I really could put this in the lessons category, but that kinda goes without saying. I won’t go into specifics because, well, it’s a universal character trait: being a dick. It’s that person who gives you grief in a sarcastic tone even after you’ve been nice to her or him. Such a douchey move. In…
Category: Lessons
These entries will show the tips that I’ve picked up along the road to superstardom!
Dissed
Attended a function last night and while I was saying my goodbyes, an acquaintance, turned his head and didn’t look at me when I said bye to him, using his name. Hmmm. Obviously, I’m still toiling in that cuz I’m writing about that now. One of the good things about being a writer is that…
Note Worthy
This is my beautiful cast and directors of my short play, Thicker Than Wine which opens in a couple of days with Bindlestiff Studio in San Francisco. I think EVERYTHING is starting to hit me now, which I’ll get into in a bit. But first off, notes and directors. So a couple of days ago,…
No Longer a Hobby
I’m blogging this from the Chumash Casino – which really means that my mind is totally on writing. It’s a scary thing when I’m deciding whether to pursue playwriting as another career. It’s scary because I don’t have a degree in it. It’s scary because I know that I have to leave my comfy area…
What’s in a name?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081016193925AArnZse The very first time I fell in love with the concept of giving characters unique name was watching a Playwright’s (whose name escapes me right now) showcase where a good friend acted in. The playwright used some of the most unique names, albeit those escape me now as well, but it’s important to note…
Version 3.0 Gives Platform to Asian American Playwrights – Speakeasy – WSJ
Version 3.0 Gives Platform to Asian American Playwrights – Speakeasy – WSJ. An article with David Henry Hwang and Chay Yew about the works in a new Asian American play anthology. And yup… I’ve ordered it.
Who am I writing for?
“I’m wearying of movies that are for “everybody” — which means, nobody in particular.” – Roger Ebert, review for Midnight in Paris. I’m wearying of movies that are for “everybody” — which means, nobody in particular. I read this in a review for “Midnight in Paris” written by Roger Ebert, and it got me thinking…
Finding my voice
So I spent the better part of the morning reading a couple of plays which was very badly needed because I’ve been stressing over the play that I have to write. It also taught me a couple of valuable lessons: If you’re play is a period piece, try to learn the language of that time…
Loglines
I like to call the Logline, the first line of an Elevator Pitch. I picked this up from a concept from a class with Philip Kan Gotanda when he asks, What is the play about?. It was easier for me to find examples of this by Googling Logline, a screenwriting/Hollywood term. The next step is…
Thinking like a reporter
Right now, I’m at the Coffee Garden Cafe in Sacramento, STILL working on my play. A big lesson has occurred to me as I’m still on my process of how to write a play: ask questions! To get me out of this funk I’m having, I started to ask myself questions about the play as…