By W. Terry Whalin @terrywhalin

The skill of writing can go in hundreds of directions. In this article, I’ve compiled a partial list of some of the possibilities you may attempt. Each of us has different gifts and abilities. Your talents may shine in devotional writing while mine lie in nonfiction. One of the keys is to understand the broad range of possibilities and not to be focused on a single type of writing. For example, many people want to write books and simply ignore the magazine market which is far easier for the beginning writer and will reach more people than most books ever will. If you’re stalled with your writing, consider a new direction. I’d encourage you to read the following list from time to time and see if you can open a new opportunity for your writing.

Advertising, Copywriting, and Public Relations

Advertising copywriting

Book jacket copywriting

Campaign development or product launch

Catalog copywriting

Direct-mail copywriting

Email ad copywriting

Event promotions/publicity

Fund-raising campaign brochure

Political campaigns, public relations

Press kits

Press/news release

Public relations for businesses

Public relations for government

Public relations for organizations or nonprofits

Public relations for schools or libraries

Speechwriting

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Audiovisuals and Electronic Communications

Copyediting audiovisual

Business film scripts (training and information)

Educational/training film scripts

Corporate product film

Movie novelization

Radio editorials

Radio interviews

Radio commercials/public service announcements

Script synopsis for business

Screenwriting (original screenplays)

Script synopsis for agent or film producer

Scripts for nontheatrical films for education, business, industry

TV news story/feature

TV scripts

TV commercials/ Public Service Announcements

Book Publishing

Abstracting and abridging

Anthology editing

Book proposal consultation

Book proposal writing

Book query critique

Book query writing

Children’s book writing

Content editing (scholarly)

Content editing (trade)

Copyediting

Fiction book writing

Ghostwriting, as told to

Ghostwriting, no credit

Indexing

Manuscript evaluation and critique

Nonfiction book writing

Nonfiction book collaborative

Novel synopsis

Proofreading

Translation

Work for hire

Business Writing

Annual reports

Writing for associations or organizations

Brochures, fliers, booklets for business

Business letters

Business plan

Catalogs for business

Corporate histories

Corporate periodicals

Ghostwriting for business (trade magazines or business columns)

Government writing

Grant proposal writing for nonprofits

Newsletters

Computer, Scientific, and Technical Writing

Computer-related manual writing

Email copywriting

Medical and science writing

Technical writing

Web page writing

Editorial/Design Packages

 Greeting card ideas

Photo brochures

Educational and Literary Services

Educational consulting and designing courses for business or adult education

Educational grant and proposal writing

Writing for scholarly journals

Magazines and Trade Journals

Arts reviewing

Book reviews

Copyediting

Ghostwriting articles

Consumer magazine column

Consumer magazine feature articles

Trade journal column

Trade journal feature article

Newspaper Writing

Arts reviewing

Book reviews

Column, local

Feature articles

Syndicated column, self-promoted

Miscellaneous Writing

Comedy writing for entertainers

Comic book or strip writing

Craft projects with instructions

Encyclopedia articles

Family histories

Gag writing for cartoonists

Institutional (school or church) history

Original prose story for comic book

Playwriting for the stage

Resumes

This list of possible writing opportunities is more than a shopping list. Each one of these types can become a writing career. We live in a world of abundance but as writers you must keep your fingers on the keyboard, submit to editors and pitch, then follow-up to continually knock on doors with your writing and get it into the world.

 

 

W. Terry Whalin, a writer and acquisitions editor lives in California. A former magazine editor and former literary agent, Terry is an acquisitions editor at Morgan James Publishing. He has written more than 60 nonfiction books including Jumpstart Your Publishing Dreams and Billy Graham. Get Terry’s newest book, 10 Publishing Myths for only $10, free shipping and bonuses worth over $200. To help writers catch the attention of editors and agents, Terry wrote his bestselling Book Proposals That $ell, 21 Secrets To Speed Your Success. Check out his free Ebook, Platform Building Ideas for Every Author. His website is located at: www.terrywhalin.com