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I ended up at the University
of Vermont in Burlington where I was--you guessed it--an English and history major. My
degree was from UVM's College of Education, so if you ever find yourself in one of those
alternate lives we're always hearing about in science fiction stories I could end up being
your Language Arts teacher. |
| While I was in college I
still had that problem with not finishing the stories I started. Then I developed another
problem. The few things I did finish, editors didn't want to publish. Editors are well
known for not wanting to publish much. Instead of getting a job teaching
after college, I spent four years working in an office at The University of Connecticut. I
wrote letters, quarterly and final reports, and advertising copy for workshops. I also
spent many hours typing, filing, and talking on the phone. I was so very mature (and
married) at that point, that I was finally able to start finishing my own writing
projects. I finished dozens of them, all very serious because I was a serious writer. The
response from editors all over the country? "No, you're not." |
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