I sometimes read theatre reviews. The reviews I enjoy are usually the ones that are well-written (they use proper sentence structure and grammar; they are creative and engaging), provoking (I do enjoy opinion, not just a regurgitation of story and plot lines), honest (please dare to say what everyone is thinking), and respectful. That last [...]
This is a writing blog today.
I just finished another rewrite of a draft and I think I’m getting closer to understanding a certain character in a way that allows me to accurately reveal her. I write sort of organically…without much planning about character development or plot…which means that a first draft often has gaping holes. [...]
(Playwrighting Blog)
Considering my last post, this one may sound strange so far, seeing how I am not a groupie type person…but I got to have dinner with Dan Needles! Okay, it wasn’t just us (it was over a hundred people) but I talked with him at length about playwrighting in Canada. He was the guest [...]
“Bare” as in allowing yourself to be figuratively naked… exposed… unprotected… vulnerable (sorry to disappoint…this is not a kinky site). Bare as in the stuff that leads to intimacy and connection and thereby strengthens those strange things we call relationships. Do you hunger for it or avoid it at all costs, this feeling of being [...]