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anyone find a good job for writers? anyone planning on going into some sort of writing carrier?

what have you found to be the best method to get to those jobs? What kind of experiance is needed?
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I think writing is a think that has to find you. I do not think that you can just sit down and say I want a career in writing and become a writer. Most of today's writes had other jobs at one time and had a dream of becoming a writer. They just submitted their stories/articles everywheres and never gave up on their dream. Just keep writing! Look for publishers, submit your stories to papers and magazines... just keep at it! But I think writing is kind of like becoming a musical artist, only a few people actually make a career of it. Good luck if this is what you want to do! I know that if you try hard enough that you will get somewheres, Becky.
Peace and love,
Rhonda.
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if you're really serious about making some career out of writing, i'd get yourself a copy of "Writers Market 2004" (or whatever year is out now). It will help you with tips & advice on how to get published, plus information on publishers, agents, etc.
You might only get published in tiny magazines at first, but hey, it's something.
I haven't put enough time into it to get published myself, but it can be done.
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aah, nice, thanks for the advice I'm actually considering becoming a journalist, and perhaps doing other writing on the side. Journalists get paid more consistantly
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I'll be graduating with a journalism degree this December. It's a fulfilling career if you can get the stories that really impact people. One of the things I like about it is the access you can get...even as a lowly reporter for the Denver Post, I got to see a lot of the city I never would've seen as just a resident...I got to cover murders in ghettos and John Kerry at his fancy fundraisers. I'll take another short-term reporting job just because it's fun, but ultimately I want a job with more money.
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wow, that's awesome!! could you tell me more about that,??? what did you need inorder to get that job, what experiances you've had? what's the harest part? anything else
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And if you want to be a writer, journalism is a good place to start. It exposes you to tight writing, writing for an audience, and to the oddities of life. Many great writers started out as journalists, like Ernst Hemingway. And many of the top non-fic writers were journalists as well.
Journalism is great practical writing experience. In the 5 years I've worked for my college paper, I'd say that English majors are almost consistently the worst writers. They may know great lit and good stories, but they, for some reason, can't communicate their thoughts in readable form. Journalism teaches you to do that.
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I'm interested in writing a book at some point and possibly contributing to journals, but I seriously doubt I'll consider myself a professional writer.
Ben
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Writing is something I enjoy, although I am still a high school student I enjoy writing. One of the reasons I am so good at it is I B.S. with the best. I recently wrote a 6 page report on "The Air Craft Advancements Made in World War I." I didn't even look in any or read any of the 8 resources I had. I merely took a little prior knowledge and B.S.ed my way through. I like writing.
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If you get a job as a writer of any sort, your boss/editor will be able to spot your BS, Colt.
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well, especially in journalism. Any time you claim to bring facts, you have to be 100% verified. That's why before you go into final editing mode for style & other such things, most places will have someone do a content pass to make sure everything is true.
Obviously not everyone does this, or that guy at the washington post or NYT or wherever he was wouldn't have been able to get away with lying his way through articles for so long.