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If your qualification is related to your story, then yes. For example, Mercedes Lackey keeps hawks and horses, both of which feature prominently in her stories. So I know that any details about the...

posted 11y ago by Lauren Ipsum‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#4: Attribution notice removed by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-13T12:00:16Z (over 4 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:57:22Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2019-12-08T02:57:22Z (over 4 years ago)
If your qualification is related to your story, then yes. For example, Mercedes Lackey keeps hawks and horses, both of which feature prominently in her stories. So I know that any details about them are reasonably based in fact.

If your degree is in underwater basket-weaving and your story is about WWII England, then not so much.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-06-27T15:14:19Z (almost 11 years ago)
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