RE: Education required?

["Bill Swallow" <wswallow -at- nycap -dot- rr -dot- com>]

Content is king. Language is secondary.

You *will* be edited, regardless of what your first language is (even if
it's English).

Good luck with the book!

Bill Swallow
wswallow "at" nycap "dot" rr "dot" com 

::: -----Original Message-----
::: I've been writing for the web, successfully, for several 
::: years now. I'm
::: going to be introduced to some people (large agency) increasing my
::: chances to get my first book published. I never had any specific
::: education or training for writing, and English is not my 
::: mother's tongue
::: (though the book is in English).
::: 
::: Do I need any diplomas/degrees/certificates to be taken seriously by
::: publishers? If so, what do you recommend? Are there any 
::: certifications for tech writing? (CTW? ;))



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