Do you, friends, have a problem?
Do you find yourself frittering away hours at a time putting useless words on a screen, or, heaven-forfend, a page, when you could be washing dishes or waxing cats?
Do you find yourself thinking about writing when you are doing other things?
Have you given up social engagements in order to write alone?
Don’t worry, there is help — and it’s not far away. Help can be found in your local community where trained experts and support groups will help remove the monkey from your back — for good. Simply inquire at your local university or state college about their Master of Fine Arts program, and you’ll be on your way.
Writing is a terrible addiction which can destroy families and relationships. For the sake of your loved ones, don’t delay — enroll today.
-The Dream Café
6 responses so far ↓
1 Andrea // Dec 5, 2008 at 2:00 pm
*snort* Replace any of those writerly activities with knitterly/spinnerly ones and I’d have to answer yes to every single symptom. But I like it. :P
2 Mike // Dec 5, 2008 at 8:40 pm
:-D
Wonderful.
3 CapnMarrrrk // Dec 5, 2008 at 11:28 pm
From all the people I know who have been in Grad School (quite a few), all of them have said Grad School takes the shine right off your passion.
But hey when you’re done, you got a shiny new title, and hopefully a gig outside outside the private sector.
4 Nezahualcoyotl // Dec 7, 2008 at 1:17 pm
Perhaps an MFA is different from other master’s degrees. But I have seen many of the same symptoms (e.g., skipping social engagements in order to write) exhibited by students working on their theses. And doctoral degrees can make people disappear for years while they try to craft the “perfect” dissertation.
5 Miramon // Dec 7, 2008 at 2:29 pm
I assume that a MFA has two purposes. One: to get an entry level job with a company in Hollywood or New York City as the case may be, depending on whether it’s in film, TV, advertising and graphic arts, or the stage. Two: to put off working for another few precious years. I must say I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone who had the degree, though.
6 Mary Dell // Dec 19, 2008 at 9:34 am
Ah, yes, the MFA intervention. I only spent a year in my MFA program and I didn’t write for 10 years after that. Eventually I fell off the wagon and picked up a pen again but I assume if I’d finished the degree I’d still be clean.
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