Leadership

To be a writer is to be a leader, and to be a leader you have to have followers.  Everyone has their own ideas, but not all ideas are created equal.  When you consider leadership, consider conflict resolution.

To be a persuasive writer you have to learn to be a diplomat.  To convince anyone of anything you have to beguile them with your charm.  Or at least write clear sentences and meaningful paragraphs. (Perhaps paragraphs are passé.... Think PowerPoint^® bullet points.)

Write it down and they'll read it.  Lead and they shall follow.

The Play's the Thing

I’ve had some excellent successes since I last made an entry here, though they are on the periphery of my freelance writing career. Writing is writing, I’m proud of my work. (I’m also working freelance as a Marketing Consultant these days, and Marketing is writing, too. Isn’t it?)



My one-man show, STUPENDOUS, COLOSSAL FAILURE! premiered at Chicago Dramatists on Saturday, April 11th. It was well received and I want to do a full-length version sometime, and have a venue in mind.




More recently, a short play of mine, THE WORST THING, also premiered at Chicago Dramatists (as a staged reading), and was directed by Kathy Scambiatterra, Artistic Director of The Artistic Home, a wonderful coup for me.

What’s next?