Are you fond of writing? Do you have the flair to juggle words to explain
your thoughts creatively? Creative writing is another potential career
field that promises good monetary returns. But the field is not for everyone.
A career in creative writing is considered as an artistic work gifted
by God to special people. These people are the creative writers, known
by various names such as novelists, poets, lyricists etc. who are engaged
in writing books, articles, stories, especially as an occupation or profession. Most
of writers have magical powers in writing and through their work, they
can influence the readers and can make them upset, disgusted, spellbound
or happy.
Creating writing is a long process which requires a lot of research and
hard work. Creative writing is the writing in which a writer aims to express
his/ her emotions, feelings, imaginative ideas and thoughts, through prose
and poetic verses. Any kind of writing like novels, poems, stories,
drama, autobiography, script writing, copy writing etc. can be considered
as creative writing.
The foremost and the essential things required to become a creative writer
is the passion for writing and love to communicate with words. Creative
writing is a field which requires a lot of imagination, observation and
an inborn ability to create pictures of the natural world. One can
become a good writer by reading articles on variety of topics and styles;
experiencing life in every way and learning and listening to a lot of
idioms, accents, and local expressions. One can also improve their writing
skills by taking a course in creative writing.
The major task of creative writer is to create a work in an interesting
or appealing manner. Each work has to be organized cohesively with a clear
beginning, middle and an end and must be targeted at an audience. Creative
writers are expected to deliver original and high class content with no
grammar and spelling mistakes. Copying of content from any other media
is strictly prohibited in the field of creative writing, as it may create
serious legal complications. So one has to write the content, whatever
the topics may be in an original style and language. For this, a thorough
research is needed that can be done by referring related informative book,
encyclopedia, talking to people proficient in the topic or by searching
the internet.
Many people enjoy creative writing as a hobby. They can turn it into
a profession and start earning with great opportunities. The demand for
creative writers has increased at the global level, with the recent boom
in the print media. Scope in this field is endless and one can become
a novelist, journalist, short story writer, copywriter and so on. Creative
writing jobs promise a good career path with excellent growth prospects
and attractive salaries, if it is taken seriously with complete devotion.
