Tag: plays

  • Of Silence, The Three-Act Structure and Death…

    Dreams are but stories that possess a beginning, middle and end. Recognizing this Aristotle superimposed this organization of dreams–his three-act structure onto that of plays and stories to render them more comprehensible. Dreams, like stories and plays, hold drama, and their trajectory of plot often includes a dilemma, even if the problem is one of…

  • NaNoWriMo…

    I’m back. I haven’t written on this blog for over 8 weeks. It’s obviously easier for me to write about the craft of writing, than of my own exploits in writing. Why is that?

  • The Business of Writing

    The Business of Writing

    “It’s way harder to establish a career as a working writer than to get published by a traditional New York publishing house.” —Lisa Unger on the Business of Writing Whether the author achieves publication of their work through traditional means, or chooses to self-publish, she or he must play an active role in the promoting,…

  • Dramatist and Dramaturge

    Dramatist and Dramaturge

    Much has been written and said about point-of-view, the perspective and way in which a story or novel is depicted. This leads to two other questions. Whose story is the narrative? And who best to tell it?