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Do you need college to be a writer?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

You need a good understanding of the language. If you are a good writer who can get across ideas, you'll be successful - most people find that college helps them to do this much better than if they did not have an education, but you can learn just by reading on your own!

No formal qualifications are necessary for creative writing. The main thing is the ability to use language well and to have plenty of ideas and good powers of observation. There are courses in creative writing and they vary considerably in quality. However, no publisher is going to be interested in your BA in Creative Writing ... Do the course if you think it will help you write.

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