Flight Of The Skylark Book Review
Flight of the Skylark: The Development of Shelley’s Reputation by Sylva Norman was published in 1954. This book is surprisingly witty for the work of a scholar but it takes its subject seriously. The wit…
Category: Writing
On Being Gifted
One of the reasons I like having a blog is so I can write about things that cannot be discussed on the Internet. You certainly cannot have an intelligent conversation about what it means to…
The Dancing Faun Review
The Dancing Faun by Florence Farr is a short novel, almost a novelette, originally published in 1894. Florence Farr was a London actress who associated with William Butler Yeats. I found a 2006 paperback reprint…
More Yeats Books
I have bought a few more books to study the work of William Butler Yeats. Our Secret Discipline Helen Vendler ISBN: 9780674026957 The Cambridge Introduction to W. B. Yeats David Holdeman ISBN: 9780521547376 The Cambridge…
Is Writing Amazon Reviews Worthwhile?
I often find that a play or a book I have read has no reviews on Amazon. If it is a particularly insightful literary work then this always strikes me as a damn shame. The…
Oscar Wilde’s Plays
I have now read all of Oscar Wilde’s plays, except for Salome. I bought this book at Books-A-Million. I liked the cover photo. I appreciate Oscar Wilde’s plays for their wit. I really enjoy wit…
Screenwriting
I have not written a blog post in awhile because none of my plays are being accepted by playwriting contests and I’ve pretty much lost interest in it. However, my New Years resolution is to…
Social Reality vs Empirical Reality
Human beings are social creatures living in a social reality. This means that nobody can avoid being concerned about society. And nobody can avoid the sociological perspective. I used to be annoyed by the emphasis…
Theater As A Meritocracy
The very concept of merit is increasing under attack as Social Justice Warriors argue that the myth of a meritocracy is used to justify a history of exclusion and elitism. Considering that theater is an…
Maintaining Enthusiasm
Writing plays can be very discouraging. Every book I’ve read on playwriting has been discouraging. Most playwriting books emphasize that your chances of getting a play produced are very slim. Every rejection of a script…