Playwright's Survival Guide: Keeping the Drama in Your Work and Out of Your Life
by Gary Garrison
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The Playwright's Survival Guide is written for both aspiring and established writers looking for an emotional, spiritual, or just plain practical connection back to what's important - the writing. It's a "how-to-be" book - with thoughts, stories of inspiration, a few tricks of the trade, a few outlets for venting frustrations, and a reassuring voice that speaks to all the doubts with an "I know. I've been there. This is what you do . . ." Gary Garrison demystifies the playwriting process, show more speaking honestly, poignantly, and with humor about the lessons he's learned along the way. He explores the issues playwrights face every day, including: inspiration criticism self-doubt relationships with teachers and mentors the art of self-promotion writer's block staying healthy in the art after your fingers are off the keyboard. show lessTags
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Amazon: “The honesty and humor make me laugh out loud with tears of joy and pain streaming down my face. I want to give it to everyone I know - its such a life lesson.â€?–Carolyn J. Griffin, Managing Director, Metro Stage
“The fundamental value of this book is that it outs the playwright as a vulnerable human, living in the messy and dirty real world . Chatty, not analytical, more Ethel Merman than Antonin Artaud, this book is good company.â€?–Mike Kenny, Research in Drama Education
“The fundamental value of this book is that it outs the playwright as a vulnerable human, living in the messy and dirty real world . Chatty, not analytical, more Ethel Merman than Antonin Artaud, this book is good company.â€?–Mike Kenny, Research in Drama Education
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Gary Garrison is a playwright and producer in New York City. As a full-time faculty member of the prestigious Dramatic Writing Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Garrison has worked with hundreds of playwrights, actors, and directors. His plays include Cherry Reds; When a Diva Dreams; We Make a Wall; The Big, Fat Naked show more Truth; Gawk; and Angel Day show less
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