Creative Writing Careers
When many people think of creative writing, they think of novels and short stories, but there are many other creative writing opportunities available.
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Copy Writing
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Copy writers are responsible for creating advertising letters, brochures and product descriptions for catalogs. For the writer who enjoys using language to persuade and entice, copy writing may be the ideal career.
Script Writing
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Television, movies, training videos and plays all need script writers. This is perfect for creative writers who prefer writing dialog to narrative.
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Legacy Writing
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The writer who enjoys learning about people will enjoy interviewing individuals and writing their biographies to be given to their friends and family members.
Travel Writing
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Writing about various locales is the perfect career for the creative writer who loves to travel. These pieces can be sold to newspapers, magazines and websites.
Children's Books
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Writing for children can be very rewarding for a creative writer who wants to inspire the next generation. Whether writing for 4-year-olds or 14-year-olds, a writer can find a favorite theme to write about.
Letters from Santa
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Many parents would love to have Santa send a personalized letter to their children. For the creative writer who enjoys letter writing, this could be a great seasonal writing career.
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Comments
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I had no idea there were so many other careers in creative writing besides novels and short stories! This helps me, I was about to give up on creative writing and study something else after hs but now I'm excited to study it :)
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cosmichorse
Oct 03, 2009
Excellent ideas and very ingenius. This is a great article, thank you for posting your knowledge!
