Category: Quick Tips and Tricks

  • Five Elements to Designing AI-Driven Marketing Campaigns for Arts Festival Performances with Very Little Budget

    I recently closed a modest small-house production of my new play Shakespeare in the Dark at the Fertile Ground Festival here in Portland, OR. But this blog is not about that play — you can visit my NPX Profile for more info. As the title implies, this blog will share five key elements I learned…

  • The 3 Golden Rules of Playwriting

    Whenever you get lost or stuck writing a play, there are three fundamental rules that will most always get you back on track. I like to call them the Three Golden Rules of Playwriting. Let’s go over them, shall we? 1 – Keep things as simple as possible, but no simpler. The first rule reminds…

  • 5 Tips for Overcoming Writer’s Block

    What if I told you that there’s really no such thing as “writer’s block”? Well there isn’t. It’s a term dreamed up by people who aren’t writers. The truth is any act of creative writing is just extremely difficult, and rarely flows without interruption. Writing is an act of serious alchemy, like spinning wool into…