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An MFA would come in handy when working in the publishing world. A lot of editors for publishing houses have MFAs and even owners of publishing houses occasionally have them. I know at least one of the editors at the primary house I work for has one and I'll be pursuing an MFA myself.
Not only does the experience often help editors, it gives the publishing ...
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I applied to an MFA program as a side-option last year, and I am about 90% per cent certain that I read this somewhere on the department's site/admissions portal. (The 10% uncertainty comes from not being able to recall where exactly, maybe on a FAQ somewhere). Paraphrased: Our students usually are able to find part time work as editors for ...
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I'm not sure how much help I'm going to be, since in the end a lot of
these things come down to subjective likes and dislikes, but here's a
few thoughts:
The pattern of "problem, action, result" is often recommended for
resume-type writing. The goal is to prove your skills and experience
with a concrete example of how you had a problem, what you did to try
...
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There is no right or easy answer to this question. If you asked 1000 screenwriters how they got their break you'd get 1000 different answers but the single continuous thread that will run through every answer is "Write an amazing screenplay." Seriously, the world is always looking for writers and good screenplays will always get noticed.
On a practical ...
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