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[amor_remanet]

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This is mostly depressing because I know it's true. That's also the source of the humor... and this is going to be my life soon. The benefit of going to school where I do is that I've actually talked to my professors regularly, they know me and my strengths/weaknesses/interests pretty well, and can write good recommendations. There is hope... it's

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[amor_remanet]

*snuggles* ...we can be doomed together, at least? The big thing, as I understand it, is that you're allowed to now a lot about the subject you're studying, but that it's essential to have some kind of focus. Like, I'm going to get my MA or MFA in English with a creative writing focus (or just creative writing, depending on the school), sub-focus in fiction, and an even narrower focus from there in genre fiction. And I don't want to say in "redeeming" it, because there's a lot of really good genre fiction... but in writing genre fiction that's intelligent and has depth to it, beyond, "HOLY CRAP THERE IS A VAMPIRE IN OUR SMALL TOWN IN MAINE EVERYBODY'S GOING TO DIE" or, "MY CAR IS HAUNTED OH NOES," or [another Stephen King plot here]. It's like... as someone who enjoys reading and writing intelligent genre fic, I wish more of the world knew about the Neil Gaiman, Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick, Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett set - and that JK Rowling hadn't screwed over her really awesome premise and characters by refusing to

[actourdreams]

I fully look forward to - by which I mean dread the overwork, tuition fees, potential fieldwork clusterfucks, and inevitable impostor syndrome of - grad school, but I am so glad I don't plan to go into teaching, because, Jesus. That's just about it. My father was a college professor when my parents married, and they have a lot of stories about moving around and living in substandard college accommodations with low pay.

Speaking of my future career, oh my god Pandemic. I recall a similar game that had its own website (by the WHO, I seem to remember?), but I can't find it any more, so yay! Thanks for introducing me to that. :D