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How do I balance work with my love of writing?
I'm a programmer and an aspiring writer. I love writing. Over the past year, I had been working on my first novel. Making the plot, dimensioning the characters, integrating conflicts etc. And when I ...
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How does a code monkey become a novelist?
I have always loved creative writing, but honestly do not see software engineers that write fiction all that often. Heck, I do not see software engineers that read fiction all that often either.
To ...
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How does one break into the field of professional writing?
First, some background that may help explain the question. I have recently realized that most of my life has been spent pursuing technical-creative hybrid projects. As a professional software ...
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What are the advantages of incorporation for a writer?
I have heard of some (rather successful) writers incorporating - that is, creating a corporation of which they are the sole member. What are the potential advantages (or disadvantages) of doing this?
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What are jobs that prefer or require MFAs in Creative Writing?
Other than getting adjunct work with your shiny new MFA, what other professions like them?
(I'm gainfully employed, and while I think my MFA helps me, it is in not appreciated by my employer in any ...
