Do you think a writing career is an ideal job?

freelance writing is a very difficult field that doesnt pay that well because there are many out there that fancy themselves as a writer (including myself). the pay is not that great anymore like it used to be. i used to get quite a bit for an article but not that much anymore.

writing as a career is not for everybody and this is quite difficult to do. blogging for example is not easy to do. to simply post topics are easy but to make it interesting to read, worth reading and have people subscribe or follow your blog is anothing thing.

If I had the talent for writing I would write as a profession. Unfortunately, I do not have the talent nor the imagination to do it. I just scribble a few things, something which cannot be considered good writing. I wrote a few articles at Helium. Cheers!!!

I think that the being a writer in a great job, but it does not pay alot...because the barrier to entry in not so great. You see the jobs that pay the most are the ones that have large barriers of entry. These gateways are protected by professional associations, trade unions, and government regulations. If you think about it, there is no barrier to entry to write, except for talent. But if this is your dream, turn it into reality...by hard work and paying your dues. Then you'll be successful.

I think if you are a very good writer, it can be an extraordinary job. Just imagine, you write a book once, and you get paid over and over, as long as there is demand for that particular book. I give you a good example, J.K. Rowling, the famous female author of the Harry Potter series. I mean, that's an example of someone, who was not famous at all before she wrote that book. She was not famous and she was not rich. And no, she wasn't the best friend of the manager of a book publishing company. She's successful because her book was really good. So I think, if you believe you can do it, and you take actions to improve yourself as a writer, and product a very good book, I don't see any reasons why you can't succeed. There are many publishers out there who will give you a chance. You have to do some research first though.