/lit/ - Literature

Ray Bradbury is an educated, intelligent, and talented twat. He comes from a time in which a college degree was only achieved or pursued by those with the proper status and wealth. No one could achieve what he has the same way again. The system is different. If you want to be a NYT Bestselling author you need to go to an established school and MFA at least perhaps even go ahead and get your doctorate in creative writing.

Also, universities aren't the same as they were 50 some odd years ago. There's a lot less of the elitist posturing and enforcement of particular styles Though writers who do come from specific programs do tend to lightly mimic their professors sometimes. What's the difference between learning to write from a living writer and learning to write from a book by that person? Not everyone is Ray Bradbury who claims he can remember every single event of his life from childhood on and who has stories swirling around in his head first thing in the morning. I value his opinion, I really do, but it's nothing to live or die by. Some people need outlines. Some don't. So what? Can you really tell the difference once the story is over?

You know I nee my alone time. We'll party and fuck like rabbits over the weekend. Maybe I can talk to your friends about the virtue of strength and truth in literature and we can have a threesome. If you would just learn a little French we could be having a giant foursome after you seduced your friend on the end there.

>be an English major
>get more tail than autistic engineers
>hurr durr I'll make more money
We know what you really want.