Continuing Education Options

[Saffy]

As many of you know, I have recently graduated from university with a degree specialized in Game Design. While I am happy with this degree, I am very interested in continuing my education. In particular, I would love to get into Creative Writing and hopefully at some point combine my two passions.

Would anyone happen to have any advice for such a situation? Should I be attempting to go for a Master's degree, possibly with a minor in Creative Writing? Or should I go down the road of having two Bachelor's degrees? One would be in Game Design and the other in Creative Writing. Should I just hold off for now altogether?

The last year of my life has been spent trying to find work in the game industry which has progressed slowly. While I do believe I could work on my portfolio and eventually get a job, I simply cannot stand this state of nothingness. I've wanted to get into writing for some time and I feel I have an opportunity to do so. Of course there are major issues such as my already pending student loans and the fact I can't afford more. Yet it's probably better to open more options now or even take on more debt now while I'm still young. I don't know.

Also, I'd love to use this opportunity to move to British Columbia.

[Crystal Talian]

I would maybe just take a Creative Writing class and not go for any degree yet. Just taking the class will let you see if you like it and if it'll be helpful to you. I definitely don't think it would be completely useless. I've never taken a Creative Writing class, but what Mizuki and Lindstrom are describing sounds more like English Composition and not Creative Writing. English Composition is writing structure and grammar, and you've probably already taken it because it's a requirement for almost everything. I think Creative Writing is more of how to get your ideas together and write a good story, because that's what they do not teach in English Comp. I know because I'm taking English Comp right now and fictional story writing is the only thing they do not teach.

Literature classes probably wouldn't hurt either.