Parents don’t advise their children to choose the field of writing to make a career. In social circles parents love to introduce their child as a doctor, an engineer, an IT professional, or an advocate. If their child is a writer they rarely feel proud of it unless he or she is very famous.
After every five years people start predicting that writers are at the verge of extinction. But contrary to this prediction demand of capable writers is increasing every year. It is more than ten times then it was ten years ago. Now almost every person (in whatever profession he or she may be) needs to be a good writer. And more and more people are trying to choose writing as their profession and means of livelihood.
A WEAK SELF-IMAGE IS THE MAIN PROBLEM
Nobody has yet highlighted the main problem of the writers - it is their weak self-image. They feel themselves inferior to the people in other professions. Our society think that writers don't earn much. Many persons even think that young persons opting for writing as a career are taking a mad decision. And constant social-conditioning weakens the self-image of those persons who want to become writers. Most of the universities or colleges are not providing graduation or any academic course in writing. Though a course in Journalism do cover writing yet it doesn't fulfil the need of a person who wants to adopt creative-wiring as a career.
To get out of poor self-image a person must constantly think in new dimension. He must think or imagine at a regular basis that writing is one of the best and prestegious professions.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR A WRITER
Career opportunities for a writer are rapidly increasing. Publishers, webmasters, advertising agencies, TV producers, film-makers, newspapers, magazines, business houses all need the services of good writers. These days internet is also full of opportunities. Any good writer can earn a lot of money just sitting at home.
HOW TO BECOME A GOOD WRITER
1. Get Command Over Language. You must be proficient in good sentence-making so that your writing is free from grammatical errors. A vast treasure of vocabulary is also essential for a writer.
2. Write for Masses. To get maximum benefits of your writing talent write for masses, not for a few intellectuals.
3. Write Everyday. It is necessary to get a habit of writing, and it is only possible if you force yourself to write almost daily. Strict discipline in writing always bears sweet fruit.
4. Daily Diary. Expressing your every emotion and thought in a daily dairy is extremely valuable for a writer. Most of the successful writers have this simple habit.
5. Read Your Writing Like a Critic. After writing you must read your write-up several times, like a critic. And improve it further.
6. Keep Patience. Overnight success in any profession is almost impossible. You need to work hard and for many years to achieve your goals. So keep patience and keep writing.
7. Concentrate in the Field of Your Interest. You may write on anything you like. But gradually it will be more beneficial if you concentrate in the field of your interest. In other words - become a master writer in one field.
8. Target Writing & Awards. Like in any other business goal-setting is of utmost importance. Set long term goals and small targets. You can plan to write a book by setting a deadline for it. As soon as you complete it on time give yourself an award. It boosts your enthusiasm in writing. You can also award yourself after writing twenty good articles.
9. Fit Your Writing to Your Passion not to Your Greed. Always writing for money may not make you a successful writer. Sometimes it makes your writing shallow. Therefore always make your passion the foundation of your writing. Money will definitely follow.
10. Be Confident in Your Ability. You must be confident that one day you will become a good writer. If needed maintain this confidence forcibly. It will certainly boost your writing talent.
"If you think you can, or if you think you can’t, you’re right.”
- Henry Ford
