ShaelinWrites | Everything About Creative Writing Degrees! @ShaelinWrites | Uploaded August 2020 | Updated October 2024, 36 minutes ago.
I graduated a few months ago with my degree in writing, so wanted to take a chance to answer your questions about this major.Thanks for sending in your questions, folks!
RELATED VIDEOS:
→Everything I Wrote for My Writing Degree: youtube.com/watch?v=8ptpKRqux9M&t=1040s
→ Advice for Creative Writing Students: [coming soon!]
→BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
→Yemen Crisis information, donations, and petitions (updating list): yemencrisis.carrd.co
→Anti-Racism Resource Guide: allyresourceguide.com
→Issues in the World (updating): issuesintheworld.carrd.co
MY SHORT FICTION:
☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this
☾"Solarium" in Minola Review: minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop
☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾"Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live
☾"Wishbone" video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾"Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
4:02 - Was it worth it?
7:37 - What did you learn?
10:33 - Who is a writing degree good for/not good for?
14:32 - Job prospects
15:44 - Deciding to study writing/family reactions
18:00 - Interaction with authors/publishers/agents
19:14 - Degree vs. self teaching
20:00 - Writing degree vs. english degree
20:48 - Does it limit you creatively?
22:54 - Writing genre fiction
25:42 - What if English is your 2nd language?
26:56 - Confidence
27:18 - Is it more practical or theory?
28:19 - What would you have done differently?
28:50 - How did it affect your process/productivity?
29:50 - How hard is a writing degree?
31:40 - MFA vs. BFA
32:56 - Writing own voices and uncomfortable experiences
37:42 - Is plagiarism a risk?
MORE WRITING TIPS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ
WRITING VLOGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ
WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7
BOOK REVIEWS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco
Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ
OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys
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Tumblr: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com
Ask me anything: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask
Twitter: twitter.com/shaelinbishop
Instagram: instagram.com/shaelinbishop
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop
I graduated a few months ago with my degree in writing, so wanted to take a chance to answer your questions about this major.Thanks for sending in your questions, folks!
RELATED VIDEOS:
→Everything I Wrote for My Writing Degree: youtube.com/watch?v=8ptpKRqux9M&t=1040s
→ Advice for Creative Writing Students: [coming soon!]
→BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co
→Yemen Crisis information, donations, and petitions (updating list): yemencrisis.carrd.co
→Anti-Racism Resource Guide: allyresourceguide.com
→Issues in the World (updating): issuesintheworld.carrd.co
MY SHORT FICTION:
☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this
☾"Solarium" in Minola Review: minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop
☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282
☾"Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live
☾"Wishbone" video reading: vimeo.com/420052282
☾"Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: puritan-magazine.com/cherry-and-jane-in-the-garden-of-eden
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
4:02 - Was it worth it?
7:37 - What did you learn?
10:33 - Who is a writing degree good for/not good for?
14:32 - Job prospects
15:44 - Deciding to study writing/family reactions
18:00 - Interaction with authors/publishers/agents
19:14 - Degree vs. self teaching
20:00 - Writing degree vs. english degree
20:48 - Does it limit you creatively?
22:54 - Writing genre fiction
25:42 - What if English is your 2nd language?
26:56 - Confidence
27:18 - Is it more practical or theory?
28:19 - What would you have done differently?
28:50 - How did it affect your process/productivity?
29:50 - How hard is a writing degree?
31:40 - MFA vs. BFA
32:56 - Writing own voices and uncomfortable experiences
37:42 - Is plagiarism a risk?
MORE WRITING TIPS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ
WRITING VLOGS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ
WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7
BOOK REVIEWS: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco
Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ
OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys
SOCIAL
Tumblr: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com
Ask me anything: shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask
Twitter: twitter.com/shaelinbishop
Instagram: instagram.com/shaelinbishop
Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop
