tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998835043850194033.post6994478051881188464..comments2024-03-01T21:22:51.305-08:00Comments on The Literary Mercenary: You Don't Need A Degree To Be A WriterNeal Litherlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01307649737269196558noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998835043850194033.post-237246279163247152017-06-08T04:23:30.284-07:002017-06-08T04:23:30.284-07:00The key to writing is just do it. There is no set ...The key to writing is just do it. There is no set path. None of the authors I know personally have writing degrees. They are doctors, lawyers, IT people, bureaucrats... The one thing they have in common is that their "day jobs" influence their writing.Joab Stieglitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797447749519745352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998835043850194033.post-59375746689249444252017-05-25T13:08:25.032-07:002017-05-25T13:08:25.032-07:00The first rule in becoming a successful writer is ...The first rule in becoming a successful writer is to get money. Everything else is a cake-walk from there. After graduating from high school in 1982, my parents wanted me to study computer science and get some kind of job in that field. Their #1 goal was that I make lots of money. So I did as they expected and went 2 ½ years of studying computer science without knowing what the hell I was doing. My real desire was to be a fiction writer. I also wanted to make movies, so when I switched my major from computer science to radio / TV / film in 1985, my parents all but disowned me. I might as well have told them I was going to become a professional poker player. Ironically, I returned to my college studies several years ago and earned a degree in professional writing. I had realized many years ago I even liked business or technical writing. Ultimately, my folks came around and understood that this is my life, and I should have been in control of it from the start. They ended up supporting my creative writing desires. My one regret now is that I haven’t published anything outside of my own blog, before my father died last year. But it remains a definitive goal for me.Alejandro De La Garzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12281206714689138318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998835043850194033.post-90442348584376045012017-05-19T05:26:57.723-07:002017-05-19T05:26:57.723-07:00Really enjoyed reading that. I ma trying to write ...Really enjoyed reading that. I ma trying to write and you have given me a little more "permission" to have a go. Thank you...<br /><br />gramswisewords.blogspot.comgrams ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627561019772248870noreply@blogger.com