Is Creative Writing a Good Way to Make Money?
Creative writing can often present a challenge for many writers. Let’s face the facts, all creative writers are writers but not all writers can be creative writers. To answer the question posed in the title of this post, I must say that it is indeed possible to make money with creative writing.
Then you might ask, “Where is the catch?” Well, the catch lies in the glaring fact that creative writing is far different from blogging, content based writing or academic writing. It can be called as the cream layer of the writing profession.
More about Creative Writing
Creative writing is a very confusing term and many people are not even sure about the kinds of writing that are included under this banner. Even Wikipedia takes a roundabout approach to explaining what creative writing is by describing what it is NOT.
It says that creative writing is something that cannot be labeled as technical, journalistic, academic or professional writing. Hmm, the ambiguity that surrounds it is what makes it more interesting and attractive.
Okay, let’s get back to the topic in hand without any more meandering. Creative writing can be both fictional and non fictional and includes poems, stories, biographies, screenwriting, playwriting etc.
How to Be Creative in Writing?
Now that we know what is creative writing, the next logical question that pops up in our minds is how to be creative in writing. Well, if you ask my opinion, I would say that creativity cannot be taught because if it can be taught it would no longer be creative. Creative writing is an inborn talent and is a gift from the Almighty. But that is just my two cents, my personal opinion.
Nowadays people confuse skills with talents and vice versa. No wonder it is a prevalent belief that creative writing can also be learnt and after undergoing a professional creative writing course, anyone can become a professional creative writer.
Creative Writing Course
If you too are keen in taking up a creative writing class you have lots of reasons to rejoice. There are numerous opportunities to take up a course in creative writing and get a professional certification. These creative writing courses will train how to be creative in writing and is usually spread over a 2 year period. The most popular and credit worthy of all the certifications is MFA creative writing
MFA Creative Writing
MFA Creative writing or Master of Fine Arts- Creative writing is a highly sought after certification by people who are quite serious about wanting to take it up as a career and make money from it. This is a two year course and covers various categories like children’s writing, fiction, poetry and non-fiction.
The course balances a series of writing workshops and writing seminars. Obviously this is a full time course and you have to attend classes in person and not online.
Students are permitted to zero down on any one category of their choice in their final year and this helps them in getting both a Writing Thesis and Literature project with help from student advisors.
Creative Writing Online Degree
Not everyone can manage to find time to attend a full time MFA creative writing course. Many of the aspirants are already professionals working in a day job and can’t afford to take a college break for 2 years. Others are bound by personal, family or health problems and are more interested in taking up online creative writing degree programs
Online degrees in creative writing are very popular and can be completed at your convenience online without the hassle of attending college in person. There is a huge range of degrees in creative writing and some of them are MFA- Bilingual, MFACW, Master of Education in Literacy (Teaching to Write), MA-Literature and Writing, MFA in Children’s Writing and Writing for Young Adults, MFA –Popular Fiction, Bachelor of Creative Writing etc.
Synopsis
Getting a creative writing degree is often a guarantee to making money as a professional creative writer. But as I always keep warning my readers, no matter what kind of degrees in creative writing you may take up, you would not get any benefits with a creative writing degree obtained from a non-recognized college / online program. So please spend some time and effort in ensuring that the college / University that teaches creative writing is accredited and legitimate.
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Although I have no sort of degree, creative writing has always been the most appealing genre to me. I have several short stories published, as-well-as feature artices and a poem. Creative writing is much easier for me to achieve than technical pieces and other sorts of dreary assignments. Along with not having the aforementioned degree, I was expelled from three high schools and my foray into higher education ended with getting my GED. I’m afraid the degree Dr. Kavita mentioned is out of the question, as I have an aversion to classroom instruction. I guess it will always be the rocky road for me but I’m enjoying the ride.
Rick, you are another living example of what I mentioned in my post. In my opinion, creative writing cannot be taught because it is an ability that you are born with.
No, I do not suggest that you take up any courses to boost your natural creativity Rick, those options are for those who are not quite blessed, but still want to infuse some creativity into their writings.
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Creative writing is something I was so happy to have as a talent. It can sometimes be such a burden, because I’m always thinking of plot points, and different ways situations could have happened, thinking up fictional scenarios in my mind.
I know that its a great asset to the blogging I’m currently doing, because the well seems to be perpetually endless. Its definitely nice to have a blog, so I can express my creative writing, and challenge it in new ways, with an audience, to get feedback. I do wish I knew more ways to ‘make money’ doing it, but as of now, its just something I really enjoy doing, so I just let it flow. Hopefully someday I can learn how to ‘use’ it better.
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Hey Dan, welcome to my blog!
It sure feels nice to know you are a gifted creative writer. I would suggest that you please check thru’ my various posts on making money from blogging under the make money category.
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Although, there are a lot who were naturally gifted at creative writing I do believe it can be learned over time as well. However, there is no short cut. A creative writing course is not sufficient to teach one how to write creatively. Experience is the best teacher. If you want to be a creative writer, you have to read, read, read and write, write, write. Hey, George Bernard Shaw started writing at 40. So what’s stopping anyone who has the determination and discipline from becoming a creative writer?
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Reese, thank you for commenting here. Creative writing needs basic inborn talent and yes defintely a lot of exposure to creative works written by other authors as well.
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Valuable information ..I am delighted to read this article..thank you for giving us this useful information. Great walk-through. I value this post.
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To honest, I don’t know much about creative writing so can’t speak much of it. Just wondering if there would be enough affiliates to promote if one enters the creative marketing niche. I suppose this will also depend on the niche itself.
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Hey Shalu,
Creative writing is a huge market because of the variety of writing associated with it.
Also considering that screenwriting (for movies) and playwriting are a part of creative writing, there could be huge potential for someone involved in marketing for this niche.
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Being a creative writer is one good talent every writer would like to possess. Creativity makes one unique and fresh in ideas. Such can bring in good income because, online marketers and bloggers are really in need of contents and this makes the writing world a good biz.
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Writing is one of the best methods to make money online. Having creativity is really a boon and if you have professional certification to polish that inborn talent, then creative writing can be a source of huge income
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If you are really good at creating your own and creative content, then there are lot of better opportunities for you lying ahead
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Thanks for your comment Sameer. Would you like to describe more about the oppurtunities for my readers?
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