Essays
On Blowing Up Your Practice
The way you worked in the past may not fit who you are today. And it might be worth asking yourself if it’s time to cut some old habits loose.
On Sharing My Work
When I send my work out for feedback it’s because I’ve exhausted what I know about my idea, my premise, my characters, and I want to know more. I want to know what my story stirs up in people.
Miracle of Miracles
Originally published in The Dramatist Guild Magazine’s 2023 Translations/Adaptations Issue.
“…that’s what the best translations and adaptations do. They show you a play or musical you thought you knew and say, ‘You don’t know it all, there’s more to learn. There’s more to consider.’”
Stakes: The Big Five
Love. Death. Family. Power. History.
Three Reasons You Don’t Write and Four Reasons You Should
You have a great idea for a screenplay, a TV pilot, a novel, a memoir, a play, an essay. It’s been in your head for years. I know why you aren’t writing it.
Places to Yell
You hear the ocean. You hear the lifeguard blowing a whistle. Maybe a gull.
Full throated screaming
Now the Fun Part: Tackling a Rewrite
You finished your first draft.
If you can, take a break from it. Put it to the side for a few days. A few weeks would be even better. Then sit down in a quiet place and read your draft from start to finish.
In the Beginning: How to Start Your Sermon
You’ve been thinking about your sermon for a week. Maybe two. You’ve settled on your theme. Done some research. You have a string of ideas that you’re confident will work in the middle of your sermon