Category Archives: Creative Writing
How to write a banned book
This is Banned Books Week. I’m doing my part by writing a book that will probably be banned.
Where I lost Kings
A brooding Silas Benjamin (Ian McShane) ponders the fate of his kingdom in the NBC series Kings. (Photo courtesy NBC) I really wanted to like the new NBC series Kings. I’ve always enjoyed alternate history stories and putting modern twists on classic tales. Furthermore, there has been little that is creative and innovative on broadcast …
Paint it Orange: A Literary Orange Review
I had the great fortune of attending Literary Orange on Saturday in Garden Grove. As a writer, it was a wonderful opportunity to be inspired and to learn from others. I also had the opportunity to meet published writers and became interested in genres I hadn’t considered before.
Script Frenzy Week 3: Script Frenzy, We have a problem
For me, Script Frenzy really has been a frenzy. I’ve spent almost every free moment on my script. And three weeks in, I now have a completed draft. I spent 20 days creating a script for a musical that has been germinating within me for the past 21 years. The problem is that after I’ve …
Opening night jitters
Nervous? Of course! And I won’t even be on stage. Tuesday is opening night for the play I wrote for my daughter’s middle school.
