Last night I told the audience about the first time I quit writing forever. I addressed a packed house, explaining that during my time of self-imposed literary exile (circa 2009) a friend who knew better than I did loaned me her copy of "On Writing". My friend understood how influential Mr. King's work was to me, and that I'd become impossible to live with having vowed to give up something I was, apparently, born to do. Well, I wasn't going to write ever, ever, ever again. But I would certainly read the book.
Still holding firm to my belief that I would never set pen to paper for the rest of my life, I came upon page 170. Wherein lurked the Dick and Jane exercise. A writer's prompt, if you will, from Mister King himself.
Resistance was futile.
The above-mentioned audience was there to see my short play, "High Maintenance," Mr. King's exercise brought to life. Was it one of those inexplicable surreal moments? Oh, yeah. And as per his book, I am dropping a line to say how the exercise went for me.
Pretty damn good.
In the last seven years I've had a very large production, and some very small productions, hit the stage. But none so close and dear to me as this one. The experiences I've had, the people I've met, and the memories I will always cherish are directly attributable to page 170.
I just wanted to say thank you.
P.S. The audience loved it.
Still holding firm to my belief that I would never set pen to paper for the rest of my life, I came upon page 170. Wherein lurked the Dick and Jane exercise. A writer's prompt, if you will, from Mister King himself.
Resistance was futile.
The above-mentioned audience was there to see my short play, "High Maintenance," Mr. King's exercise brought to life. Was it one of those inexplicable surreal moments? Oh, yeah. And as per his book, I am dropping a line to say how the exercise went for me.
Pretty damn good.
In the last seven years I've had a very large production, and some very small productions, hit the stage. But none so close and dear to me as this one. The experiences I've had, the people I've met, and the memories I will always cherish are directly attributable to page 170.
I just wanted to say thank you.
P.S. The audience loved it.