So, as of today, I’ve been added to the Word Whores blog, joining Jeffe Kennedy, James Moore, K.A. Krantz, Linda Robertson, Marcella Burnard and Veronica Scott. I’ll be appearing as […]
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Austin’s One Minute Play Festival
I’ve had two pieces chosen for Austin’s first One Minute Play Festival (which uses the hashtag #1MPF, if you’re curious.) It was a fun writing exercise for me, and given […]
Read moreWorldbuilding: Art and Culture in the Fantasy World
The most fundamental way to define a culture is through its art. Geography, food, religion, technology and government are critical as well, of course, but none of those quite get […]
Read moreOut of Ink Season Again
For the past 13 years, I’ve participated in Austin Scriptworks Out of Ink ten-minute playwriting “fling”, as it is called, which basically works like this: Every year in November, on […]
Read moreBeing Too Aware of the Gearwork
Last weekend I went to see two plays. Frankly, neither one was worth my time. But in very different ways. One was just plain bad. It was ostensibly a children’s […]
Read morePreliminary ArmadilloCon Schedule
I have my schedule, which is, of course, subject to change. As with any large, live event with a lot of moving parts, things are subject to change. A rule […]
Read more“Slow and steady wins the race” – Blog Post 200
Way back in high school, for a drama class, I strapped a spray-painted cardboard box to my back and played the Tortoise in a little production of The Tortoise and […]
Read moreAustin Theatre Announcement, and the “Process Play”
I received this in my email last week: At long last, selections for the upcoming ScriptWorks 10-minute play showcase have been made! SOFTLY AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE – Bob […]
Read moreCrazy Shakespeare Ideas
Every once in a while, that germ of an idea plants itself in my head, and I like to let it play out a little bit, even if I know […]
Read more2011 in Review
This has been a good year for me, in terms of growing as a writer. Honestly, I think every year since 2007 (which is probably the year I knocked the […]
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