Type So Hard You Bruise the Screen My friend Owen Egerton, who was just named Best Local Author 2012 by the Austin Chronicle, put together a list of thirty points for writers, in the spirit …
The Bookstore Strikes Back When Nashville lost its last two local bookstores, novelist Ann Patchett decided to open her own. The Atlantic has a wonderful (and long) article that she wrote ab…
Script Designer by Tom Horan Tom Horan writes on HowlRound about the differences between writing conventional plays and working as the playwright on devised work: I split my time between con…
PianoFight Breaks Ground at 144 Taylor Street This is probably the greatest news of all-time that has ever been announced anywhere: PianoFight is proud to announce today it is breaking groun…
Does Willy Loman Need Protecting? Terry Teachout, writing on WSJ.com: Simon Stone, the resident director of Belvoir St. Theatre, an Australian company, jumped head first into a pail of boili…
With a Sweep, Giants Are Champions Again Andrew Keh in the New York Times: With bristly winds swirling and a World Series championship on the line, the San Francisco Giants defeated the Detr…
How a Tiny L.A. Theater Succeeded by Focusing on Local Playwrights So Bob Rusch, co-founder of L.A.-based SkyPilot Theatre, had this epiphany: He would throw SkyPilot into the breach by prod…
On Saturday night, I was one of about 400 writers who performed their work as part of the San Francisco Lit Crawl: Celebrating Litquake's closing night, Lit Crawl is the world's largest free…
Today’s the 50th anniversary of “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and the media is celebrating with interviews of Albee and recollections from people who saw the orig…
Junot DÃaz Hates Writing Short Stories Good lord, Junot DÃaz even writes genius sentences while talking off the top of his head: What are the mistakes you make? First of all, nonsense …
The Dramatists Guild is in town! I mean, the New York contingent is in town. Gary Garrison, Executive Director of Creative Affairs, and Roland Tec, Director of Membership, are visiting San F…
Five short stories about David Rakoff I’ve been reading Sarah Hepola since way back when I lived in Austin and she wrote for the Chronicle. Her writing is exquisite, and this piece fro…
I Love You! I know Ethel Rohan because she’s read quite a few times at the Portuguese Artists Colony literary readings, several of which I’ve hosted. I’m a big fan of her s…
How I Learned to Write John Ostrander, writing on ComicMix: I learned from theater that everything is defined by action and that includes the dialogue. No one ever just talks — they co…
The darkly comic Christopher Durang is hanging onto hope An article about one of my favorite playwrights, as his latest play is about to get its world premiere: He is able to marshal absurdi…
Theater Talkback: Finding Inspiration in Improvisation David Yazbek, on seeing the extraordinary improv duo T.J. & Dave at the Barrow Street Theater: I seldom find explosive inspiration …
“My favorite literary genre is, in fact, the ‘literary novel’ (unfortunate term roughly translated as the Kiss of Death).” - Joyce Carol Oates
Ale to the Chief: White House Beer Recipe The White House has released their recipe for White House Honey Brown Ale. Inspired by home brewers from across the country, last year President Oba…
The Ultimate Guide to Writing Better Than You Normally Do Colin Nissan has an article on McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, with great advice for writers, such as: LEARN FROM THE MASTERS. …
Portuguese Artists Colony: Permanent Fatal Error I’m often (rightly) accused of posting info about upcoming events way too late in the game. Like, the day of. Or, in a good week, the d…
People Who Like Art Are Better Than People Who Don't, Study Finds If you like art, you probably have an altruistic streak, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois a…
Go Away Alexander Chee writes about his residencies at three different artists colonies: Fiction writers are often portrayed as fussy prima donnas, and I won't say we aren't, but to explain,…
Louis CK, TJ & Dave, and the Power of Slow Comedy Louis C.K. practices a brand of 'slow comedy' on his show that is rarely seen on television or outside of the long-form improv scene in …
PlayGround Announces Resident Playwrights I’m very excited that this has been announced: I’m one of the new PlayGround Resident Playwrights! PlayGround named today the nine up-an…
Hefeweizen Goes With Second Breakfast A “pre-noon glass of beer” during “second breakfast”? Clearly, I need to start exploring my German heritage. In the heat of a wa…