Personal Narrative: A Career As A Writer

Since I was around the age of five, I have told everyone who has asked that I wanted to be an author when I grew up. It was never a question of if I became an author, but rather when. I began writing poems in second grade and have been writing ever since. Writing became my therapy. I would sit and write for hours, writing stories about everything from dragons and mythology to modern day tales of hope and courage. In high school, I began to win awards for the works I was writing, but oftentimes, I would submit something for a contest only to be completely rejected. Becoming a writer is no easy task, as there is not a set time or salary involved. While many people have dreams of being a writer, few choose to pursue it as a stand-alone occupation …show more content…
Thousands of books are published and placed on shelves, only to be looked over time and time again by readers of all ages. The struggle to convince people to buy one’s book is a mixture of a really good advertising company, if one can afford it, and a book that is actually worth reading. The Harry Potter series is again an excellent example of this. The books were placed in shops and schools and became extremely popular simply by word of mouth because of the quality of the literature in them. This is perhaps the greatest struggle of being a writer: many people love to write, but whether or not they are good at it is a completely different question. There have been many times that I have written a story or poem and had it completely rejected by readers. The key is in finding the bridge between the readers and the point one is trying to get …show more content…
Deciding to try to pursue writing as a career is honestly a very terrifying option. There will most likely be years of rejections and refusals, terrible opinions, and months of writer’s block. I will need to find another job to do well at to support my family, but writing will always be my love. I hope to truly succeed in this field, and would love to work in publishing or editing to help others achieve their dreams of publishing a book. Writing is about more than words on a page; it is about words on a page that suddenly take on new meaning. Words have the power to change people’s minds and opinions, tell stories, expand imaginations, and expose feelings and emotions we hardly knew we had. These reasons are why I long to be an author, and although there will be difficulty, I am ready to rise to the