Good Creative Writer – 2 Strategies For Creative Writing Success

As a creative writing professional, I understand the importance of self-marketing my writing skills and writing and publishing original content on a regular basis to stay connected with my editors and readers.
Here are my 2 best strategies for marketing creative writing skills that have helped me build up my small home based business over the past 6 years into a reliable article writing service for clients based in India and abroad who require original, quality articles on diverse topics.
1. Use social-networking sites to build your brand
In this era of networking and fierce competition, among the many challenges a freelance article writer or creative writer faces is the power to generate interest in his or her works. Be it a feature, collection of stories, a fresh novel or a series of articles on a current topic, the modern writer needs to focus on building the right contacts to sell content regularly to stay afloat and not just depend on hot keywords, controversial subjects or stylish content packaging to pay bills and build a credible portfolio.
Using social networking sites is easy, fun and free and the latest way to effectively get the word out about your writing business. As compared to the traditional word of mouth publicity that helped creative writers bag assignments in the close-knit copy writing industry or magazine publishing world some years back, or even the advantages of buying tickets for writers’ conferences, using social networking sites help article writers stay connected with their chosen industry leaders while also empowering them to create a buzz about their services, post links to latest clips, get comments and feedback on their work and generally engage more effectively with the people who matter: readers and editors!
Quick, efficient and free of cost, social networking sites like Twitter, MySpace, Facebook are a creative writer’s best tools for shaping connections worldwide. For example, with Facebook, writers can create a personal profile as well as a ‘fanpage’ to highlight their best work. It is a great platform for showcasing writing samples, high quality graphics, links to online published works and news; MySpace too, offers users the facility to create extended profiles. But, in my experience, Twitter is combines the best of these two social networks, because its format provides writers with a simplified platform for engaging target markets in their work.
I bagged 2 writing projects just from posting links to my writing on Twitter: one to a recent article in a luxury publication and another linking to a feature I wrote that was published in a writing group newsletter, so I know this strategy works!!
2. Gain success in creative writing profession by joining an association
This is the best route for published authors and creative writers seeking to rub shoulders with literary agents and leading publishers in their chosen genre of writing. However, joining a professional association for creative writers calls for some research into the specialty of the group, such as Romance Writers Guild or Modern Fiction Writers Group etc. in order to benefit from the scope of networking with like-minded writers and other creative professionals who can help you hone your craft. This is because being part of a reputed writing association gives creative writers access to latest industry news, useful links and discussion groups so they can stay current at all times.