There are many different areas in the world of writing. If you had to create a list of different jobs that involve, I will have a long list that took probably a month to complete. With a strong passion for one area, most writers will stick to that one field, and might end up doing that for the rest of their lives. If one becomes a published author, you might quit your job and write full time after the first book is published. If one wants to write for magazines, they contribute to as many magazines as they can. Newspaper writers will probably write for the paper till they retire. Blogging is also part of this. If you have so many views on your blog, which makes your your compensation high every month, you might change your career, and decide to blog full time. Plus, there’s screenwriting, where you write, register, and pitch to film studios, keeping your fingers crossed, hoping it will turn into a film, TV show, or short film. These are examples of many writing jobs out there.
With fields like these, writers appear to be the main source for most of these things. In fact, many humans cannot resist the urge to write something down each day. But aside from sticking to one area, there are many writers that want to branch out to more than one area. In fact, they feel like getting involved in all the areas of writing. This is considered a "multiwriter," which is a person that multitasks in different areas. The thought of getting involved into many different fields of writing is 100% acceptable, as long as you know how to balance it. There are a few ways to balance careers and be a successful multiwriter.
The first thing you gotta do, which is probably the biggest responsibility for a writer, is to get a job. Once you have that job, work hard at it until your work is stable. The main importance of a job is to prove that you deserve that job.
This happens in any field. If you are a songwriter, write so many songs for other artist. This will put you in a position where artists would come to you and ask you to write some songs for them. If you write for a magazine, prove that you will write whatever fits the magazine. If you are writing a film or TV script, show them that you can write great scripts. If you have a blog, generate as much traffic as you can.
After you have your current job stable, then you move forward to another area of writing you like. When you are being interviewed, show that different areas of your writing career. It would be a good way to prove to your boss that you can successfully multitask. If you get the job, keep that job, and balance it with the other job. After you keep that job stable, repeat the process if you are still hungry for more work.
Being a multiwriter isn’t easy when you’re just starting out. If you put the time and effort towards your work, you will own up to it later. Multiwriting can lead you to excellent jobs and crazy paychecks. But when you get that check, keep on proving that you deserve those jobs.
