Gobsmacked

Writers are seldom at a loss for words, but I was absolutely gobsmacked to see my name and my short play, Near Mint, mentioned in Broadway World. I wrote the play in 2018, specifically for The West Side Show Room’s annual Rockford New Play Festival (now called Rockford New Words). It was among six plays … Read more

It’s My Monday

I’m kicking off the new year with a new-to-me concept: taking one workday per week to focus on my own creative writing projects. I dubbed it It’s My Monday.

Conveying Your Message Through Laughter

In previous posts, I explained how creative writing can help improve your business writing and told you that a 10-minute play I’d submitted to the 2018 Rockford New Play Festival was one of the plays chosen to be read at the event.   Organized by The West Side Show Room, the festival was held August 23 … Read more

Copywriter & Playwright, too?

Remember the 10-minute play I submitted to the Rockford New Play Festival a couple months ago? I’m happy to say it was among the six plays selected to be read at an event slated for August 23. My favorite play of all time is Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, so my aim was to try … Read more

How creative writing can help improve your writing business

If you think creative writing is a waste of time, think again. Whether it’s fiction, scriptwriting, or poetry, creative writing can help improve the same writing skills you use to write blog posts, white papers, articles, speeches, or marketing materials. How?[ctt template=”1″ link=”X90Fa” via=”no” ]Whether it’s fiction, scriptwriting, or poetry, creative writing can help improve … Read more