Everything About Creative Writing Degrees!

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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ptpKRqux9M&t=1040s → Advice for Creative Writing Students: [coming soon!] →BLM petitions, donations, and resources (updating list): https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co / https://blacklivesmattercanada.carrd.co →Yemen Crisis information, donations, and petitions (updating list): https://yemencrisis.carrd.co →Anti-Racism Resource Guide: https://allyresourceguide.com →Issues in the World (updating): https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co MY SHORT FICTION: ☾"I Will Never Tell You This" in The Puritan: http://puritan-magazine.com/never-tell-you-this/ ☾"Solarium" in Minola Review: http://www.minolareview.com/shaelin-bishop ☾"Barefoot" in The Fiddlehead [print only]: https://thefiddlehead.ca/issue/282 ☾"Wishbone" in PRISM international [print only]: http://prismmagazine.ca/2020/04/19/prism-58-3-sprawl-is-live/ ☾"Wishbone" video reading: https://vimeo.com/420052282 ☾"Cherry and Jane in the Garden of Eden" in The Puritan: http://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: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oJsJ6LTZRtYtCHWi-5pjhQJ WRITING VLOGS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oK35m9jtz_aR2t8Dssl6eqJ WRITING CHATS & DISCUSSIONS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oLHy-zpu_yk7CfbJvrNc1O7 BOOK REVIEWS: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8-jsG6NG3oKlrHVFgs9UZCxJjB0Azqco Check out more writing and publishing videos from me over @Reedsy!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpo0MkTAyEl73PmIVs8CQvQ OUTRO MUSIC: "l u v t e a [acoustic]" by Autumn Keys SOCIAL Tumblr: https://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com Ask me anything: http://shaelinwrites.tumblr.com/ask Twitter: https://twitter.com/shaelinbishop Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shaelinbishop/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/5803057-shaelin-bishop