When I was first accepted into the Creative Writing program, the first thing my mom said, “Congratulations!”
Her next sentence was, “So what can you do with an MFA in Creative writing?”
I said to her with the utmost confidence, “I’m going to write a book!” I really thought I would accomplish that goal. There were so many fantastic writers in our class and that inspired me to keep on writing.
Fast forward two years later and I’ve graduated. It’s May and I still haven’t finished a first draft. I also had the following conversation with my mom:
Mom: Congratulations! So… what do you do with an MFA in Creative Writing?
Me: I’m writing a book.
Mom: That’s great! But what are you doing for a real job?
Me: ….
I thought writing was going to be my real job. But it looks like I’m going to have to find something else until I can make it my real job. A girl’s gotta eat, right?
In the meantime, I’ve given myself a deadline to complete the first draft of my WIP by the end of June. I know it’s going to take discipline to actually sit and finish it, but I’m looking forward to the day when I can say, “I have written a book.”
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