I thought it was interesting that in the “Best-Paid Writing Jobs” article the authors included novelist. Obviously you can make millions of dollars being a novelist, but the reason I found it interesting is because we learned in Writing Children’s Stories class that only less than two percent of novelists become rich, and only about twelve percent make enough money to live on. But what is enough money to live on? That depends on many factors.
I wasn’t surprised to see science journalist and technical writer on there, because when I tell people I’m majoring in writing they always suggest one of the two (usually science writing). I think I would enjoy that more than technical writing because I do some science editing now and I enjoy it. I don’t understand everything, but it’s something I’m interested in and I’ve definitely learned a lot doing it; learning and furthering my knowledge is something I would look for in any job.
Some of them, like marketing communications manager, seem like they would require an extra degree--or at least some extra classes--to do with marketing or business administration. My mom was pushing a little bit for me to take some business classes or think about getting an MBA, but it’s just not something that interests me that much.
Even though freelance writing is not my primary interest (I’d like to have something with steady pay), I found it useful to read the article about how to find freelance jobs. Since I’ve been looking for jobs on my own I have discovered some editing and book company job boards, but these are more to find job postings that you can apply to. I like the idea of the freelance job boards because it lets you find one task at a time. I thought fiverr was pretty funny, and I wanted to see how much money people would offer for certain types of writing. I wonder if people ask other people to write their papers for them (they probably do). I don’t think it’s a reliable way to make a living wage, but it would be fun to try and to get some extra money.
I wasn’t surprised to see science journalist and technical writer on there, because when I tell people I’m majoring in writing they always suggest one of the two (usually science writing). I think I would enjoy that more than technical writing because I do some science editing now and I enjoy it. I don’t understand everything, but it’s something I’m interested in and I’ve definitely learned a lot doing it; learning and furthering my knowledge is something I would look for in any job.
Some of them, like marketing communications manager, seem like they would require an extra degree--or at least some extra classes--to do with marketing or business administration. My mom was pushing a little bit for me to take some business classes or think about getting an MBA, but it’s just not something that interests me that much.
Even though freelance writing is not my primary interest (I’d like to have something with steady pay), I found it useful to read the article about how to find freelance jobs. Since I’ve been looking for jobs on my own I have discovered some editing and book company job boards, but these are more to find job postings that you can apply to. I like the idea of the freelance job boards because it lets you find one task at a time. I thought fiverr was pretty funny, and I wanted to see how much money people would offer for certain types of writing. I wonder if people ask other people to write their papers for them (they probably do). I don’t think it’s a reliable way to make a living wage, but it would be fun to try and to get some extra money.