You want to see something really cool? Jada of creamcheese.cosplay is making some absolutely amazing costumes for The Love of Three Oranges and documenting the whole process over on Instagram (a platform I am on but barely know how to use if you want to follow me and...
Photo courtesy of The Nutley Public Library For a long time now, I've offered talks and workshops to schools, libraries and writing groups on a variety of topics year-round from beginners who were just getting started with writing and playwrighting to more advanced...
Did you see this awesome profile of J’Kalein Madison, a young actor making a splash in the local theatre scene in Waterloo, Iowa? What's particularly cool is that Madison is a graduate of Waterloo West High School and had this to say about his theatre experience...
Fitbit for Writers Can fitness trackers mean more physical exercise for writers? Can having a little gadget strapped to our wrists really make us take better care of ourselves? I decided to try it out for myself. Writing is a very sedentary act. It involves sitting,...
Photo courtesy of Rutgers Prep Are you performing one of my plays? I am happy to offer visits (either in-person or via video chat) to student groups of any age who are currently producing any of my plays free of charge. It's a great opportunity for the cast and crew...
Every few months I'll be reading something and I'll have this full stop epiphany moment where I'll say to myself... Somebody just made this up and wrote it down. And I almost feel a bit betrayed for a second and then I immediately think... I could just make up any old...
I am usually an adjustable person when it comes to change but the new Wordpress compose window is such a nightmare, I'm actually going to keep this somewhat short literally just so I don't have to deal with it for more than I have to. I've said before that Setting...
I said going in that it was going to be a hard year because I'd have less writing time than ever before and that turned out to be true in many frustrating ways... BUT it gave me a lot of time to stop and think about how I work and to refine some things and find my...
This might be the latest in the month I've ever gotten one of these updates out but December was a wild month so let's get right down to it... September 2018 Total Words Written This Month 41,248 New Words Only23,165 Overall After massive writing months in July and...
You know what the very best cure for a NaNoWriMo hangover is? Hair of the dog! Just keep on writing! But sometimes that's not always so easy, especially if you're feeling a bit burned out and missing all the motivation and fun of the big NaNoWriMo event. My Wrimos...
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