<p>Do they usually end up teaching or something? how will i know if this is right for me? I think a cool dream job would be those people working behind television dramas and deciding on the storyline, etc. (screenwriters?) i don't even know what they're called, much less know how to get there. i just assumed an MFA in creative writing might help.</p>
<p>I have a BFA and was one hell of a bartender.</p>
<p>An MFA in creative writing or film writing can certainly help you find work as screenwriter or TV-writer ... if you get into one of the top two or three programs. Getting that gig is entirely about putting yourself in the position to get a "break", then impressing the hell out of whoever gave it to you. An MFA might introduce you to a break, but then so might putting half that money into producing a short film or original play.</p>
<p>Maybe a more direct approach is to go for an MFA in screenwriting. In California, check out USC or Chapman U/Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, for example.</p>
<p>You might also pick up some tips by reading the section on "Arts Majors" even though most of it applies to undergrads.</p>