To get into this prolific career, it is not mandatory to have a certificate
in creative writing. Graduates or post-graduates with good command over
languages, any language especially English, from any field can enter the
interesting and challenging field of creative writing.
Ample job opportunities are available for creative writers. Professional
creative writers are involved in the creation and development of all types
of creative works, like different types of fiction, memoirs, poetry, nonfiction,
novel, lyrics, science fiction, romance, script, play, travelogue and
so on. He/she can write reports, interviews, features, criticism and reviews
for journals, magazines and newspapers etc. Besides, creative writers
can also create content for web sites or compose articles for print media.
Some of the existing designations for creative writers are :
Copy Writers - Mainly involved with the advertising field, the task
of the copy writer is to create content describing a particular product,
its features, benefits, uses etc. for convincing the customer. These
people are responsible for writing the brochures, advertising letters,
product catalogs, newsletters etc.
Article Writers - Article writers can write variety of articles on
topics such as fashion, food, travel, health, business, entertainment,
sports, education etc. and can choose writing for dailies, magazines,
websites etc.
Book Writer (Author) - One can become an author of a book, by narrating
a story or any other topic. They can try writing fiction and non-fictional
books, for children and grown-ups. Good public relation is needed for
this and your book has to be published through a good publishing house.
Online Writers - Plenty of online opportunities are available for
creative writers, right from content writing to blogging to technical
writing to freelance writing. They can write articles on various topics.
Script Writers - Those who prefer writing dialogues, can excel as
script writers. Script writers write the content and stories for movies,
plays, television shows etc. They conduct thorough research to work
out the story line of a given theme or topic. Writing authentic,
sparkling and well-crafted dialogues that individualize characters is
the ultimate challenge for the script writers.
Novelists - Those with a very good power of imagination, can
explore the world of fiction writing as Novelists.
Lyricist - Those who can play with words and string them into songs,
can become a lyricist, or write jingles for advertisements.
Technical
Writers - A Technical writer translate or explain the technical
usage of a companies products in simple language so that even a common
man who could not understand the technical words and language could
figure out the advantages or the operation of products or services.
In short, Technical writers specialise in writing technology for non-technical
persons.
Content developer, legacy writer, travel writer, news reporter, book
translator, screenplay writer, columnist, food critic, etc. are some more
forms of creative writing which are very popular.
Besides these opportunities, one can start their own freelance creative writing
establishment or can choose a freelance writing job with a newspaper or
a website and can write articles, stories, reviews, etc. for these mediums.
They can also get into teaching profession, after acquiring a master's
degree in creative writing. Another option is to seek employment
in firms which are in the business of content development and publishing.
Prominent publishing houses hire creative writers.
Tremendous job openings are available for creative writers abroad in
countries like US, Europe etc. There, Creative Writers are selected for
the post through a written test, group discussion which is followed by
a personal interview with the HR of the company. Candidates will have
to face language related and general knowledge questions in these rounds
of selection.
Only those people with consistent improvement in their writing skills can
survive in the highly competitive, tough and challenging field of creative
writing. The exposure in this field mainly depend on the quality of work
and the professionalism of the individual. Once you carve a niche for
yourself as a professional and have recognition in the field, there won't
be any looking back.
