In the Road of Becoming a Novelist Essay -- passion, novelist career, s

â€Å"Chase down your passion like it’s the last bus of the night.† -Terri Guillemets. Passion is like a fuel, it keeps us moving in life. It is medication to our wounds that hurt us internally, yet, it can be the road to success and satisfaction. Passion is the world people run to when reality shuts them down. Painting, dancing, writing, math, and endless hobbies can be someones passion, and all of those things lead to careers, big or small it does not matter. Finding passion could be hard for some people and easier for others. I am one of the people who have found their passion. My passion is writing. I want to become a novelist but before I can do so, I must know the education to become a novelist, the knowledge on how the job process works, and how it fits my career ideals. The very first answer starts with Education. Education is generally the start of success. It blooms one’s skills and expands one’s knowledge. The education a novelist must take is really nothing. Surprising right? Think about back in the older centuries where education isn’t open to everyone, yet there was so many great scholars and writers with poor education. Becoming a novelist isn’t all about the education, rather it is about the skills instead. In order to build the skills, education is needed. I must build my English grammar skills in order to become a decent writer. That means writing as much as I can. After high school it’s a good idea for me to enter into a college even if a post secondary isn’t needed, unless I want to write in a specialized area such as scientific writing, I will then need a Bachelors degree in Science of Technical writing. Same thing with a journalist, a journalist must have a Bachelors degree in communication, English, or journali... ....†- Criss Jami. Works Cited "Fiction Writer Job Description, Career as a Fiction Writer." - StateUniversity.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2014. "How to Become a Writer: Education and Training Requirements for Becoming a Professional Writer." Educhoices.org. EduChoices, 12 Aug. 2009. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. "How to Publish a Book: An Overview of Traditional & Self-Publishing." How To Publish a Book: An Overview of Traditional & Self-Publishing. F+W Media, n.d. Web. 06 Mar. 2014. "Novel Writing Careers | Salary | Information :TheArtCareerProject.com."TheArtCareerProjectcom RSS. The Art Career Project, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2014. Smith, Dominic. "The Millions." : How Many Novelists Are at Work in America? The Millions, 30 Dec. 2013. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. "Summary." U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2014.