How to start your writing career
Discover how you can become a writer, and the steps you need to take to be successful in this industry.
ScreenSkills career map explains how a film or TV drama idea gets to the screen, whether that be the big screen or a phone. It also explains the marketing and business roles in the industry. (Check out the other ScreenSkills career maps for film, tv, games and animation)
Guidance for Neurodivergent Creatives - Whether you’re just starting your journey, or are already carving out your own independent career path, this resource provides guidance and support on working in the creative industries for neurodivergent creatives
Typical job profiles
Useful online resources
- BBC Writersroom
- Channel 4 4Skills
- Creativepool
- National Poetry Library
- Raindance - Screenwriters Diploma
- Transition Tradition Creative Careers
- Word Tonic newsletter is filled with copywriting tips, career insights + outside perspectives from OTHER industry-leading copywriters
- Write Words
- WritersServices
Scotland
- Creative Scotland and Creative Scotlland opportunities
- Scottish Book Trust
- Playwrights' Studio Scotland
- Scottish Writers' Centre
- Screen Academy Scotland