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breakinglight11 ([personal profile] breakinglight11) wrote2013-06-30 08:45 pm

MFA graduate

Yesterday on June 29th, 2013, I received my Masters in Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing for the Stage and Screen from Lesley University. After two years of work and obstacle and improvement and self-doubt and self-confidence and everything else, I convinced some pretty smart people that I kind of knew something about this whole writing thing.

I'm glad I did it. I think I learned a ton-- both about writing, and about dealing with difficulty and struggle, both personally and creatively. I think both will serve me well in my future. And I guess I kind of hope that having the piece of paper that says Masters on it will help me out in the real, non-artist world a little bit as well.

Before you ask, I'm not exactly sure what's next. I at least need to finish up the show I'm working so that my schedule is open enough to accommodate something new. I have to figure a number of things out. But I am sure as hell going to keep writing. I've had some small success even amid a ton of frustration, and it means enough to me that I'm going to keep working at it. I even have some ideas about where I'm going with that writing at least, if not necessary in the larger sense of my life yet. :-)

I am educated. Congratulate me!

[identity profile] mllelaurel.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Whooohooo! Congratulations!

[identity profile] khyros.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Huzzah and good wishes to you!

[identity profile] londo.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 05:10 am (UTC)(link)
*claps*

[identity profile] lillibet.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 06:34 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! Whatever comes next, may it be challenging and fulfilling.

[identity profile] twilighttremolo.livejournal.com 2013-07-01 11:57 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!
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[personal profile] laurion 2013-07-01 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Always good to have the milestones you can look back on while looking forward to the next challenge. Congrats!

[identity profile] ninja-report.livejournal.com 2013-07-02 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!