2. Career Area and Related Occupations Writer. There are different types of writers including: songwriters, screenwriters, magazine writers, journalists, publishers, poets, copywriters, and novelists.
8. If planning to write professionally and be hired by a publisher, criteria differs from employer to employer.
9. Some require an undergraduates degree, some may require a Bachelor's degree, or some may not require any degree.
10. Some may require degrees in communications, journalism, or English.
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12. You have to get your book published (which might take a while), and people have to buy it.
13. Most of the time there is no set salary, you get a certain percentage from every book sold. So, if no one buys the book, you don’t get anything. If many, many people buy it, you get a lot.
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15. Skills and Interests Needed Reading. You need to have good reading skills, to like to read, and to read a lot. You need interpersonal skills so you can talk to editors and publishers. You could take classes in college like: Journalism, English, Creative writing, and English Literature, or you could get a degree in Fine Arts. Perseverance, patience, hard work, motivation, and dedication. Creativity.
16. Why It Interests Me I love to read and I’ve already tried (not succeeding) to write books. The first personality I was most like on the Personality Test was a Creator and the third was a Doer. So, I’m creative and can work hard and persevere. When I read a good book and love it when I’m through, I’m just admiring someone else’s work. I feel a small sense of accomplishment when I finish yet another book, but I’d feel a whole lot more if I actually wrote one!
