So I’ve been thinking about some of this a lot, specifically because I’ve been reading a lot more contemporary works lately (brushing up, looking for monologue material, reading good work in order to write better work), and I get especially enthusiastic about it when I’m coming down off a caffeine high (I drink coffee inContinue reading “More on literary criticism”
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Defining yourself
How do we define ourselves? As the new year begins, and we turn to think of new beginnings, resolutions and fresh starts, I find myself asking this question over and over again – probably because it’s at the core of any new, continuing or changing behavior. Am I an actor? A writer? A dancer? A teacher? OrContinue reading “Defining yourself”
40,000 words
So I have hit the 40,000 word mark into the first book of my Theater Door series. It’s funny; before you start out on an adventure, you have all of these preconceived ideas about how things will happen and fall into place, whether it’s visiting a place you’ve never been before or starting a newContinue reading “40,000 words”
Pushing forward
Writing 50,000 words in a month is a challenge. Oy! I haven’t hit the halfway point and I’ve already done more than I’ve ever done towards a single writing project. And I have to keep this up for another two weeks? It’s discouraging to have to miss a day, but yesterday I had one ofContinue reading “Pushing forward”
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