Umm....I'm a Junior in high school, and I'm trying to convince my dad to let me go into the writing career. I don't think that will help me. The details above were for an answer that eventually got deleted. I still need help people!

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Ask your school guidance counselor about taking an aptitude test. It will help you see what might be a good career fit for you. They should also have information on various careers you might find interesting. Armed with this information, and your dreams, you may be able to show your dad that creative writing is not as far fetched an idea as he may think. Add in all the English, history, literature, journalism, and creative arts classes you can squeeze into your high school and college years. Don't neglect the basic math and science either. Everything you learn can help you develop your style, and your background knowledge, which is critical to every good writer. If possible work on your school's newspaper, or write school related articles for you local paper. Keep a journal or diary, and use it to practice writing. Take something about each day - an idea, an obeservation, a person or situation, and expand upon it. Force yourself to write every day. It's all good practice. Just sitting here and thinking of career possibilities. Some may sound boring, but if you look into them, each one has interesting potential. > Writer - newspapers, magazines, books, TV, radio, etc. - whether at the local, regional, national, or global level. Anything that is printed needed somebody to write it in an interesting, informative, and intelligent fashion. This could be anything from creative to technical to purely citing the facts. > Proofreader - sometimes a starting point for writers, to learn how to use language and style. > Fact checker/researcher - making sure the information presented is correct and current. Often working side-by-side with a writer. Depending on who you are working for, and what you are working on, you could travel all around the world. > Editor - keeping the writing concise and coherent. > Advertising, marketing, public relations - somebody has to get the message across. > Publisher/printer - Sometimes even small local print shops have creative people on staff, to work with a variety of customers. > Web page designer/writer - it got on all those internet pages somehow. > Songwriter/lyricist - "I write the songs that makes the whole world sing..." > Author - every creative writer's dream! I know I've only scratched the surface - check out this link for starters.

um u decide cuz its ur life