Norfolk Actor and Playwright
Posts by Norfolk actor and playwright, Marie Cooper
I am not sure which planets happened to be in alignment yesterday, but Friday the 13th definitely wasn’t unlucky for me, as for once, my writing actually flowed. I had foolishly left my ‘Read, Write, Chat’ homework until the very last minute, but I knew I would have, at least, an hour or two between meeting my ScriptEast group in the morning, to the café meetup group in the afternoon.
Continue reading “Read, Write, Chat Meetup – 13th July 2018”
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Squeeeeee! What a difference a day, a break to the cinema and a change of location makes to my writing. I am now working with the view of my garden, with fresh air coming through the window and my aloe vera plant peeping over the top of my keyboard, rather than plonked in the middle of the dining room, staring at a blank screen and wall.
It has made a whole world of difference. Continue reading “A Break from Writing and a Change of View”
I am having an “I am an actor, not a writer!” kind of day. I am stuck. I have writer’s block. I am frustrated that I am stuck at a table trying to squeeze words out of my head and onto a page rather than from a page, into my head.
Continue reading “Acting at Writing and Overcoming Writer’s Block”
Writing is difficult and amorphous. It has been feeling as if I am trying to stick a pin in a river to stop ideas flowing away. I have had coursework looming over me whilst I tried to simultaneously juggle little projects. My mind struggled to control all the brain squirrels skittering about inside it.
Continue reading “Acting at Playwriting MA Creative Project”
I took some time out from writing essays (and procrastination whilst worrying about essays) last week to go join in with the wonderful Script East ‘Get Scripted’ writing weekend at The Garage.
Continue reading “Script East, Get Scripted Writing Weekend”