Jobs for writers and good spellers

[Spacescifi]

 

I wanted to know what jobs can I get that involve writing or require good spelling. Since I have a knack for both.

Thanks for any suggestions you may know of.

Including online.

I realize I will still need a day job, but I would like to do something I actually enjoy while being paid for it. Writing fiction does not pay until you sell it, so I was looking for something with more immediate pay.

Any suggestions? Thanks.

[Shpaget]

Journalism, data entry, transcribing, proofreading...

[Spacescifi]

8 minutes ago, Shpaget said:

Journalism, data entry, transcribing, proofreading...

Journalism requires college degrees, I need something more immediate. Proofreading I could surely do though. Transcribing as well if I can land a job. Data entry as well, just have to get hired is all.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[Nightside]

I’m afraid to say that Universal Autocorrect has doomed the professional spellchecker, however, 

Good writing is an asset for any career, what other interests do you have?

My first degree was in literature, 10 years later I went back to school and got an engineering degree. Turns out (in my case) that being a confident writer and communicator is a big asset when looking for a new job.

[cubinator]

1 hour ago, Nightside said:

Good writing is an asset for any career, what other interests do you have?

My first degree was in literature, 10 years later I went back to school and got an engineering degree. Turns out (in my case) that being a confident writer and communicator is a big asset when looking for a new job.

Yep. Engineers, scientists, everybody has to put their results out somewhere,  to communicate with superiors, others on the team, and the outside world. 

[Gargamel]

4 hours ago, Spacescifi said:

Journalism requires college degrees

Not in today's world.   Especially since you are looking at this as a part time gig.   A lot of popular websites that put out those click baity articles are always looking for competent writers.   It would be a good way to start building a portfolio of quality published work that you could use as resume when you start looking for a real writing job. 

[razark]

3 hours ago, cubinator said:

Yep. Engineers, scientists, everybody has to put their results out somewhere,  to communicate with superiors, others on the team, and the outside world. 

From the emails I've seen at work, engineers and scientists are some of the worst at writing/spelling.

I'm often quite appalled at the lack of care displayed by "professionals".

[Spacescifi]

5 hours ago, Gargamel said:

Not in today's world.   Especially since you are looking at this as a part time gig.   A lot of popular websites that put out those click baity articles are always looking for competent writers.   It would be a good way to start building a portfolio of quality published work that you could use as resume when you start looking for a real writing job. 

 

Thanks for the encouragement. I will try it out. Hopefully within 6 months I can land something in journalism, I will try.

4 hours ago, razark said:

From the emails I've seen at work, engineers and scientists are some of the worst at writing/spelling.

I'm often quite appalled at the lack of care displayed by "professionals".

Many successful managers apparently are spelling challenged.

I had a few, believe me I know. But it mattered little since 1. He could hire someone who can spell if the need arose and 2. He was cheap so he would just ask us if he was unsure about a particular word.

Edited May 24, 2019 by Spacescifi