8 Ways to Become a Professional Writer

“If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they’re happy.” —Dorothy Parker

Ways to Become a writer

You don't need to stress yourself before you become a writer. Get this point right! I am not saying you are to sit and be lazy, you are not going to become anything but nothing like that.

 If you are fervid about crafting something—a worthy one, you need to out more energy to be a writer. You should know that to become a writer is converting your hobby to a career
You might have asked yourself a lot of question: those writer only writes or there are other things tandem with being one.

The answer is once you start penning something down you have become a writer. Then, if the answer is NO, do I still need to be reading this? Maybe No or Yes.

By starting putting down something that does elicit that you are a professional writer. You are just a novice or is there something lesser than novice, I would have said you are just like that. I am not trying to get you scare.

The only thing I will tell you is that, you are the one to determine the kind of writer you want to be; either you write for your personal affairs or as a professional.

In this content, you are going to learn how to become a professional writer. I mean, the steps you need to follow.

1. Be determined and be inspired

To be a writer you need to writes.
Yes. It won't be possible to call or be a writer when you writing nothing. But you need to get that inspirations of writing. You might lost, loss and even get tired when nothing really inspired. You need to call out writing from what you like, love and always do.

You really need to know the group you want to belongs to. The kind of write—niche you love; poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and other genres. Know what exactly you are passionate about. To get inspired is to awake your. creativity. As a novice, you can still write on. every niche until you fill what you love to write most.

2. Set routine for yourself

Set routine for yourself and what you do, just like setting writing timetable. Where do you like writing? At what time will be convenient for you? Know a way to avoid what can distract you.

3. Read and Learn

To be a good writer, you must be a good reader. What you love to write is what you will like to read. You need to dedicate time to reading so as to sharpen your act of thinking skills. Even reading can help you get inspiration. The more you read the better your writing skills become.

Study things extensively. I mean, don't just read, read with a writer's eyes—understand the structure of what you like, arrangement and other things. Don't just stick to a point, you must advance—probe. As you read, lean also. All learner are reader. All reader are also learner. The syllogism between the two cannot be explained.

4. Pay Attention

Watch all around you very close. Learn from them. Look at what is hard in it and try to solve them. A thousand questions will be in your mind, you can research and look for their answers. And be sure to have a note. Take it with you. This will help you to bring out ideas from what you see, hear and read. Pay attention closely.

5. Keep you sentences short

Cling with miniature sentences in the beginning. Miniature sentences are easily digested and are very readable. Note that, that does not mean you can not write or you should not write a long sentence at all. No. Just keep your sentences short, clear and understandable. Ensure you arrest your readers. I don't mean, you should handcuff them. No! Let them enjoy every word, line and paragraph of your work. That will make them want more. They will want to read more of your work. If you are writing story, indite using your preferred point of view (POV) either 1st, 2nd or 3rd. To use any think of what your readers will want or would like to read

6. Accept Criticism

Having someone look over your work and provide you with advice can not only improve your writing, it can also teach you how to become better at accepting criticism. Once you know how to improve, you can use the advice you've received to create an even greater work of literary art in the future.

Also read: How to Start a New Career—A Way out to Bloom.

7. Get your Work Publish

Start a project and set out punishment for your and something that will help you to complete the project very quickly — a deadline. Design one thin that will keep motivating you, in that when you see it, you will tend to write, and complete that project you've started.

Immediately you feel cocksure in your writing skills and your literary project, consider sending your work to friends or other writing professionals. Let someone look into your work and accept criticism on your work, it will you improve. Advice you have received, take if an use it.

You also find a way to submit your work to literary house so as to build your career and portfolio. This will also help you to gain more experience in your writing skill. There are a lot of literary magazines you can submit to. Search them out.

8. Join Writing Communities

You don't knew to possess higher educational degree to become a writer. You can take classes—pay one preferably. But I will advice you to study extensively and try to get higher educational degree. It will help you. And ensure you join different communities. You should also write simultaneously. Sharing your work and be expecting results from people of the best ways to become inspired, motivated and ameliorate your work.