Question:
I write well and have a story and want to write a book and get it published, then do MBA and then be an editor?
Gal
2009-02-13 11:33:08 UTC
Is my plan good? I have a BS in Lib Studies from a very small college and so I need back up. I have done a couple of internships in NY for different fields, Volunteer work in India, have a successful running website and plan to write a book(its a very good topic, not related to business but I am hoping to get it published) I hope to then use all this to get into a top MBA program. After an MBA, I want to be either an editor or a publisher and a social activist on the side.
What do you think of my plan? Is it insane or do you think I could do it?
Five answers:
anonymous
2009-02-13 11:51:13 UTC
Just what the world needs, MORE administrators. Not.



Your MBA is so much useless paper. Trendy degree course du jour. If you want to be an editor or a publisher, what you need is lots and lots of experience writing and editing.
siobhan_23
2009-02-13 11:56:45 UTC
I have to agree with the other answerer in that I really don't know how an MBA will help you reach your goal. If you are looking to get a degree that is directly related to your chosen field go with a degree in English, Comparative LIterature or another humanities field that has coursework heavily weighted towards independent research and writing. An MBA might be helpful if you were interested in being CFO or COO of a publishing company, but not really if you want to be an editor. If you really think you want some additional background in business as well then do a post-grad certificate or something similar.



Good luck. Cheers.
anonymous
2009-02-13 11:54:35 UTC
"I write well and have a story and want to write a book and get it published, then do MBA and then be an editor."



Just by the way this question is worded you do not "write well", sorry to say. If you wish to be an editor you are going to need to clean up your own writing to start with. Even the body of your question is riddled with errors. You have good ideas in mind but they need to be more concise and straightforward. Go after your dream but I am going to advise you to work hard and do much better than what you have presented us with.
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2016-10-06 03:18:05 UTC
How previous are you? Authors are made – no longer born on the 1st sign of christening and as long as you may write and pull off a manuscript at an early age of what, 6, you will possibly be a broadcast author. Self-publishing is one venue for authors who had to objective how their e book will fare contained accessible. To get right into a settlement, sure, you ought to have somebody legal that may assist you with it. Self-publishing will entail you to make a deposit until now dealing with production and any monetary transaction achieved ought to be valid. how are you able to no longer submit? I even have time-honored of authors who began as early as 6 to ten- years previous. With make certain’s consent, supervision and components, those infants are already raking exposure interior the publishing industry as youthful as they're now. I desire you good fortune :)
Betsy
2009-02-13 11:38:38 UTC
sounds good, I don't know that MBA will help in getting an editor's job though.


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