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BA degree in English/Creative Writing, 1982
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| Danielle | 09/24/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| am | 07/23/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Yangkun | 04/28/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Many thanks, Susan. As I am not ..... |
| sasha | 04/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Tom | 03/02/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Hello Danielle: Thank you for writing. It is not difficult to get started as a freelance writer, so long as you are willing to accept little or no pay to start with. I started out making $5 per article
Hello Shelly: Any experience you are able to get in either technical or grant writing will be valuable to you, whatever career you end up pursuing. You do not need to reveal on your resume that it was
Hello Tom: Thank you for writing. It is difficult to answer your question without more information - are you after a BA or MA? I assume you'd like a nearby college in case you must spend some time
Hello Cathy: As a professional myself, I would never accept any agreement to be paid in royalties: how do you know there will be any? It sounds like the project will require considerable time and effort
Hello again Rick: If your book is to be non-fiction, facts are what you want. But of course you want to make it interesting and compelling so people will read it. You are quite right in wanting
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