Am I Nuts?

[plynn78]

 I think I must be.  As many of you know, I recently Graduated with an A.S. Degree with a Criminal Justice concentration.  I have been contemplating continuing my education in order to become a CSI tech (and no, it's not because of the show).  However, recently I have thinking that maybe I should try to find a way to do something I love to do and,

Comments

[plumapen]

Oh boy do I know the lure of an English degree and have it seduce you away from [insert other personally unsatisfying] studies. I was a science major for the first two years of my college life before finally giving in and switching to English in my third year. So, if I'm counting correctly, this is about where you are. For editing, you can choose one of two tracks really: you can do a degree in English with an emphasis in writing or journalism (instead of literature and *not* in creative writing) OR you can do a communication degree with an emphasis in public relations, journalism, or [insert other writing type concentration here]. Now, if you wanted to follow the literature emphasis, this would still give you the writing exposure and experience, but you'll spend most of your time writing about literature rather than writing about the craft of writing, if that makes sense. In the writing emphasis track you'll take courses on rhetoric as part of the concentration, and you'll have to satisfy some literature courses as well as part

[plynn78]

That's exactly the kind of info I was looking for, pen. Thanks. It does look like I am going to have to wait a couple of years before I can even think of it, though. A (paying)job is very important until Evelyn is in school, but sometimes dreams need to be put on hold for life, I guess. I'll have to see if I can start some of the classes online until Evie starts Preschool, which is only in another year. I'm starting to get really excited about the prospect. There is a rather large publisher here in Orlando (Harcourt), so an internship is possible. something to think about anyway.

[dead_sexydexy]

You are not at all nuts. Not at all. I say go for it!

[plynn78]

Thanks Dexy. Sometimes I wonder, lol!

[dead_sexydexy]

You must go for it as I have a BA in psych. and an elementary ed teaching certificate wallowing about whilst I write fanfic and pretend I will one day write the original stories running through my tiny mind.