What kind of jobs involve a lot of writing?

I'd agree about technical writing; another area is marketing, including research, social media and web content, etc. It isn't necessarily agency work; I do a ton of writing working for a company that does promotional products, t-shirts, uniform programs, etc. Facebook and twitter updates, employment notices, product descriptions for web sites, etc. Another thing if you're more technical, less marketing - any sort of project management role involves a lot of writing - e-mails, reports, etc. Polished writing ability to communicate what's going on to external clients, vendors, and senior management is a great plus. Generally speaking, more people probably hate to write or aren't good at it than the other way round; if you like to write you can often get the writing assignments within a given company.

I am a technical writer and I find my work very satisfying. I enjoy taking complex information and making it easy to understand. Based on your description of yourself I think it might be something you would like as well. It also pays pretty well, so that's a nice bonus. It helps if you have some sort of technical background, but that's not strictly necessary. I work in software development but I'm not a developer nor do I have a degree in a related field. I got this job by working my way up from an entry-level job where I was able to display my skill at writing.

Nonprofit development! I write reports and proposals all day long. Like you, I enjoy "constructing" reports. Now that I'm at a smaller nonprofit, I also get to write promotional materials like brochures. As a bonus, there are a ton of legal nonprofts, so it might not be hard to get a foot in the door.

Lots of options in various industries: copywriting (advertising, communications/marketing, public relations, etc.), grant writing (nonprofits, academic institutions, etc.), technical writing. I started off my career as a junior copywriter for the marketing dept. of an insurance company -- I didn't have any actual copywriting experience, but had worked on various publications in college and grad school; that was enough to get me an interview, after which they gave me a copywriting test. With a cover letter and resume that foregrounds your different types of writing experience, I would think you could similarly get a foot in the door for entry-level writing jobs.

There's also: editors and copy writers screenwriters columnists It may be a good idea to research the companies and organizations you would like to work for, and then find out how you can volunteer with them.

Marketing, marketing communication, content management. People always need writers for marketing materials, websites, etc.

Many types of consultants spend a lot of time writing, as do people working on bid management.

Nthing marketing. The manager of my company's marketing department spends tons of time writing. She produces web content regularly, writes for the company blog and newsletter, writes articles for industry magazines and crafts lengthy internal communications (emails explaining current promotions, results, etc.) She also puts together trainings and presentations. As CRM administrator I spend a fair amount of time writing technical materials, internal communications and training materials. And we have a person in our department who writes and designs product brochures and other collateral.

You could try ghostwriting! Someone gives you an outline and you write a book based on it. It can be kind of dull stuff to write about, in general it's interesting.