I like to write about the things I want to do. Because I want to take advantage of the Hawthorne Effect. That’s when you change your behaviour because someone is watching you. Not that you are watching me exactly. But sort of… A week ago, I posted about my plans for April. And I broke…
I consider Steven Pressfield to be my writing coach. I read his book Do The Work before I start a new project. I’ve just finished reading it again as I revisit my play Minced. Pressfield describes the creative process accurately. And encourages you to find your way through the Resistance that will challenge you. The…
Some things never change. The way to accomplish goals is simple. Find moments of focus and do the work. It doesn’t have to be a lot of time. Consistency is more important than duration. Because consistency builds on itself. It compounds. Doing a binge of work here and then a binge later might feel good.…
I’ve been waffling for months to get started on another playwriting project. And I decided to revisit one of my old plays: Minced. Minced is a one act play with two characters. I always thought it could be expanded into a longer piece. And taking a page from Great By Choice, I can consider it…
Every week, I come up with 5 possible blog post ideas. Then, I assign a date to write a post on that idea. Most of the time, I come up with a different idea instead of writing the scheduled one. And so, my list gets bigger. This happens 70% to 80% of the time. Currently,…
It’s that time again. I’ve got to curb my TV watching so that I can get other things done. At least, I need to curb it during the week. I don’t smoke. I don’t do drugs. And I don’t drink to excess. But… I watch a heck of a lot of TV. It keeps me…
I’m getting close to the final stretch of my 365 blog posts. I only need 37 more posts to reach it. There have been some stumbles. Some dry patches. But I’m still going. It’s more like a marathon than I realized. You start off full of energy and hopeful. As you get further along you…
You know what drives me crazy? Getting good ideas when I’m doing something else that requires my attention. Like driving to work, for instance. I get lots of great ideas while driving to work. But it’s hard to jot down those ideas for later when I must concentrate on the cars around me. And the…
I spent a good amount of time reading plays this week. I’m on a play reading committee. And our first meeting was today, so I needed to have some plays to recommend. I read more plays this week, than I’ve read in the last couple of years. That’s crazy! I should be reading more plays.…
I submitted a play to the Hamilton Fringe Playwriting Contest. I didn’t expect to win. And I didn’t. I didn’t even place in the top three. Who knows? Out of 54 entries, mine might have come in at 54… I didn’t expect to win. I didn’t expect to place. Why did I submit a play…
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