A Degree in English Composition ... Was That Supposed to Make Me Money?
@mythociate (21437)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
February 20, 2022 1:48pm CST
Not at the university! it seems like most of THOSE degrees only help you become 'a University Professor in that subject!'
Of course; when I started at the University, I still had dreams of 'somehow getting my violin-skills back and becoming a superstar (when whatever 'liberal arts'-education I got would just help me make good choices in my career).
I actually had started as an Entertainment Business major, but--when it became clear that I wasn't going to be able to do the backstage-work EB majors need to do--I switched to English Composition.
And all that time, I never learned about 'doing what Twitters #WritersCommunity is always talking about doing with their work'---querying (which I suppose is where you submit a story-idea to a book-publisher).
https://twitter.com/search?q=%23query%20%23Writing&src=typed_query&f=top
Can you tell me more about "querying"?
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@mythociate (21437)
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
21 Feb 22
It's a fancy way of saying "writing" (just like "composing a symphony" is a fancy way of saying 'writing a song') 
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@kaylachan (58995)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 Feb 22
Until this post, I've never heard the term. Sorry. With your skills, though... you could probably do some frelance writing if you wanted.
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@marguicha (216477)
• Chile
20 Feb 22
I can just say good luck. I know most writers of my generation from my country and noone has gotten rich writing.
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