Genre: Archive

Cultivating Community In a week I’ll be headed to the Chautauqua Institution to serve as writer-in-residence for their final week of summer programming. Chautauqua was a place I visited as… Read More

Global Warming (Ursus automobilis) This is a project proposal I put together for The University of West Florida, Pensacola. Global Warming (Ursus automobilis) is a monumental polar bear sculpture created… Read More

Crawling Before Walking — A Conversation with Author Sarah Gerard on Writing and Climate Change An informal chat with the author of The Sunshine State on how writers can connect… Read More

Writers Write. You can’t be a writer unless you write. Sounds pretty obvious I know, but writing is a skill – it takes practice. It’s no different than learning to play… Read More

Can you write comedy without offending someone? Last week I sent a draft of my new play to a friend, a fellow theatre artist. I told him that I’ve never… Read More

The Elevator Pitch A good elevator pitch should last no longer than a short elevator ride of 30 seconds to 3 minutes, hence the name.   You should practice your… Read More

The Interview Today I had an interview scheduled. I worked hard to get it. The interviewee has two jobs and a rough life. It is hard for him to find… Read More

The Inner You You have a project and you have found a grant that fits the project. You have looked at the grant specifications and you have created a mental… Read More