Archive: Writing category
This afternoon I had a few spare minutes and so I stopped in the periodicals section of the library to skim through some issues of Leading Edge, the BYU science fiction and fantasy magazine. (I'm going to start submitting stories to them.)
In issue #52, from October 2006, I ...
When I dropped out of grad school a month ago, the plan was to go into publishing (specifically typesetting/book design) and write on the side, eventually doing more writing than publishing.
Well, over the past week or two, that plan has shifted its weight, and in doing so it uncovered ...
Each week I send out the ward announcements, and for the past two years or so, I've included a "Storytime" segment with, well, stories. :) They're first drafts, completely off the cuff (usually written in the half-hour before I send out the announcements), but they're fun to do. ...
This morning I came up with an idea for an exercise I'm going to do soon: write seven plays in seven days. Short plays, of course. :) The primary constraint will be that on the first day, that play will have only one character, the second play will ...
Here I am writing plays, but do I actually read any? I realized today that if I don't see what else is out there -- and see it in script form, not just on stage -- then I'm going to get into a rut where I'm effectively writing the ...
Earlier today Katherine posted "Toward a Mormon Renaissance" over at Mormon Renaissance (how fitting :)). It's an essay by James Goldberg, one he read at the beginning of New Play Project's "Thorns and Thistles" set of plays (which happened to be when my first play was performed, incidentally) ...
Yesterday we held the first rehearsal for Prodigal Son (James Goldberg's play that I'm assistant directing), and tonight's the first Safe and Sound rehearsal. As a playwright, my role in rehearsals really is up to the director; some don't care if I'm involved (with Snowstorm, for example, I didn't ...
On days when I'm tired (like today), it seems like designing is a whole lot easier than writing. Drafting out the new stake leadership directory went smoothly, but even just the thought of writing was enough to make me want to take a nap. (Which is what I ...
Over the past few days I've been revising Safe and Sound, trying to gut out the flaws and replace them with new, living flesh. With every rewrite, though, it's hard to tell if I'm actually making things any better. Sometimes I can tell that I am, but sometimes ...
First, does anyone know if writing on your hand (in pen, of course) has any long-term side effects of the not-so-good variety?
Second, it's really hard to get to bed on time -- so much to do (like all of these comments on here I need to respond to :)), so ...
