Career as a Writer

Are you fond of writing? Do you have the flair to juggle words to explain your thoughts creatively? Creative writing is another potential career field that promises good monetary returns. But the field is not for everyone. A career in creative writing is considered as an artistic work gifted by God to special people. These people are the creative writers, known by various names such as novelists, poets, lyricists etc. who are engaged in writing books, articles, stories, especially as an occupation or profession. Most of writers have magical powers in writing and through their work, they can influence the readers and can make them upset, disgusted, spellbound or happy.

Writing is one field that requires more attention to the words and thoughts than any other. Starting a career in writing is not a difficult task, however, making a distinct identity of your writing style and thought process and putting it across is a difficult one. The first thing one could do to begin a career in writing is to do blogging. But it is not that simple. Blogging requires a well-grounded knowledge in the subject matter. If you still haven’t found your zone, you could try writing about either the incidents that are taking place around you or try writing news articles for starters.

Job Profiles

Ø  Acquisition Editor

Ø  Copy Editor

Ø  Copy Writer

Ø  Critic

Ø  Journalist

Ø  Literary Agent

Ø  Author

Ø  Manuscript Reader

Ø  Publicist

Ø  Script Writer

Ø  Speech Writer

Ø  Translator

Ø  Social Media Manager

Ø  Email-Marketing Specialist

Ø  Blogger

Eligibility

Creativity and command over a language are the basic requirement. However if you wish to pursue a formal education then the minimum qualification is 10+2.

Some Courses

Ø  B.A. in language of your choice

Ø  B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communications

Ø  M.A. in language of your choice

Ø  M.A. in Journalism

Admission Criteria

Being a Writer, in the real world does not require any educational qualification. However, if you wish to become an Editor or Writer to a news channel, etc. then a Degree in English or other language and a course in Journalism would be demanded.

Some Institutes/Colleges/Universities

Ø  IGNOU- The people University, New Delhi

Ø  Ambedkar University Delhi, New Delhi

Ø  Delhi University

Ø  Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Ø  Jamia Miliya Islamia, New Delhi

Ø  Chandigarh University, Chandigarh

Ø  School of Liberal Studies, Gandhinagar, Gujrat

Ø  Jagran Lakecity University, Bhopal

Ø  ICFAI Institute, Dehradun, Uttrakhand

Ø  Banasthali University, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Cost of the Course

The average tuition fee for two years ranges from ₹ 50,000 to ₹ 2,00,000.

Careers Prospects

Many people enjoy creative writing as a hobby. They can turn it into a profession and start earning with great opportunities. The demand for creative writers has increased at a global level, with the recent boom in the print media. Scope in this field is endless and one can become a novelist, journalist, short story writer, copywriter and so on. Creative writing jobs promise a good career path with excellent growth prospects and attractive salaries, if it is taken seriously with complete devotion.

Blogs: Writing a blog is a new aspect in today’s world. Your writing must be scannable. If your writing skills are different and you know the best ways, you can start your career as a BLOGGER.

Apps: There are many companies who are bound by the app technology. They seeks writer who are creative and give the best ideas so if you are tech savvy and always have new creative ideas in your mind, you can be a writer for leading APPS-WEBSITES.

Story Writer: Story writing is one of the most important work in Entertainment field. If one is always having something to write then he/she can choose this field.

Poets: Many of us are good at writing poems or having good sense of rhyming but we never opt for being a poet. One can go choosing a career being a POET and can publish his/her poems.

Novel Writers: Nowadays, the frequency of books being published has increased manifold. If one possesses the skills of writing, has creative ideas and thoughts, then one can become a NOVEL WRITER.

Mass & Media: Whether it is a print or electronic media, writing skills are very important. One should know the way of writing and there is a vast scope in MASS MEDIA.

Employment Sector

Ø  Print & e-media

Ø  Media Companies

Ø  Online Article Publishing Portals

Ø  MNCs

Ø  Newspapers

Ø  Magazines

Income

As a fresher in this field you can start from ₹ 8000 to ₹ 15,000. After 2 or 3 years experience you can easily earn anywhere between ₹ 25,000 to ₹ 40,000. Some of the expert writers can even make six figure incomes.