A Technical Writing career can be quite lucrative, but in today’s economy it is important to not only have the skills, but be willing to take a lesser salary in order to get your foot in the door and to improve your chances of having a long term career. The job seekers that are willing to be a little financially flexible, along with possessing exceptional skills, will be the ones who can count themselves in the ranks of the employed and will be that much ahead of the game when the economy turns itself around, as it must and…

In today’s episode, we’re going to look at several ways of getting started as a freelance writer.

The first method is to write for free. This is a great way of getting started and is a method I’ve used many times in the past. It might even lead to a job with that publication.

Once you get a feeling for writing, and more importantly, working within the style guides of different magazines, you can move on from there.

When I began writing, I had many options. My decision was to specialize. I chose to stick with…

Most people write articles with a specific purpose in mind. Some write to increase traffic to their website and others write to generate income. Some write for the sheer joy of it, for the publicity, or to see their name in print.

Whatever your reason for writing, I hope you achieve success with it. However, if you are just beginning your writing career, keep in mind that it is not a sprint; it is a long distance race. Whatever your goals, you will not achieve it with your first article (unless you just wanted to see your…

You are probably reading this article because you are looking to publish your won ebook.  It may be because you think that the offline publishing world is constrained, rigid and old fashion, and to be honest you are probably not far from the true.  The thing here is, is that you can write about a topic that you have a passion for, want to actually write about, and can publish your work on the internet for the world to see.

Many authors who have their work published in print do indeed like to write some ebooks and sell…

Believe it or not, article writing does have a professional code of ethics. Not following these ethics could get you banned from the major article directories. The problem is new article writers may not understand this code of ethics thus causing his/her article writing career to start off badly. Here are five things you should know to make sure you are an ethical writer and stay on the good side of the article directories.

1. Duplicate content. The first code of ethics is “thou shall not copy.” It is not allowed for a website to have duplicate content displayed.…

Technical writing is a bit of a misunderstood profession that is carried out by very competent and talented professionals. A technical writer’s job is to take information about a product, process, or service and present it in a way that is able to be understood by whatever the intended audience would be. For example, if a technical writer were asked to write instructions on how to assemble a piece of furniture the first question the technical writer would ask would be about the intended audience. If it is determined that the average consumer would be the intended recipient then…

A writer has the creative ability to draw word pictures. They have the ability to communicate through the written word. A writer’s work can be to write articles of fiction woven by a vivid imagination or to write articles covering non fiction like educational resources, news, reviews, technical documents, or articles on science, environment and health. Work could also entail creating summaries or huge tomes, writing for the web, researching on specific topics, or reporting on meetings and conferences.

When choosing writing as a career choice you must consider whether you want a full time job or whether you…

 Last week we started talking about writing groups and how the support within can help you on your road to writing success.  Every month I can talk to the group and express my fears, writing blocks and other issues and gain encouragement and even ideas to help me move on to the next step.

     Writing exercises and games are something we do in writing group to liven things up and get the creative juices flowing.  Some of my and others best short stories have come from writing exercises.  To me, these exercises cause me to go to my…

  Join a writing group?  Me?  Baring my soul through writing and sharing this with

people I didn’t know sounded like something I couldn’t emotionally handle but it seemed to be the next step on the road to becoming a career writer. The courses on writing I had taken were over and the ladies in the class thought it would be great to start meeting monthly to talk about and share our writings.  The instructor agreed to start the group in her home and we were all informed by email where and when it would be.

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However, if you have a zest for writing and want to make it your vocation in life, here is some very useful information that introduces you to the various options.

Contrary to what people think, a career in writing can be very exciting, intellectually satisfying and financially rewarding.

Opportunities in Journalism

Writing expertise can help you become a journalist in print media. You can write articles and news for magazines, newspapers, sports and trade magazines. To be a successful journalist you have to be good at research, whether it is politics, crime or…