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Love to Write: Here Is How You Can Build Your Career
Writing is a unique form of art that lets you express your thoughts and emotions in the best possible way. Besides being a delight for the writer, it is an absolutely soothing experience for the reader to absorb themselves into a piece of writing and find solace in that solitude.,
Building a writing career has never been easier than this age of digitalization has made it. From offering resume writing services to becoming a fiction writer, you have many dimensions and options to choose from and make a sound career.
Here is where you need to start from:
Choose the Type of Writer You Want to Become
Writing offers diversity. Even fiction provides you with a whole range of genres. To simply put, no one can be the jack of all trades and excel in every type of writing. You need to choose the one that you want to excel in. Writing can only be done when you are fully interested in it. Make sure to select the type of writing that intrigues you and has your interest. Shortlisting a category helps you get started with building your career.
Polish Writing Skills
Bringing uniqueness and refinement to your writing is essential to keep your credibility as a writer intact. You need to indulge yourself in a constant process of learning and improvement. Focus on polishing your writing skills. Read the magazines or novels etc., whatever genre you have chosen as your career.
Reading the relevant material enhances your knowledge and suggests what type of writing and tone is well-received by the audience because it is the response from the readers that defines your success.
Avoiding Basic Errors
No matter how well written a piece of writing is or how many difficult words you have used, if it has basic grammatical errors, it will disappoint the reader right then and there, and they might stop reading further.
Make sure to strengthen your command of grammar to ensure error-free writing. A grammatically correct piece of writing translates into your competence as a writer, thus, validating your writing abilities and skills.
Look for the Career Opportunities
You can start your work as a freelancer to learn more about the content writing market. Besides, many companies offer remote work for writers. Consider applying for those that need the type of writing that you have command on. Once you get into the field, there is no coming back, and you will easily be able to manage your way towards a successful writing career.
Creating Authentic Content Only
Nothing can ruin your reputation as a writer as plagiarism can. While working on an article or a guest post, there can be some lazy or tedious moments, but do not let that make you steal content from any other source. It will negatively impact your professional career and damage your righting skills even if you manage to do it anyway.
Write Anyway
Even if you are free, haven’t found a permanent job yet or do not have a freelance project, keep writing. It is a skill that requires constant practice, and the more you put a pause on it, the more you are likely to let it rust. You can write for yourself.
In a Nutshell
Writing requires your dedication, hard work and the total investment of time and abilities. You can excel in your career in writing by coming up with authentic and creative content and being open to criticism and feedback from the readers. Give them what they want to read, and you will never fail,
AGENTS & EDITORS
- Agents: Knowing When To Hold One and When To Fold
- Copyright Primer, Know Your Rights
- Getting Offers from Multiple Literary Agents
- Landing An Agent Elements Of A Winning Query
- Literary Agents List
- Preditors and Editors
- Publishing, Writing Terms, Acronyms
- Tips for a Successful Editor Appointment
- Want More? Here’s How to Get It
- What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel
- Windup for the (Story) Pitch
- Write the Perfect Book Proposal
CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS
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CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS MAIN PAGE
- 2026 JAN Calls for Submissions
- 2025 DEC Calls for Submissions
- 2025 NOV Calls for Submissions
- 2025 OCT Calls for Submissions
- 2025 SEP Calls for Submission
- 2025 AUG Calls for Submission
- 2025 JUL Calls for Submission
- 2025 JUN Calls for Submission
- 2025 MAY Calls for Submission
- 2025 APR Calls for Submission
- 2025 MAR Calls for Submission
- 2025 FEB Calls for Submission
CHARACTERIZATION
CONFLICT
DIALOGUE
GRAMMAR & FORMATTING
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GRAMMAR & FORMATTING MAIN PAGE
- Achieving 250 Words / 25 Lines Per Page
- And Sammy, Too? Oh, No!
- Changing Double Hyphens to EM Dashes in Word
- Edit Easier
- High Hopes–Avoiding Common Mistakes
- Misused Words
- Navigating In Your Novel
- Proofreaders Marks
- Research Links
- Rules for Writers
- Slang and Jargon Souces
- Tightening Your Manuscript and Trimming the Word Count
JOBS / MARKETS
- 3 Ways to Make Your Non-Fiction Article Pitch Stand Out
- 35 Online Work Ideas to Earn Good Money Whilst Studying
- An Interview with Holly Ambrose
- Beyond the Basics
- Copyright Primer, Know Your Rights
- Finding Markets Fiction and Nonfiction
- Freelance Writing 101
- Getting Offers from Multiple Literary Agents
- How To Market Your Book After You’ve Written It
- How to Write a Novel Synopsis
- How To Write Your Own Press Releases
- Magazine Links
- Making Money As a Corporate Freelancer
- Market News–All Genres
- Need a Clip? Open a Newspaper
- Newspaper Writing Resources
- Publisher’s Websites
- Selling to Children’s Markets
- Submitting to UK Markets
- Syndication 101
- the Power of the Press
- To Specialize, or Not to Specialize?
- Ultimate Guide to Being a Freelancer 2025 Update
- What Are Your Chances of Getting Published?
- Why Article Writing Should Be A Part Of Your Career Development Strategy
- Why E-Books?
- Write the Perfect Book Proposal
- Write Your Way to $1000 a Month
- Youth Writing Markets
PLOTTING
- 3 Ways to Know When to End Your Chapters
- 7 Excellent Plotting Tips from Agatha Christie
- 7 Ways to Add Great Subplots to Your Novel
- 8 Best Writing Tips to Become a Best Storyteller
- Does Your Plot Need a Subplot?
- Love to Write: Here Is How You Can Build Your Career
- Slang and Jargon Souces
- The All Purpose Plot
- Turning Points and Plot Points in Storytelling
- What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel
- Writing the Novel by the Numbers
POINT OF VIEW
QUERIES & PROPOSALS
- Agents: Knowing When To Hold One and When To Fold
- Getting Offers from Multiple Literary Agents
- How to Write a Novel Synopsis
- Landing An Agent Elements Of A Winning Query
- Path to Self-Publishing Success
- Publisher’s Websites
- Publishing, Writing Terms, Acronyms
- Science & Science Fiction Writing Organizations
- Submission Tracking
- Surviving a Book Proposal
- Windup for the (Story) Pitch
- Write the Perfect Book Proposal
- Writing a Synopsis & Query Letter
SUBMISSIONS
- Agents: Knowing When To Hold One and When To Fold
- An Interview with Jack Fisher
- Copyright Primer, Know Your Rights
- EBooks-Fears to Possibilities
- How to Write a Novel Synopsis
- Literary Agents List
- Path to Self-Publishing Success
- Publisher’s Websites
- Publishing, Writing Terms, Acronyms
- Science & Science Fiction Writing Organizations
- Selling to Children’s Markets
- Submission Tracking
- Surviving a Book Proposal
- What Are Your Chances of Getting Published?
- Write Your Way to $1000 a Month
- Writing a Synopsis & Query Letter
- Youth Writing Markets
SYNOPSIS
TIP SHEETS & GUIDELINES
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TIP SHEETS & GUIDELINES MAIN PAGE
- Achieving 250 Words / 25 Lines Per Page
- Changing Double Hyphens to EM Dashes in Word
- Copyright Primer, Know Your Rights
- How To Write Your Own Press Releases
- Knowing and Finding Your Voice
- Plan for Success
- Publisher’s Websites
- Science & Science Fiction Writing Organizations
- What NOT to Do When Beginning Your Novel
- Why E-Books?
- Working with a Critique Group
WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
WRITING CONTESTS
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ABOUT WRITING CONTESTS
- A Guide to Assessing Writing Contests
- Writer’s Conferences Do You Really Need To Attend?
- Writing Groups List
- 2026 JAN Writing Contests
- 2025 DEC Writing Contests
- 2025 NOV Writing Contests
- 2025 OCT Writing Contests
- 2025 SEP Writing Contests
- 2025 AUG Writing Contests
- 2025 JUL Writing Contests
- 2025 JUN Writing Contests
- 2025 MAY Writing Contests
- 2025 APR Writing Contests
- 2025 MAR Writing Contests
- 2025 FEB Writing Contests

