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[CuriousArtemis]

What the frell did I just watch?

 

I bet you sat and watched it all the way through, too I know I did. Then wondered what was wrong with myself.

[CuriousArtemis]

Well yes, she's an English teacher. I think everyone with a twitch needs therapy. (Kidding!)

 

Well, you're probably right Good luck getting stubborn closed-off souls such as myself into a therapist's chair though.

[Kirrahe1]

Either would be a gateway degree into the general field of writing and editing (whether freelance or not). But a professional writer SHOULD have a degree in English (my opinion). Then maybe if you want you could double major. But (imo) the journalism stuff (like Bev's "who, what, where, when, why") can be learned on the job.

When you say professional do you also include authors? Because I can think of a ton of authors of the top of my head that have made fantastic books and are world renown in fame that don't have English degrees of any kind. I suppose they just hire editors for grammar related things! Grammar is kinda a tricky beast lol!

[BioFan (Official)]

Well, you're probably right Good luck getting stubborn closed-off souls such as myself into a therapist's chair though.

When I do peer edits in honors comp 2:

[CuriousArtemis]

When you say professional do you also include authors? Because I can think of a ton of authors of the top of my head that have made fantastic books and are world renown in fame that don't have English degrees of any kind. I suppose they just hire editors for grammar related things! Grammar is kinda a tricky beast lol!

 

Oh no, not at all. I mean a writer for a newspaper, website, magazine, textbook, whatever. Not like Steven King or George R. R. Martin. I'm talking about a career... not a hobby that somehow turned into a money making scheme (because we're all busy working on our novels in our off time, right? )

[BioFan (Official)]

Cullen is Sagittarius, like me!

 

ME TOO!!!

Gay sags go well together

[SamaraDraven]

I bet you sat and watched it all the way through, too I know I did. Then wondered what was wrong with myself.

I was wondering when there would be a point to the awful dancing. And the voice with no moving lips things was just weeeeirrrd...

[BioFan (Official)]

Aries/Pig.  According to one website:

 

Aries born during the Chinese Zodiac’s Year of the Pig are represented in Primal Astrology by the Dodo

 

I am a dodo. A DODO.

 

 

OOOO what site? WANT

[CuriousArtemis]

I can think of a ton of authors of the top of my head that have made fantastic books and are world renown in fame that don't have English degrees of any kind. I suppose they just hire editors for grammar related things! Grammar is kinda a tricky beast lol!

 

Also I can probably guarantee you (let's pretend that makes sense) that someone like George R. R. Martin or Steven King doesn't need a copy editor to catch serious grammatical errors. Usually, if you're a good fiction writer, you understand the mechanics of English pretty well. It's part of being a good storyteller. Though I hesitate to use Martin as an example of a good writer.

 

[Kirrahe1]

Well, you're probably right Good luck getting stubborn closed-off souls such as myself into a therapist's chair though.

Don't worry a lot of people feel a great deal of concerns about therapy! Often times they need it the most (not saying that you do but I've never heard of it hurting someone) But I can't fault you for not being interested in it because that'd be me being majority hypocritical because I'd never major in English. The good news is we still get along swimmingly though! Did you ever consider journalism or did you always want to be a teacher?

Also, yay Cullen!

[Phate Phoenix]

Oh no, not at all. I mean a writer for a newspaper, website, magazine, textbook, whatever. Not like Steven King or George R. R. Martin. I'm talking about a career... not a hobby that somehow turned into a money making scheme (because we're all busy working on our novels in our off time, right? )

 

[SHOVES BINDER UNDER BED] What? No!

 

... Now I kinda want Cullen to have a secret writing hobby. Varric could tease him about it, and then offer to help get him published. 

[CuriousArtemis]

I was wondering when there would be a point to the awful dancing. And the voice with no moving lips things was just weeeeirrrd...

 

I'm still not sure if that's the game or some silly fan doing a voice over

[Shyviolet]

OOOO what site? WANT

 

http://www.primalastrology.com/

 

It's a bit loopy, but good fun!

[Maria Caliban]

Oh no, not at all. I mean a writer for a newspaper, website, magazine, textbook, whatever. Not like Steven King or George R. R. Martin. I'm talking about a career... not a hobby that somehow turned into a money making scheme (because we're all busy working on our novels in our off time, right? )

I was a touch confused as I'd consider Stephen King or GRRM as having a career or being professional writers. I believe several of the writers on BioWare's staff also lack English degrees.

Thank you for the clarification.

[CuriousArtemis]

[SHOVES BINDER UNDER BED] What? No!

 

... Now I kinda want Cullen to have a secret writing hobby. Varric could tease him about it, and then offer to help get him published. 

 

Awww but no, seriously, wouldn't it be sweet if he writes, like, religious poetry in his off time? He doesn't show them to anyone, and they're really awful, but they're super earnest. And lately he's branched off to writing about other things, and maybe even at some point tries to pen a love poem, but he can't get the words out right....

[Kirrahe1]

Also I can probably guarantee you (let's pretend that makes sense) that someone like George R. R. Martin or Steven King doesn't need a copy editor to catch serious grammatical errors. Usually, if you're a good fiction writer, you understand the mechanics of English pretty well. It's part of being a good storyteller. Though I hesitate to use Martin as an example of a good writer.
 

Like JK Rowling! I love her books but....they aren't exactly free of major plot holes and deus ex machina.

[BioFan (Official)]

http://www.primalastrology.com/

 

It's a bit loopy, but good fun!

I'm a... a....

[CuriousArtemis]

Don't worry a lot of people feel a great deal of concerns about therapy! Often times they need it the most (not saying that you do but I've never heard of it hurting someone) But I can't fault you for not being interested in it because that'd be me being majority hypocritical because I'd never major in English. The good news is we still get along swimmingly though! Did you ever consider journalism or did you always want to be a teacher?

Also, yay Cullen!

 

BWAHAHA I never wanted to be a teacher I was going to be a veterinarian, but I quickly learned that people who love animals don't become veterinarians. So I changed my major to English because I liked to write. I decided to stay on and get my Master's because I wasn't sure what else to do after I graduated... not a whole lot of writing opportunities at the time in my small town. Then after the Master's, I didn't have much teaching experience so knew no one would hire me to do THAT, so I went on to get the doctorate. And hence at age 32 was given my first full-time job #DelayedAdulthood

[Kirrahe1]

Awww but no, seriously, wouldn't it be sweet if he writes, like, religious poetry in his off time? He doesn't show them to anyone, and they're really awful, but they're super earnest. And lately he's branched off to writing about other things, and maybe even at some point tries to pen a love poem, but he can't get the words out right....

Argh ART I want this so bad now! We already know he can write and compose a good letter lol! maybe the religion ones are actually really good but he writes horrible love poems. I bet he could do amazing angst poems from his time in the circle.

Looks at phate
Well....where's our banter!?

[Shyviolet]

[SHOVES BINDER UNDER BED] What? No!

 

... Now I kinda want Cullen to have a secret writing hobby. Varric could tease him about it, and then offer to help get him published. 

 

I bet he would write poetry.

 

Gloriously bad poetry immortalizing his inquisitor.

[CuriousArtemis]

Like JK Rowling! I love her books but....they aren't exactly free of major plot holes and deus ex machina.

 

She's a pretty good writer though, as far as dialog and exposition and other storytelling aspects are concerned. I never really thought about the plot holes, but I'm sure they're there And she can't write romance for anything, BLECH! But her pacing is out of this world! And yeah I still say that after reading the last book.

 

Now this seems totally unrelated, but honestly, my interest in writing is why I love, love, LOVE Cullen so much. He's soooo well-written. And it's also why I adore the DA writing team. (I have DG as one of my "heroes" on FB )

[Shyviolet]

I'm a... a....
 

 

Count your blessings. At least you're not this.

 

 And now enough of the off-topic! Cullen is great! I love Cullen! Cullen is interesting! Cullen is brave! Cullen is handsome! Cullen takes lyrium! Cullen does the watusi!

[BioFan (Official)]

I misread that as tyrannosaurus! 

 

I see your misread and raise you:

[Phate Phoenix]

Awww but no, seriously, wouldn't it be sweet if he writes, like, religious poetry in his off time? He doesn't show them to anyone, and they're really awful, but they're super earnest. And lately he's branched off to writing about other things, and maybe even at some point tries to pen a love poem, but he can't get the words out right....

 

I bet he would write poetry.

 

Gloriously bad poetry immortalizing his inquisitor.

 

YES. YES YES YES. I love when character write poems about each other! Cullen writing a poem about the Inquisitor would just be--gah! Even if it terrible, there's just something so sweet about it that I can't help but adore it.

 

I had a friend who wrote a poem about me in high school--had it published in the school arts collection for that year and everything. My mother had it framed, and I still have it.   (I was bugged for, like, a month by my schoolmates about why I wasn't dating him and told I was a terrible person for turning him down. He was gay, I was ace, it was never meant to be!  )

[Kirrahe1]

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Ok...so yeah that article did meander a tad. Kinda hard to follow where is was going.