: Re: How does one break into the field of professional writing? First, some background that may help explain the question. I have recently realized that most of my life has been spent pursuing

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Someone else is going to give a better answer to this, but here's my two cents anyway.

The answer is oh so simple: write. That's how. Write, and then keep writing. If your writing is terrible, write anyway. Write for years. Write for decades if you have to, and then keep writing. Do I repeat myself? Very well then, I repeat myself. And so should you, while constantly seeking self-improvement. Reread what you've written and identify what's lacking, and think seriously about how to fix it. Read other people's work and ponder what made it great or mediocre. Work to raise yourself.

And if ever, for even a second along the way, you think, "Damn, this is pretty decent," then hell, show someone else. Show an editor, an agent, a magazine, a publisher, a director, a producer, a friend, an enemy. Sooner or later, someone's going to have to acknowledge, "Hey...this actually is pretty good." And then maybe, if you do it enough times, maybe someone will pay you for whatever it is you've done, or for what they think you could do.

That's when you smile to yourself and seize the opportunity, and make the most of it*, because you've just taken the first step upon the exceedingly steep staircase of professional writing. Rinse and repeat.

*You now have a professional contact. Use it to make others.

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