Careers In Writing - Freelancing And Creative Writing [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Editors, Institute For Career Research Contributing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authorship.

Local Subjects:

Authorship.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (28 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Institute For Career Research, 2007.

Summary:

Do you idolize Stephen King? Are your fantasies filled with scenes of writing the Great American Novel, maybe being revered as the next Steinbeck or Morrison? Would you rather clutch a Pulitzer than an Emmy any day?. Writing has a reputation, deserved or not, for being a dream job. At a party, if someone asks an author what they do for a living, the answer is likely to cause eyes to glaze over and jaws to drop in awe. There is just something about the idea of spending your life serenely turning out exquisitely crafted prose that's appealing. Yet most people haven't a clue what a writer's life

Contents:

HISTORY OF THE PROFESSION; WHERE YOU WORK; THE WORK YOU DO; PROFESSIONAL WRITERS TELL THEIR OWN STORIES; PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS; ATTRACTIVE FEATURES; UNATTRACTIVE FEATURES; EDUCATION AND TRAINING; EARNINGS; OPPORTUNITIES; GETTING STARTED; ASSOCIATIONS; PERIODICALS;

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-4237-9949-6

1-58511-667-X

OCLC:

171563104