Fields in Writing

I will share my views on the fundamental terms associated with writing. Writing involves fields like:

• Creative writing: It is a broad field that involves writing on any topic - fiction or non-fiction. Generally, creative writing includes writing short stories, poems, novels, etc. The core element of creative writing is to look at the world from a different perspective and express your thoughts and ideas clearly and forcefully.
  

• Content writing: It deals with writing contain on various domains ranging from business to travel, art to science, health to politics. Generally, content writing is linked to writing content for web (portals, wiki, or blogs). The core element of content writing is to understand the target audience (customer or prospects), design and create content that can grab attention and is useful to the audience or reader of the content. It may also refer to writing content on the basis of search engine optimization to achieve high ranking on search engines.
  

• Copy writing: In simple words, copy writing is a writing that sells. Generally, copy writing is linked with advertising and media with the aim to promote a person, a brand, or an idea. The core element of copy writing is write to sell a product, service, or pursuade your target audience to select your business or organization. Copy writing can range from creating body copy, proposals, whitepapers, newsletters, brochures, press release, and other marketing collaterals or promotional materials.
  

• Technical writing: It refers to writing technical concepts in an easy to understand format. Today we cannot imagine a life without cell phones, personal computers, and other hi-tech devices. Thus, knowing about these devices, their installation, and troubleshooting methods have become more important. Technical writing involves writing on these devices and creating online help, user guide, installation guide, datasheet, reports, and other technical materials.
  

• API writing: It relates to writing on application programming interface. API is a source code interface provided to interact with applications. API writing involves writing for programmers/developers who can refer to the API or update or fix them. API writing helps product users to learn about the API functions, their purpose, parameters, return values, etc. that are available to their applications. In simple words, it is writing about what a function is supposed to do.
  

• Editing/Reviewing: It refers to making changes to a document, audio or video to make it adhere to agreed standards. Editing or reviewing involves checking for consistency, grammatical correctness, and adherence to specific style guide or style sheet. This activity ensures that documentation or audio/video material is of good quality.
  

• Instructional designing: Instructional designing basically relates with the systematic development of learning objectives using instructional concepts and theories. In simple language, instructional designing is concerned with making learning as interesting as possible.
  

• Journalism: It refers to writing, reviewing and creating articles and news. Generally, journalism is related to writing for media like print (newspapers and magazines) and electronic (television, radio, and the Internet). Journalists report and write on a variety of topics including politics, economics and business, health and medicine, education, sports, lifestyles, clothing, food, pets, and relationships. The purpose of journalism is to inform, educate, and enlighten the readers.
  

All these forms of writing supplment and complement each other. The basic requirements for venturing in these fields are flair for writing and a creative bent of mind. Above all, each field in writing requires hard work, focused mind, and a learning temperament.