From: BrendaWriter@yahoo.com   
      
   On 6/14/2014 11:40 AM, mumble wrote:   
      
   > Yes, a creative writing course can only amount to some kind of   
   > introduction, but the author-blurb I'm referring to said that she had   
   > taken a *degree* in "Creative Writing". I didn't realize there were   
   > colleges with full degree programs in Creative Writing, but apparently   
   > the world moves on whether we're watching it or not. I can imagine a   
   > four-year program that would go a great distance toward teaching someone   
   > to be a writer of merit.   
      
      
   A degree in Creative Writing is usually combined with a degree in   
   English -- I have one. IMO if you actually want to write fiction for the   
   commercial market you should not waste your time and money on a creative   
   writing degree. Better to get one in botany or systems engineering or   
   nuclear physics. Then you h ave something to underpin your SF.   
      
   Brenda   
      
      
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