As a high school or college student, you can test your interest in and aptitude for the writing field by serving as a reporter or writer on school newspapers, yearbooks, and literary magazines. Consider launching a blog about diet and fitness topics. You should also explore the field of fitness and nutrition by participating in sports and taking part in health clinics or workshops.
Small community newspapers, magazines, and newsletters often welcome contributions from outside sources, although they may not have the resources to pay for submissions. Jobs in bookstores, magazine shops, and even newsstands will offer you a chance to become familiar with various publications, including those covering health, dieting, fitness, and sports.
You can also obtain information on writing careers by visiting local newspapers, publishers, or radio and television stations and interviewing some of the writers who work there. Career conferences and other guidance programs frequently include authors of all types from local or national organizations.
Other ways to learn more about this career include participating in information interviews and job-shadowing experiences with diet and fitness writers (and writers, in general) and getting involved in summer writing programs that are offered by colleges and universities.
- Art Directors
- Bloggers
- Book Conservators
- Book Editors
- Cartoonists
- Columnists
- Comic Book Writers
- Copy Editors
- Copywriters
- Desktop Publishing Specialists
- Editorial Assistants
- Editorial Research Assistants
- Editors
- Fashion Illustrators
- Fashion Photographers
- Fashion Stylists
- Fashion Writers and Editors
- Film and Television Producers
- Food Photographers
- Food Writers and Editors
- Foreign Correspondents
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Graphic Designers
- Greeting Card Designers and Writers
- Illustrators
- Indexers
- Intellectual Property Lawyers
- Interpreters
- Journalism Teachers
- Lexicographers
- Literary Agents
- Magazine Editors
- Music Journalists
- News Anchors
- Newspaper Editors
- Online Journalists
- Online Producers
- Photo Editors
- Photographers
- Photojournalists
- Playwrights
- Political Columnists and Writers
- Political Reporters
- Political Speechwriters
- Prepress Workers
- Public Opinion Researchers
- Radio and Television Announcers
- Radio Producers
- Real Estate Writers
- Reporters
- Science and Medical Writers
- Screenwriters
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sports Photographers
- Sportswriters
- Technical Writers and Editors
- Translators
- Typists and Word Processors
- Writers