: Re: Do I need to have a degree to become a writer? I've always loved to write. Granted I haven't been writing very much these days because of university but I want to publish a book one day.

Of course not. Who suggested that you might?

To be a writer you need, basically, first imagination and then talent.

All other things being equal - which almost never happens - anyone with the same basic attributes might see them polished by a degree but I hope that's not what you meantâ€¦

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: Likeable characters with deplorable professions? I'm planning out an idea for a short story. In the story, slavery didn't abruptly end but instead continued to modern day and beyond. The structure

: When a publisher buys the copyright for my books, does that include the pen name I used? Years ago, I wrote many westerns under half a dozen names for a publisher. They bought the copyright

: Does everything have to be accurate? Do I have to make everything apply to logic, physics, science, etc? The Harry Potter series has been a major hit, and it is nowhere near to being scientifically

: First Chapters protocol I am a first time novelist with writing experience. I have an idea for my novel that begins with an important scene which actually plays out in the middle of the novel.

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