Authors,+Writers,+and+Editors

=**Authors, Writers, and Editors**= By: Mackenzie Keogh
 * **Career Description:** People who are actually paid to produce a variety of different written material for publication. Some of their works include novels, playwrights, biographies, text-books and more. Editors have the responsibility to revise, rewrite, and editing the work of writers while also supervising the publication of written material.
 * **Skills Needed**
 * Creative and clear style of writing
 * Enjoy writing
 * Broad range of knowledge
 * Self-motivated
 * Logical
 * Editors need to be able to guide others and push them to work harder
 * Comfortable using electronic publishing, web design techniques, graphics, and multimedia production
 * Ability to use wireless communication equipment
 * **Education:** Bachelors degree or higher. Degrees in communication, journalism, and English help with obtaining a greater success in a writing career.
 * **Salary:**Median annual wages
 * For writers and authors: $53,070
 * The middle 50% earn between $38,150 and $75,060
 * The lowest 10% make less than $28,020
 * The top 10% make more than $106,030
 * For editors: $49,990
 * **Job Outlook:** Demand should grow about 8% from 2008-2018. As online publication grows, so does the demand for authors, editors, and writers. Competition is high in this job because it is a very appealing job for most people.
 * **Related Careers**
 * Announcers
 * Interpreters and translators
 * News analysts, reporters, and correspondent
 * Technical writers

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