After a grand creative burst, I have fallen and need to reappear. It seems appropriate to share a few learnings and remember why the 'artistic vacation' was in fact a good idea. And then on to the new terrain.
I am still powered by the experience of having a 'character' take over the page. If you can give them space for their voices, they will launch forth and typing is all that's required for the first round. But the editorial position gets dicey. How do we listen and yet apply light rules, help with good structure? I have tried to rewrite what appeared on the vacation pages, but realize that I didn't yield enough content. But sharing more raw content---no, no. So good to know that some privacy is good for all the parties.
On to the new experience...I believe play scenes will present good stuff. Nothing finished, rather like making a new soup that gets 5-10 renditions until the flavor is so good that the recipe is loaded into the archive. This will be a playground for dialog without the requirement for too much context.
Have patience with me. This is where commentary will provide the most value.
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4 comments:
A: So, we can say whatever we want in here?
B: Well, ain't no hand over your mouth, but it ain't exactly private.
A: I have nothing to hide.
(SFX: a large audience chuckling, offstage)
A: Really!
B: Lord have mercy, we're gonna learn a lot together out here.
Congratulations and best wishes on the new project!
I am with Jonathan--congratulations and best wishes. Delighted you are back in the writing mode, Gillian.
Your question on the shaping of inital material put out by characters who find themselves talking on and off the page--I can't wait for some explorations/discoveries on this challenge. Good "round table" discussion stuff. I hope all of us join in. Or perhaps--just do our own thing.
I've been slow to repost - so starting recent to oldest:
For Donna's roundtable, I really would like that type of interaction. I think that requires a bit of reconfiguration on the blog, must think upon that.
And many thanks to both D and J for best wishes. Dreamers need best wishes because the evil djins are out in enmasse. You help with the balance.
And finally to the anonymous one - Great Start! I could hear the acoustics of offstage chuckledoo. And I felt a slight shiver.
I'm contemplating a second space for continuous posts that would let a 'play conversation' get some air and anyone who is willing to 'speak' with a name gets access to add/edit (apologies to anon., but you could still comment as much as you like from that moniker).
Yea! for responding - I am no longer alone in the dark.
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