Reflections

I have said many times that holiday season is a time of reflection for me. It's also a good to reflect on how my writing is coming along. I'm still learning how to write plays. Improv is a different genre I still have a ways to go. I wrote a commentary the other night. and am currently working on an essay. I try to write every day no matter how much or how little.

When I do take a break, I defuse a little bit because information overload can burn one out. I'm currently reading a book called The Beat Hotel and what I see is writers and artists expanding their range of communication. Poetry, essays, art, the spoken word, and short stories. I was impressed with Brion Gysin and his Cut-Up invention; the Dream Machine. At times I have thought about adding art to my writings.   

Just by pulling away a little bit, I see where I am and where I need to go. It's a ever evolving craft and I'm enjoying the journey.

Acting and Improv

Tonight at theater project we read some plays. I saw the importance of using the right emotions when doing a particular piece. It can be excitement, fear, resignation, anticipation. I see what actors do to prepare for what they do. I would have become a stage actor if I had my druthers.

You have to study line by line. There's lots of practice involved. Acting is a craft not easily mastered. Improv has helped me understand what it is to let myself go; something that is not always easy for me personally. I'm getting better at it though.