We have discussed writing a great dal on this blog in recent years and the reason as to why more of us should commit to working on our general writing abilities. Often we get some questions around the purpose of this, and what exactly one may be able to do as a writer, or if you have high level writing experience. The perfect example of this is a man named Roger Wolfson, who has used his incredible skill as a great American writer to forge a number of career paths for himself.
Let’s take a look at what Roger is able to do with his pen, and which careers that has helped him take on.
Speech Writer
Speech writing is about creating a clear and concise message, it is about delivering that message in a way which is easy to understand, and which evokes emotion. Some of the greatest speech writers in the world have this natural ability to utilize vocabulary and certain phrases, which really help the message hit home. This is not an easy craft, but the very best writers are able to do it with ease.
Scriptwriter
Whilst he may be much more than this, for the largest part of Roger’s career he has worked as a scriptwriter and that is something which very few people have the natural ability to do. If you are a great writer however and you have a grasp of how to report speech and how to use that to induce and provoke the emotions of your characters, then this is a wonderful gig to do. From film to TV, not to mention stageshows, scriptwriting is a rewarding and challenging area of writing to go into.
Author
When people think about an author they instantly consider the great authors of our time, but the reality is that writing a book is not about the fame or adulation, it is about the completion of a project. Roger himself has turned his pen to authorship on numerous occasions and used his abilities as a storyteller to create some great stuff. Even if you are only writing short stories, creating a piece like this is a perfect example of what you can do with your abilities as a writer.
Essayist
Given the blog culture which we have seen arise in recent years, there is once again a focus on those who have the ability to compose great essays. For many years these would be published in certain magazines and reviews, but the reality is that these days they are considered as lengthy online pieces which have something to say. Again Roger has compiled a wide range of essays, covering a wide range of political topics. If you have something to say, then this is the perfect way to deliver that message.
As you can see, as a writer there is an enormous range of areas which you can focus on that will increase our ability and showcase what you can do with a pen.