Writing

Blue_playwright

(1,621 posts) Wed Dec 11, 2019, 01:26 AM Dec 2019

One of my plays...

Was published in a Wichita writing magazine. Thought I’d share. Feedback is like chocolate.

‪Same Trailer, Different Park: A Drama https://wichitastory.com/same-trailer-different-park-a-drama/

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One of my plays... (Original Post) Blue_playwright Dec 2019 OP

I'm going to read it this weekend... Trueblue Texan Dec 2019 #1

Trigger warning. It's violent. Blue_playwright Dec 2019 #2

Thanks for the heads up! Trueblue Texan Dec 2019 #3

Just read it! Chalco Jan 2020 #4

Oh thank you Blue_playwright Jan 2020 #5

Most of our stories come from real life, right? Chalco Jan 2020 #6

Trueblue Texan

(4,616 posts)

1. I'm going to read it this weekend...

Reply to Blue_playwright (Original post)

Wed Dec 11, 2019, 08:55 AM

Dec 2019

...thanks for sharing!

Blue_playwright

(1,621 posts)

2. Trigger warning. It's violent.

Reply to Trueblue Texan (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 11, 2019, 10:18 AM

Dec 2019

I love a very calm life but write gritty. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Trueblue Texan

(4,616 posts)

3. Thanks for the heads up!

Reply to Blue_playwright (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 12, 2019, 09:13 AM

Dec 2019

Chalco

(1,442 posts)

4. Just read it!

Reply to Blue_playwright (Original post)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 03:30 PM

Jan 2020

You capture the essence of domestic violence very well.
It covers past, present and future effects in a short piece.
Very good!

Blue_playwright

(1,621 posts)

5. Oh thank you

Reply to Chalco (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 8, 2020, 10:46 PM

Jan 2020

Oh thank you! I always worry that people will think it’s either over the top or just flat out not believable. When in reality much of it is my mother-in-Laws story just set an a fictional universe. My mother-in-law was a prodigy with plants not a piano.

Chalco

(1,442 posts)

6. Most of our stories come from real life, right?

Reply to Blue_playwright (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 9, 2020, 10:14 AM

Jan 2020

Yes, I'm a writer, too. Real life informs fiction!

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