A Writer's Notebook, Day One-Hundred-And-Ninety-One
I feel rather good about the writing I've been doing of late. Today I put another poem on the page, and feel it is a good start at the least. Yet again I am quite struck by the fact that I am finding the work of producing these pieces easier each day. I may start pushing myself to do more of them, but I think first I might want to try work on writing the play that has been in my mind of late.
The general notion involves a character in some sort of post-apocalyptic world who is attempting a sort of quest, which has led them to attempt to enter a door that another character is behind and guarding. That is essentially the entire setup of the piece, but I think I have a real understanding of it on deeper levels now that will let me actually write it.
In my initial conception of the play, I hadn't really considered the piece fully, but thinking about it and considering other plays that I've read and seen, I have a much clearer sense of how it would work as a play and why I want to write it, as well as what I really am hoping that I might communicate through it. The goal of the work has to be to create a sense of something personal for the audience members, and that is something that has to result from specific approaches and considerations. The resulting play, I hope, will be something of value that I might find a venue for.
Really, I should just get to work on it for a lot of reasons. I do have a second idea for a play, though it is a more general sense of the premise if I am entirely honest. That piece would begin with a short play which has a somewhat skewed morality in some sense, or is in some way provocative. After the presentation of the play, the audience are informed that someone who saw that play committed a terrible crime and had used the play as a defense, saying it had incited the act. Now, the playwright is to stand trial, with the audience as the jury. I do not have a real sense of the specifics, but I think the overall concept is interesting and could work. If I am entirely honest, I think the interactive element is what made me come up with this particular concept.
I do need to get to work on some other things as well. I've got to do the revisions, as I said, and to start getting work ready for submissions. As well, I want to submit the novel to more agents. I am sure that I will find that right person, I just need to keep myself going until it does happen. I've a few more names at the moment that were recommended to me, whom I've not yet queried, and I should really focus on getting those packets out. I am most of the way prepared for that, to be honest, it is just doing a bit of personal research so that I know who I am querying and can explain my choice. Basically, I want to personalize it, which is what I've been told to do, and which gives me a chance to cultivate a personal connection and show that I am serious about working with them as an individual.
That really is about all for tonight. Still not smoking, and still feeling a desire to run out for a cigarette, but I've made it this long and each day makes it seem like going back is a worse idea.
The general notion involves a character in some sort of post-apocalyptic world who is attempting a sort of quest, which has led them to attempt to enter a door that another character is behind and guarding. That is essentially the entire setup of the piece, but I think I have a real understanding of it on deeper levels now that will let me actually write it.
In my initial conception of the play, I hadn't really considered the piece fully, but thinking about it and considering other plays that I've read and seen, I have a much clearer sense of how it would work as a play and why I want to write it, as well as what I really am hoping that I might communicate through it. The goal of the work has to be to create a sense of something personal for the audience members, and that is something that has to result from specific approaches and considerations. The resulting play, I hope, will be something of value that I might find a venue for.
Really, I should just get to work on it for a lot of reasons. I do have a second idea for a play, though it is a more general sense of the premise if I am entirely honest. That piece would begin with a short play which has a somewhat skewed morality in some sense, or is in some way provocative. After the presentation of the play, the audience are informed that someone who saw that play committed a terrible crime and had used the play as a defense, saying it had incited the act. Now, the playwright is to stand trial, with the audience as the jury. I do not have a real sense of the specifics, but I think the overall concept is interesting and could work. If I am entirely honest, I think the interactive element is what made me come up with this particular concept.
I do need to get to work on some other things as well. I've got to do the revisions, as I said, and to start getting work ready for submissions. As well, I want to submit the novel to more agents. I am sure that I will find that right person, I just need to keep myself going until it does happen. I've a few more names at the moment that were recommended to me, whom I've not yet queried, and I should really focus on getting those packets out. I am most of the way prepared for that, to be honest, it is just doing a bit of personal research so that I know who I am querying and can explain my choice. Basically, I want to personalize it, which is what I've been told to do, and which gives me a chance to cultivate a personal connection and show that I am serious about working with them as an individual.
That really is about all for tonight. Still not smoking, and still feeling a desire to run out for a cigarette, but I've made it this long and each day makes it seem like going back is a worse idea.
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