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Career in Creative Writing

Creative writing is any writing that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, or technical forms of literature, typically identified by an emphasis on narrative craft, character development, and the use of literary tropes. Due to the looseness of the definition, it is possible for writing such as feature stories to be considered creative writing, even though they fall under journalism, because the content of features is specifically focused on narrative and character development. (Taken from Wikipedia)

Key to Success

To be successful in Creative Writing you should have/ develop:

• Critical Thinking
• Creative mind
• Imaginative with keen observation

Scope and opportunities

There are opportunities in the fields of book publishing, copywriting for advertising and other media, print and electronic journalism, Poetry Workshop; one can write periodicals and journals.

Lifestyle & Social Status

• It’s indoor job
• Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
• Can do work from home

Career Path

Job Profile 

• Creative Writer:
  
  1) Reviews, submits for approval, and revises written material to meet personal standards and satisfy needs of client, publisher, director, or producer.
  
  2) Select theme or decide a relevant subject to the project from publisher, producer, client, director or project for personal interest.
  
  3) Develops factors, such as theme, characterization, psychological analysis, action, historical environment, and dialogue to create material.
  
  4) Writes entertaining material for publication or performance, such as comedy routines, comedy shows, gags, or scripts for entertainers or writes fiction or nonfiction prose work
  
   
• Blogger: 

1. Develop and maintain plan for online marketing of organization's services or products based on management priorities, policy directions, and goals.
2. Perform continuous enhancements and modifications to blogs.
3. Asses new standards, trends and technologies and create plans for future enhancement to blogging strategies.
4. Use latest syndication and blogging tools with HTML, when appropriate.
5. Ensure blog(s) are accessible from a variety of different environments.

• Writing Coach
• Advertising (Creative)
• Screenwriter
• Songwriter (Lyricist)
• Freelance Short Fiction Writer
• Creative Writing Instructor (give your own workshops)
• Legacy Writer (write people’s bios and family histories)
• Ghostwriter
• Travel Writer (if you travel)
• Article Writer (write, submit, repeat)
• Columnist
• Video Game Writer (includes storytelling/fiction!)
• Personal Poet (write personalized poems for weddings, funerals, childbirths, etc.)
• Comic Book Writer
• Creative Writing Consultant
• Creativity Coach
• Novelist
• Greeting Card Author  

What are the key skills required for Creative Writing

Skill Sets

• Excellent written English and mother tongue
• Social Perceptiveness
• communication skills;
• ready to work hard 

Work Value

• Creativity
• Observation
• Teamwork
• Fluency of Ideas

What are the career opportunities in Creative Writing

Current Job Scenario

Many talented writers earn their bread as teachers, work at ad agencies and take to skilled professions; Possibility to work online or on contract basis is also available for a creative writer. Some leading companies also hire creative writers. Trainee in this area can draw an initial salary of Rs. 6000 to Rs. 8000 per month. 

Top Recruiters

• Creative Advertising
• Zenith Optimedia 
• MPG