Typically, when we are setting goals, we try to pick something that’s hard to reach. You want to do something you’ve never done before. Or when you get to a certain level, you pick the next level to get to. You “raise the bar”. The problem with raising the bar is that you are shooting…
We are hard-wired to look for what’s wrong. What’s bad. What’s broken. And with those “glasses” on, it’s easy to overlook what’s good. What’s working. What went well. Last month, I missed two posts. I only posted 28 days, instead of 30 days. And my initial reaction was that I failed. Not only that, but…
Today is the last day of the day the Dramatist’s Guild’s month long “End of Play”. And I didn’t do much writing. Doh! But I’m going to push that effort out to May, instead. Or I should save it for June? May is going to be busy with Burn ramping up. Lines must be learned.…
I was at Dundas Little Theatre today. Volunteering to do the bar for intermission. It struck me that there’s a social aspect to seeing a play. Beyond the entertainment and cultural aspects, I mean. Because I’ve been involved in a few shows, I’ve met a few people. And we run into each other at different…
I have a spreadsheet where I’ve brainstormed some blog post ideas. And I’ve put tentative dates on when I want to write those posts. But when I go to write the post, I often don’t feel like writing about the topic scheduled for today. It should be simple. I should write the next thing on…
This week focuses on Recovering a Sense of Faith. The final “week” of the creative recovery focuses on trust and mystery. Trust that things unfold they way they are supposed to. We should stop trying to control the outcome. Cameron wants us to surrender to the creative process. Follow the prompts that appear. And we…
Over the past couple of days, I’ve seen posts by two playwrights. They’ve had professional productions of a few of their plays. The thing is, I met them before they had written any plays. But I had written some when I met them. Theoretically, I was further along than they were. Their success has surpassed…
The problem with writing a play is that you have to write the play. The writing is the sucky part. Or it is for a lot of people. It is for me, sometimes. It’s like exercise. I don’t like exercising, but I like having exercised. It’s great when I’ve done the writing. When I’m finished.…
I’m a quarter of the way through my year of posts. This is my 91st post. I still have nine months to go! Or 274 more posts… Wah! But I am further along than my previous stretch when I did 90 days of posts back at the end of 2021. And I’m still freaked out…
I’m almost finished the first week of The End of Play. Working on a first draft of my next play. I keep reminding myself this is the “poopy” draft. You can use ruder words if you want. The point is that there are no expectations for the first draft. You want to get it done.…
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