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Diary of a Play #5: The Elegant Art of the Excuse
“I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” – Douglas Adams It’s always nice to emulate your heroes, even if only their feats of blatant procrastination. In this modern, fast-paced world, there are always … Continue reading
Ch-ch-ch-changes
It’s been a funny old few months. Sudden – though not totally unexpected – career change occurred on the day job, which allows me a much-longed-for break to focus on writing. It has meant a wholesale rearrangement of priorities. Before, … Continue reading
Diary of a Play #4: Please Critique Me, Let Me Know
Having been an actor, and a wearer of acid wash jeans for far too long after their heyday, I am not unaccustomed to public humiliation in the name of artistic expression. For those coming in late: Diary of a Play … Continue reading
Posted in Community Theatre, Editing, First Draft, Independent Theatre, Perth Theatre, Plays, playwright, Theatre, Writing, Writing Tips
Tagged alpha readers, australian theatre, beta readers, Community Theatre, creativity, critique, editing, Independent Theatre, Perth Writers, playwright, review, Theatre, Western Australian Writing, writing, Writing productivity, writing tips
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Diary of a Play #3: I’m Gonna First Draft Forever
For those coming in late: Diary of a Play #2: Five Go On An Adventure Diary of a Play #1: Script’s Just Got Real “The first draft of anything is shit” Ernest Hemingway And who can argue with the Ern-dawg? Barrel-chested bear … Continue reading
Posted in Community Theatre, First Draft, Independent Theatre, Perth Theatre, Plays, playwright, Theatre, Writing, Writing Productivity, Writing Tips
Tagged Alan Ayckbourn, Community Theatre, creativity, editing, First drafts, Hemingway, Independent Theatre, kittens, Perth Writers, playwright, productivity, Research, scrivener, Story Plotting, Story Structure, Theatre, Western Australian Writing, writing, Writing productivity, writing tips, writing tools
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Diary of a Play #2: Five Go On An Adventure
For those coming in late: Diary of a Play #1: Script’s Just Got Real So, this play thing. It won’t write itself. I’ve tried, it doesn’t. The muse visits infrequently, fleetingly, in a hurry to get somewhere else. By the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Theatre, Independent Theatre, Perth Theatre, Plays, playwright, Story Plotting, Story Structure, Theatre, Writing, Writing Productivity
Tagged Community Theatre, creativity, editing, Independent Theatre, pantsers, Perth Writers, playwright, plotters, snowflake method, Story Plotting, Story Structure, Theatre, Western Australian Writing, writing, Writing productivity
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Diary of a Play #1: Script’s Just Got Real
Were you one of those students who left things to a last frantic all-nighter? Coffee drenched, head aching, buttocks cramping, fingers clenching a pen, agonising your way towards some unreasonable word count. Yes, a more brutally efficient use of your … Continue reading
Legends in our own Lunchtimes
I’ve recently rediscovered the joy of lunchtime writing, and wonder why I’ve let the habit slip for so long. Okay, unbearable summer heat for one. And scootling about on frenetic lunchtime errands so as to free myself for quality lazing … Continue reading
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