I've been told that I'm a decent writer for a few years now and have always enjoyed writing. So I decided to try to find a way to make a living off of my hobby. Though I don't quite know where to start with this, what I should look out for, and how to promote myself. Any suggestions?
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Unfortunately writing, especially fiction or subject passion journalism (video game reviews etc) is hit hard by what I call the "volunteer plague".
If people are willing and able to do your job for free as a hobby it immediately cuts your pay by 90% and dramatically increases the difficulty of attaining a job.
It also impacts other industries too.
First get a website or something going and start building your own portfolio. Send flash fiction stories to magazines to see if you can get anything published and learn from the editors feedback.
As Ben Croshaw said (paraphrasing): "Publishing content online is like putting a message in a bottle and throwing it in an ocean made up entirely of other people's bottles in the hopes that the SS Money-Ship will find yours specifically."
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Entry Level Technical Writer
Technical Writers are not just people who write good writing for tech. There's a format, a vernacular to learn and be able to hear/speak well, and several certs to look into.
Take a few udemy/coursera classes on this then head to github (learn git BTW) and look for open source code projects that need documentation help. Contributing to these (and getting merged) will serve as your portfolio.
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