Tag: drama writing
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My Final Two Penang Shows in the Works
I’ll be leaving my beloved Penang after 11 wonderful years. I decided to go out with a bang and produce two shows within one week during our school’s Fine Arts Festival in June. So this week, I fired up photoshop and did some mockups for both of the shows. I’ll have lots more to say…
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Thank you society. You are a writing inspiration.
I have found over the last couple years that news and societal issues have turned so corny and interesting that everything that happens seems to be fodder for a new play. I’ve also noticed that in my short play writing (of which I do a lot of) my plays are more and more talking about…
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Draft Done: Now Can I Hold It Together?
I’ve just finished the first draft of the first, full-length play I’ve written without collaboration in about 4-5 years. The title of the play is “The Secrets of the Magic Pool.” It’s an allegorical tale of good and evil – somewhat inspired by Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” Well, for the sake of clarity, I was…
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Hey Old Writers, Have You Worked with Young Writers?
This afternoon, three young writers walked into my classroom and our little creative writing club was born. I’ve been working collaboratively with young writers since 2007, and it’s a lot of fun. I highly recommend it. I remember what it was like as a young person who wanted to be a writer but was too…
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Finally, Back to Novel Writing
I checked. The last time I had written on my fifth novel was March 29, 2015 – more than four months ago. That would seem terrible for a writer but not necessarily. It’s not like I feel off the writing grid and threw in the towel, far from it. Here’s what I’ve been doing since…
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Writing an Ensemble Piece
I find it to be a valuable exercise in determination and frustration to try and write a limited length ensemble piece. I do drama writing so that’s where my piece fits in. And yes, it’s causing me fits. Here’s the situation: I’m writing a less than 15 minute piece that has 12 characters. Talk about…
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Are Stories with a Moral More Engaging? (Take Two)
This is a post I originally published more than three years ago. I ran across it the other day and it got me thinking. Do I still think the same way as I did three years ago? Most definitely. Writing, for me, has to have a purpose. It can be fun (and should be), engaging,…
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Coming soon!
Book and Lyrics by Mark W. Sasse Music by Hui Min Tang, Clarissa Lister, Elisabeth Brokaw, Hannah Graves, David Beak, & Mark W. Sasse
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An Approach to (Drama) Writing Part IV: Conflict & Resolution
Part I: Be Fearless LINK HERE! Part II: Start in Your Mind LINK HERE! Part III: Use an Image or Phrase to Create Your Characters LINK HERE! Part IV: Mix in Some Conflict and Resolution You now have a basic scene in your head, an image from which you’ve created some characters. Now we need to build the…
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