According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 300,000 workers are employed as full-time writers in the fields of publicity, technical writing, and in-house writing alone. In addition, more than one million people work as professional writers, including freelance and part-time writers. <br><br>Providing detailed information on 90 jobs for prospective writers, <i>Career Opportunities in Writing</i> fully explores the job possibilities within the field of writing. While several support positions that require writing skills&#151such as Copy Editor/Proofreader&#151are covered, the emphasis is on professions whose primary duty is writing. Extensive appendixes offer current, useful information, making this a one-stop source for anyone searching for more information on career opportunities in the field of writing.<br><br><b>Careers profiled include:</b><ul><li>Author<li>Columnist<li>Copywriter<li>Editor<li>Poet<li>Screenwriter<li>Speechwriter<li>and more.</ul>