I reckon you should write something! I guess you could also get into reviewing material that others have written.

Perhaps you could go on and get a teaching qualification. Then you could teach others what you know! (or a similar subject, like English).

The obvious answer here would be writing, but I am sure the skills you have learnt in your masters are also applicable to lots of other jobs - all those those involve creativity or writing I guess! I too have recently completed a masters in a somewhat obscure subject that doesn't really (or hasn't so far) lead to a career. This got me a little down at first, but you just have to remember that you did the course for enjoyment and development, not just to get you a better job. Plus, a masters can open the way to a PHD and just looks good on a CV.

I have a similar dilemma myself. Have you thought about the publishing industry? Or tried following up leads from work you may have written before? Some review work may be unpaid for now, but by getting your work out there you may create contacts and a portfolio of published work for the future. I have several friends who took jobs working in bookshops to pay their rent and make publishing/agent/rep contacts while writing their own stuff to then get opportunities they would never have dreamt of a few years down the line. You could try this? If not, I would say research some teaching possibilities, whether its with undergraduates, college students or primary schools, in an uncertain climate the one thing we're always going to need is teachers.

You should be able to answer some AB questions reasonably well! :P I write also, in the past I wrote copy for a radio station... rewrote advertisments submitted by companies and scripts for on air, community radio stations will welcome you if you want to get some experience in your own time. In the future I intend to be published but like you have to have a "real job" in the interim, in my case to finish my degree... I advise you well to avoid any position that does not allow you to be creative or you will suffocate, even if you intend it for the sole purpose of funding you on your journey towards being published... find something you find fulfilling i.e. an industry you are proud and/or happy to work in, that will give you freedom to grow and develop, even if you have to start as their receptionist, if you're good it won't take long to move up... for me it came down to this: Charitable organisations, Advertising, Graphic Design, Publishing (obviously), anything media related. Think industry, not specific role necessarily, get in and work your way up, make your skills known, tell them what you enjoy most and the rest will fall into place. Haha, I just realised this question was asked ages ago! but oh well, hopefully someone with the same dilemma stumbles across this someday. :)

I found this somewhere on the Net: While an advanced creative writing degree helps distinguish students as capable writers, the creative writing programs also offer the opportunity to teach and gain experience in the publishing industry through optional internships. Some graduates go on to become successful published writers, others to pursue careers in publishing and editing, and still others to teach creative writing. http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/grad/cw/

Frame it and put it on your wall. Should the word degree also be capitalised since the word masters is??? Also Earth should be!!

Teach, write, tutor

Teach a Creative Writing course on a college level, write a book, or put your talents to work in the movie industry (screenwriter).

If Mom and Dad are paying for your education and your keep, tell them --in writing, of course-- you need to go on for a higher degree...although. these daze (sic), there's nothing all that "creative" about that. :-)

Teach creative writing to wannabe-authors. : )