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  • L Lost User

    Interesting, but it is not really a question that anyone can answer for you. The only way to make a living from writing is to write. And that is not something that can easily be taught, it is largely a matter of ability. You also need to choose a subject that is likely to appeal to a wide readership. If you are thinking of writing technical books then you need to choose a subject that has not already been covered extensively. You also need to read the existing books to ensure that you are not just duplicating what is already available.

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    Copy writing is a good way of starting out. It gives you the experience of writing in lots of different styles, and allows you to practice writing to deadlines. Then you can figure out what it you specifically want to write about?

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    • L Lost User

      Learning to write would be a fairly important one.

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      Copy writing is a good way of starting out. It gives you the experience of writing to deadlines, and helps you to figure out what it is you want to write about.

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      • U User 12566747

        Copy writing is a good way of starting out. It gives you the experience of writing in lots of different styles, and allows you to practice writing to deadlines. Then you can figure out what it you specifically want to write about?

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        Why are you telling me this?

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        • U User 12566747

          Copy writing is a good way of starting out. It gives you the experience of writing to deadlines, and helps you to figure out what it is you want to write about.

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          And why are you telling me the same thing again? I suggest you spend some time learning what this site is about before posting irrelevant messages.

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          • U User 12566747

            Copy writing is a good way of starting out. It gives you the experience of writing to deadlines, and helps you to figure out what it is you want to write about.

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            Your posts were delayed in being posted because they went into the "Spam Moderation" queue. That is where the automated systems on the site (the "hamsters") detected certain phrases that might have indicated the message was spam. Messages like that go into a special area visible to Site Protectors to be checked over by a human. I read both your posts and decided they were not spam and "let them through" - unfortunately as I said, there was a delay. Sometimes people post things again because they assume the first one didn't work, I think that is what happened here. Just letting you know as I've seen your "Hello, I'm new" post, so hello, and welcome to CodeProject.

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            • L Lost User

              Why are you telling me this?

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              RedDk
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              New Member ... general hillarity of the Lounge; no harm. Hey, what's this red down arrow do? :thumbsup:

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                Your posts were delayed in being posted because they went into the "Spam Moderation" queue. That is where the automated systems on the site (the "hamsters") detected certain phrases that might have indicated the message was spam. Messages like that go into a special area visible to Site Protectors to be checked over by a human. I read both your posts and decided they were not spam and "let them through" - unfortunately as I said, there was a delay. Sometimes people post things again because they assume the first one didn't work, I think that is what happened here. Just letting you know as I've seen your "Hello, I'm new" post, so hello, and welcome to CodeProject.

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                Oh right yes! Thank you, I posted twice because I wasn't sure if it was working.

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                  New Member ... general hillarity of the Lounge; no harm. Hey, what's this red down arrow do? :thumbsup:

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                  • H humayun kabir chowdhury

                    Which are the best qualities needed to develop in order to achieve the objective “Make a living Writing”.

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                    RajeevSB
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                    I'm guessing you've got the writing part down. Instead of forming ideas and doing research. You should do market research, study your target audience. Then generate ideas and do research on them. And always do fact checking.

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                    • H humayun kabir chowdhury

                      Which are the best qualities needed to develop in order to achieve the objective “Make a living Writing”.

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                      HasanRaza90
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                      Well, there are many paths to a writing career. I started in a content writing service, which helped me to learn alot. Here are a few tips to get started: 1. Show your work. 2. Applying for gigs. 3. Develop a byline. 4. Understand your audience. 5. Avoid scams. 6. Learn to negotiate. 7. Pick a niche. 8. Voila - You have done it

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