Over the weekend, I met with a friend who volunteered to be a mentor for me as a playwright. He is a playwright and was a professor of theater at a University here in Texas as well as having many very successful writing credits. I am excited by the prospect. He had seen readings of two of my short works and he spotted one my weakness immediately.
He inspired me to rethink what I will write next... once the rewrites of my current project are complete.
That's how I work. I focus intensely on a project for two or three months, planning and writing a first draft. Then as I rewrite, I begin to consider what my next project might be. I do some reading. I do some research. I do some soul searching.
I do keep notebooks of ideas and if nothing inspiring hits me, I drag out old ideas and plan, read, research and soul search and muddle until something of interest strikes me.
Then I write. These pieces are often more intellectual puzzles that I create to keep my skills sharp or something to fill in a hole in what I consider my "body of work."
They are not works of passion, although I often think they are very good and I have fun writing them.
That's right. Fun. I enjoy writing. It is one of my favorite things to do. I like every aspect - planning, writing, rewriting, even selling.
And now I have a mentor to help hone my skills.
Yeah!
*Henrik Ibsen - Ghosts
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