Writing Advice

Pursued By A Bear is our new 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 writers block, I’ve been checking my Facebook page a thousand times a day and …

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Pursued By A Bear is our new 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’m leaving the ‘young person’ bracket later this year, and I feel like a lot of …

Pursued By A Bear: “Am I too old to become a playwright?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our new 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’m writing my first full-length play, and IT’S SO HARD.  I’ve made it about halfway through, …

Pursued By A Bear: “I’m struggling to finish my first play, should I just give up?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our new 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 write in my bedroom, and the pigeons that live outside are seriously creepy.  I feel …

Pursued By A Bear: “Help! The pigeons outside my window are driving me crazy!” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our new 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 smart should I assume my director will be when I’m writing a play? How much …

Pursued By A Bear: “How can I use stage directions to keep a bad director from ruining my play?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our new 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.     “Writing is a lonely business. How can I make time for my writing whilst being a …

Pursued By A Bear: “How do I make time to write without giving up my social life?” Read More »

Pursued By A Bear is our new 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.     “My laptop is dead, and I’m looking to start afresh – but there are so …

Pursued By A Bear: “What writing tools does a savvy London playwright need?” Read More »