Snapshot of a Writer Job: Employing Your Creative Side

Name: Mazy
Job Title: Writer
Where: Orlando, FL
Employer: Self-Employed
Years of Experience: 2
Education: Central Connecticut State University, B.A. in English, minor in creative writing.
Annual Salary: Writers' salaries vary greatly by the type of writing. Visit the PayScale Research Center for median Author salaries, and Editorial Writer salaries.

So, you want to be a writer? According to Mazy, a self-employed Creative Writer, persistence and determination pay off when it comes to landing those highly coveted writer jobs. Convincing publishers and newspapers to print your work can be difficult but is worth it for Mazy, whose job perks include the ability to work from any location. Check out the PayScale Research Center for salary information on various other writer jobs, including Journalist salaries, and the salary range for Grant Writers.

Writer Job Description:
Mazy: "I write fictional stories as episodes and sell them to newspapers and periodicals.  I tend to print on a bi-weekly basis."

PayScale: How did you get started as a Writer?
Mazy: "I started badgering newspapers until they decided to print my work.  But, I had to be very persistent and I had to go to them continually."

PayScale: What do you love about being a Writer?
Mazy: "My love, my hobby, and my best talent is writing, so I get to do what I am best at and what I love to do! I love that I get to be creative ALL the time!"

PayScale: What are the biggest challenges you face in your job as a Writer?
Mazy: "I have to go after publishers on a routine basis.  It can be difficult and can be very discouraging sometimes.  It takes a lot of work, persistence, and a TON of determination."

PayScale: What's the most amazing thing that's happened to you while working as a Writer?
Mazy: "The most amazing thing about being a writer is that you get to do it from anywhere.  It's hard because I don't make a lot of money from it, but I can write any story from any place."

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Comments

[Heide]

This addresses Johira's comments: don't do it if it does not make money... Had this been the attitude of Pierre and Mary Curie, Pasteur, Joan of Ark, Mother Theresa and so many others in all works of life, not to talk about these famous painters and writers who have devoted themselves to do something they were born to do... mind you, money is not anyone of those goals and purposes they have thrived for. Money is a tool, it is not a reason to be. You have a dream? Do it! Do it! Do it!!! Never shiver, never fear! You won the world when you were born, do something with it! You will NOT take your money with you when your time has come to leave this earth.
You can however leave something behind for people to remember you by.
In a thousand years, who will remember Bill Gates? Michelangelo
will still be around though.
That's what you have to keep in mind: do your very best at what you do.
Be kind and gentle to others, be merciful, give everybody a chance to be your best friend.
Forget the bitterness and the cruelty that surround you, you, if you want to, can make a difference.
You only have one life to live.
Live it fully to the best of your ability, love what you do and cherish the talent God has given you to accomplish what you were born to do!

[johira]

it's really good to be what you want to be, but sometimes life is so cruel.i think money is the key of many lives and it doesnt matter if you do your favorite job or a forced job.the key is earning money and when you have the key you can open the door of your favorite job.that's the point.
here mazy is a writer and loves writing but there is no money in writing(forget about j.k rolling,it was a miracle.look at your real life and your financial ability.)
i think if someone wants to be a writer,he/she should follow it as a second job.first of all they should find a good earning job and then beside of it do the writing.if you think about it,it's better than nothing.