Should Writers Get an English Degree?

It Depends. What is Your Goal?

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When I started community college, I had the intention of getting an English degree. I wanted to write, and I knew if way before I enrolled in my first class. I loved to read; I borrowed books from the library, bought a few at used bookstores or in the discounted section of the Waldenbooks (back then). I was poor, so it was all I could afford, but…