Creative Writing Jobs

I had a very well settled career path in the field of hospital administration. Then one day, I gave up my job to pursue my hobby as a writer. My announcement to my family that I have now chosen to become a creative writer took time to sink in. My grandfather asked me very sweetly that will I be actually paid to write? He could not understand how can a person who spends most of her time among doctors and patients, be paid to write. Writing according to him is for an Arts graduate. I don't blame him.

Most parents think of a well charted profession in law, medical, engineering, finance, etc. as actual jobs. It's not their fault, because writing and creativity are always thought as things to do in your spare time or to be taken up as a hobby. If you think you have a bit of a writer in you that is waiting to come out, then you should think about creative writing jobs as a career option. It is misconception that all writers only write stories and novels. There are many types of creative writing jobs that you can apply that suit your budding talent. The following list will help you find your genre in creative writing jobs.

List of Creative Writing Jobs

• Copy Writing: Creative writing jobs also involves copy writing. Copy writers have to write creative letters, brochures and product design catalogs for advertisement. If you enjoy using the skills of your language to persuade and convince people, copy writing is your career path.
  
• Book Writing: If you can plot a mystery and engross the reader to devour each page of your book, then book writing is your field. You can try fiction writing and non-fictional books, for children and grown-ups. You can sell your manuscripts to publishing houses and if your books are well-received, then we can see another J.K. Rowling in the making.
  
• Article Writing: This creative writing job involves learn as you write. This job involves writing articles based on information that will help people get answers to their questions.
  
• Legacy Writer: If you have a flair for emoting people's emotions, trials and triumphs on paper, then legacy writer is a job for you. You will need to write biographies of people that can be handed down to their friends and family. If you truly are a genius with your creative writing job as a legacy writer you may find yourself writing for famous personalities.
  
• Script Writing: If you can weave a plot that will glue your audience to the screen, be it television, stage plays, training videos or even movies, then you should try your hand with script writing. This job is perfect for those who believe in visual narration of their writings to books. Script writing involves stories that can be action to romance, thrillers to comedy.
  
• Travel Writing: You love traveling and penning down what you see? Then the best creative writing job for you is travel writing. You can write for magazines, travel websites, newspapers, etc. and make the readers take an imaginary trip to the locales with your creative writing.

Freelance Creative Writing Jobs: You can choose a freelance writing job with a newspaper or a website. You can write articles, stories, reviews, etc. for these mediums. You can be paid anything from $90 dollars or more for writing short creative articles per hour. There are many online jobs that you can apply for and become a freelance copywriter. There are many jobs for creative writing available. Choose your field in the world of creative writing jobs and make a career writing. You can harness your writing skills and excel in it too. I have found my field and I hope you do find your footing in this colorful world of writing creatively.