical writing

Science writing

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Writing for Newspapers and Magazines

81

(10)

Land of opportunity

Submitting articles to newspapers

Newspapers in the United States

Newsmagazine reporting

Magazine publishing

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Writing Short Stories

91

(10)

Necessary elements

A winner

The experts

The market

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Writing Nonfiction Books and Articles

101

(8)

Creative writing

The narrative

Writing biography

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Writing a Novel

109

(8)

Constructing your novel

Creating the framework of your novel

Connection between reading and writing

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Writing in Broadcasting and Advertising

117

(14)

Climbing the ladder

The television picture

Writing for TV and radio

How to qualify for a career in broadcasting

Writers in advertising

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Screenwriting and Playwriting

131

(10)

Scripts for the screens

Desire to become a screenwriter

Writing plays

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Getting Your Writing Published

141

(12)

Helpful hints

Boundless research

Helpful publications

Editorial advice

Mailing off your writing

Establishing a freelance career

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Appendix: Writers' Organizations and Associations

153

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