Words Came Out

[plumtreeblossom]

I just spent the last several hours writing the 1st draft of a 10-minute play (actually about 6 minutes; it needs fleshing). It's been a long time since I've done any creative writing, but the play chose this day to be written, and I'm not going to argue when that happens. It's just the light, upbeat comedy fare of the sort we often serve up at T@F, but that's exactly what I wanted to write. It was fun and interestingly helpful to give the characters the bodies and voices of various Firsties as I wrote. You guys did great!
I'm just surprised that I focused on one thing for that long. Over the years I've given myself a sort of multi-tasking ADD, and I'd forgotten what it felt like to be zeroed in on one specific creative activity for multi-hour stretches. So focused that I didn't even want to take hits off the interwebs crack pipe. I just had an idea that I thought should be a short play, and now it is one. Well, in 1st draft form. In a few days I'll read it again and see if I think it's worth polishing up. Reading over it now, I suspect I'll decide it is.

Comments

[beowabbit]

Yay! I look forward to reading it.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Looks like you'll get to hear it read at the reading on Sunday. Yay!

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

And when I produce the next open-submission festival, we're totally doing it. :)

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

This one is *in theory* open submission. Whoever sent me plays or was reccomended to me, basically. I think we should read M's play at the play reading!

[surrealestate.livejournal.com]

Oh, I didn't mean to imply anything about the next one-acts, other than that (unless things have changed since I was last given a run-down) there was no plan to publicize and let people submit their work for consideration like we did for #2 and #3. I think using one or two specifically chosen authors is a perfectly valid method, too, but I happen to be a masochist and as such instead chose to wade through 250+ submissions. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

May I ask what it's about? I think that's wonderful, and I can't wait to read/see it.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Well, it's just about some people and an out-of-the-ordinary day at the zoo. Nothing heavy, just the fun kind of stuff we like having in our festivals.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

Out of the ordinary at a zoo? Now I'm curious :) !

[oneagain.livejournal.com]

Isn't lovely when things come through you like that? I know that feeling well...

[eclecticavatar.livejournal.com]

Can we read it on Sunday??

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

Sure! It'll need some work between now and then, but I'd be delighted to have it read. :-)