Fastest way for me to write a play/scene is plot out the actions in an outline. Check out the outline I used for my new play, The Ruby Reds.
Category: exercise
The Batmobile
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/mis/2161327767.html Location: Chevron on 41st Me: Cute girl driving black Civic – my friend gave you a thumbs up 🙂 You: I think you’re Batman, but I need to know for sure. You drive what’s known around here as the Batmobile. I’ve seen your car around before, but today I got to see you through…
Working working working
so my new project is to adapt a short story or poem written by a filipin@-american author into a 20-minute play. i’ve selected the short story “A Portrait of an Aristocrat” from the novel WHEN THE ELEPHANTS DANCE by Tess Uriza Holthe. i’ve been drawn to this story ever since reading this 3 years ago….
Character Dosier
Sister Mary Clarence:…If when you wake up in morning and you couldn’t think about anything, but writing, then you’re a writer. After my 9-to-6, I head on over to borders to do some writing. I’m feeling good about this story idea I’ve had for quite some time. Before I get started, I even do a…
10×10 Exercise
Here’s the exercise: on a piece of paper grid out 10 boxes by 10 boxes. by doing so, you’ll have 100 little squares just big enough to put 1 word in each. using the following instructions, put a word randomly into any of the 100 boxes. At the end, you’ll come up with some really…
Scene Stream – Exercise
One of my goals for having this blog is to keep record of the exercises I do in order to become a better writer. So this is an intro of what I’m calling, a Scene Stream. It’s basically writing a scene, that’s timed, out of thin air without thought or any preconceived notion of where…
My Destination Ends at You
My Destination Ends at Youa Scene Stream exercise Character 1: Brian (Littrell – Jesus Loves You)Character 2: Nelly (Furtado – Say It Right) Situation: While driving to work one morning, (Brian) decides to pass the office and keep on driving. Time: 20 minutes (start: 11:34pm) NELLYBrian, what are you doing? You just missed the exit….