A friend of mine was looking for a suitable villain for her story and sent out a FB request for ideas. Aside from “My HOA President,” none of the suggestions she received were particularly interesting. So I started thinking. What makes a good villain? Of course, I went to the literature. Who has already […]
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TAKING THINGS FROM LIFE
A long time ago, I was lucky enough to take one playwrighting course and two play production courses from Edward Albee when he taught at University of Houston. He counseled us to shamelessly eavesdrop on people as they go about their business. He even assigned it as homework for when we went on break. Here […]
How Do They Do It? When a Story Becomes Something More
Have you ever reached a moment while reading a story when you suddenly stop and say to yourself, “Wait! Pay attention. This is important.” Something about the story is more than just a story. Something is happening that resonates, teaches, fills you somehow. One of the best known examples is TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD. It […]
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