Category: Writing

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…

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…

Moral Muddles

I think a playwright is in greater danger of getting into a moral muddle than other writers. In general a playwright can more easily get muddled in his thinking because he is forced to give…