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Should I Become A Playwright?

08.02.2012 Theater

Not if you can help it. If you find that you absolutely must write plays, then you must do it. If you can avoid it, you’ll probably be happier. You don’t decide to become a playwright. You discover that you are one. My route to becoming a playwright started with acting, then directing, and then […]

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The Writer’s Life: Success

04.10.2012 blogging

Finding an audience, finding a reader, is one of the fundamental revelations in a writer’s life. Your audience, your reader, may not be who you thought that they would be. That’s a delightful and sometimes mind-blowing discovery. You’re not in control of who your readers will be. You might not even be the best judge […]

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What Is A Book?

02.23.2012 Books and Literature

A lot of people are arguing about books. What are they? Is there some ultimate battle over the idea of bookness? Is it the physical thing, the printed, bound object, or is it a thing that can live on a device? I love paper, printed, bound books. I love them deeply. But I also don’t […]

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How Becoming A Playwright Can Make You A Better Blogger

02.14.2011 Art

Writing has always been an important communication skill, but it’s becoming ever more so in a world that’s increasingly based on personal written communication. Don’t kid yourself: people judge you on how well you communicate. Your posts on Facebook and Twitter help people form an impression of you. And if you write for a personal […]

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