tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post7384765045430609522..comments2024-02-25T02:17:05.820-08:00Comments on Taliesin: The Influence of the Theater: Symbolism and Blocking.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post-14040404830208394362010-06-15T12:08:54.880-07:002010-06-15T12:08:54.880-07:00I've found that plays are an excellent venue t...I've found that plays are an excellent venue through which to learn how to write better dialogue. I had that "ephiphany" while reading Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" I'm currently reading Wilder's "Our Town." Plays influence my novels as well, to the point where a couple of the scenes in my current draft novel are written as plays...I can do that...I'm a literary cubist :)<br /><br />Great blog, lots of thinking, shows a passion for the art and craft of writing.<br /><br />MohamedDr. Mohamedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13673867214475179890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post-65563096315587715852010-06-07T14:59:43.185-07:002010-06-07T14:59:43.185-07:00Facial expressions are important too of courseFacial expressions are important too of courseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11271149538259398956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999955171519602518.post-49174861644897080182010-06-07T10:50:20.716-07:002010-06-07T10:50:20.716-07:00Excellent point! I never thought of it this way, b...Excellent point! I never thought of it this way, but you're absolutely right. <br /><br />I do tend to think of my book as movies, in that I tend to write the story and show the scenes that you would see if it were a movie. Not because I want it to be a movie someday, but because that's just how it comes out of my head. My beats therefore tend to be the closeups of facial expressions, etc., but I really like the idea of thinking of it as blocking.<br /><br />I miss theatre! I wish I'd gotten more involved with it when I had the chance.L. T. Hosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448176940211118898noreply@blogger.com