According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 300,000 workers are employed as full-time writers in the fields of publicity, technical writing, and in-house writing alone. In addition, more than one million people work as professional writers, including freelance and part-time writers. Providing detailed information on 90 jobs for prospective writers. Career profiles include: Author, Columnist, Copywriter, Editor, Poet, Screenwriter, Speechwriter, and more.
Covering everything from building writing skills to dealing with editors to starting a writing business, this all-important guide will get you started and point you in the right direction. With matter-of-fact advice and encouragement from an expert, you'll get the information, inspiration, and guidance you need to write your best and begin a successful writing career.
The keys to good writing are accessibility and consistency, enabling the reader to concentrate on the meaning of the text. A consistent style is particularly important for an organisation with an international readership as it helps build an easily recognisable corporate image. The Style Guide highlights the standards and conventions that should be used for all publications. It serves as a useful reference tool to writing. But whatever your style, just be consistent.
This book provides the teacher and student with a wide variety of suitable material for essay work and letter writing, together with simple instructions on how to go about it. The subject-matter is so arranged that the students will be able to work systematically at the writing of English over a long period. The teacher, too, will have at his disposal a great number of exercises and topics so that he can keep a close check on the written work of his pupils.
