Inspiration

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “I’ve heard playwrights earn hardly anything. Should I write screenplays or novels instead?” It’s easy to say we …

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Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “I read the roundup every week and it’s really useful to hear about the opportunities out there.  But I …

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Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “I feel really silly even writing in with this question, because I know it’s a lucky problem to …

Pursued By A Bear: “Should I trust a semi-reliable director with my first production?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “I haven’t actually been writing that long – I actually only had my first short play produced last …

Pursued By A Bear: “How can I experiment with style while staying true to my voice?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “Are there any techniques to pare down a script when it is feeling too complicated/heavy?  Thx” I’m sure …

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Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “Hello, I’m writing in to ask if you can help settle a debate I’m having with my friend. …

Pursued By A Bear: “Settle our bet: which is more important, reading or watching plays?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “Hi Adam!  I’m an actor. I’ve been out of drama school for a few years, and while i’ve …

Pursued By A Bear: “I’m dyslexic and no one will take my work seriously” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “When is an unusual character name too unusual? I hate calling my characters Steve and Barry, but I …

Pursued By A Bear: “How do I come up with interesting character names?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.    “How much time is the ‘right’ amount of time to write? Do real writers write all day, even …

Pursued By A Bear: “How do real writers make the time to write?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our weekly advice column with playwright Adam Taylor.  He’ll tackle your playwriting questions – from practical issues to existential dilemmas – relying on nothing but his bare wits, brute strength, and questionable personal experiences.     “I’ve got an idea for a play but I’m really struggling with structure. Do you have any …

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