This is one job that every single one of us has been training for our entire lives. Your willingness to tell anyone who will listen that a particular movie was overrated or that a certain movie star's last performance was Oscar-worthy already makes you a movie critic. The only difference between you and pros is that they get paid for their opinions and their names are known world over.

Becoming a movie critic is easily accessible to everyone. All you need is a love of cinema, ability to write and share your opinions, and drive to parley your reviews into fame and fortune.

Stop The Presses

The fact of matter is that majority of newspapers aren't going to give you time of day without some previous experience. That is where Internet comes in. Your first step to becoming a critic is creating a web destination. Set-up a web site and post reviews to it on a regular basis. By doing this you will be able to hone your skills, discipline yourself to write regularly, and another added bonus is that you will gain a following of loyal readers. This is a must if you want to become a famous critic.

Spread Word

To really get your name out there you absolutely must syndicate your reviews. You can get your reviews on other web sites in a number of ways, but two best and easiest are to:

1. Sign-up as a content provider at freesticky.com and sites similar in nature.

2. Join and submit reviews to following sites:

http://www.rottontomatoes.com http://www.movie-gurus.com/content/join/ http://www.movietome.com/about/writer.shtml

Ya Gotta Have a Gimmick

So, you'd like to be a writer? Congrats! Writing not only is a great way to express yourself, but can provide an income. Keep in mind not all writers make a fortune, some still cant quit their day job. Below are some tips to start your writing journey.

1.Start Writing Okay, so this tip is obvious. For some, it's a question of what to write about, for others how to write. Write how and what you want. What kind of books do you like to read? Fiction, Mystery, science fiction, how to books? How about articles, reports, maybe you're interested in journalism. Whatever case may be, to get your creative juices flowing, start writing! Don't worry about how it sounds, grammar or other mistakes, you can go back to fix these.

2.Join online and offline groups/message boards and chats If you already know what you want to write about, consider joining writer groups at your local library, or online groups, along with message boards and chats. It's a great way to network with other writers and published authors. It's also a good place to share your work and receive feedback. Many places online are free to join, some require a membership which usually consist of a user name, e-mail address and password for your user name. Some request more information such as a name, address and sometimes phone number.