Sister Mary Clarence:…If when you wake up in morning and you couldn’t think about anything, but writing, then you’re a writer. After my 9-to-6, I head on over to borders to do some writing. I’m feeling good about this story idea I’ve had for quite some time. Before I get started, I even do a…
Author: Conrad
Conrad's a San Francisco Bay Area Playwright. He loves long walks upon the concrete and rainy days. Aside from writing words for actors to regurgitate into an audience's ears and eyes, he loves sports, 90's R&B, and learning.
Notes from Stories High
Just wanted to post these notes from the latest Bindlestiff Studio’s Stories High Reading series for my 10-minute, Leaving My <3 In SF. Even though I don't know who wrote these, I'm very thankful for the time that they put in to write anything down! Thanks! Now, to get the final done soon. Hopefully, I'll…
Yeah! A new idea for a play
This story is about… Mindy Garcia is the editor of her school’s newspaper who meets a young farm-worker named Fermin Tobera. While helping him recover something from his past, she uncovers the town’s longest secret. At the same time, she unexpectedly falls in love with him. Unfortunately, there’s a big problem: he’s a ghost. I…
Leaving My <3 In SF - Reading
So the reading of my short play, LEAVING MY <3 IN SF, went well last night. I was also very pleased with, not only the actors, but also the person who directed it. After it was read, he came up to me and as always, gave me some really good notes. And I whole-heartedly agreed…
Bindlestiff’s 10 Stories High – Reading
Ready for the 10th Anniversary of Bindlestiff Studios’ Stories High!!!! 2 Nights only!!! Come support our new, emerging writers for an exclusive glimpse of potential screenplays that will be showcased in this year’s Stories High production. In two nights, we will cover nine brand new plays in a professional reading by various actors and directors….
Bindlestiff’s 10 Stories High – Reading
Ready for the 10th Anniversary of Bindlestiff Studios’ Stories High!!!! 2 Nights only!!! Come support our new, emerging writers for an exclusive glimpse of potential screenplays that will be showcased in this year’s Stories High production. In two nights, we will cover nine brand new plays in a professional reading by various actors and directors….
The Power of Desire
With gleeful intent I’ve been watching and more importantly learning from various forms of fictional media specifically movies, a play, and reality tv. I haven’t written anything that can be construed as new for a good couple of weeks, but this time away from the Script Template I got going in word, has given me…
New short play – Leaving My <3 In SF
Hi… geez, getting back to this blog kinda makes me feel like I haven’t seen the friend in a long time that I purposely didn’t want to meet and now I fumble for the right excuse… not that I do this or anything. lalala. Anyways, as you can obviously see, I took a break from…
Tips from Kurt Vonnegut
Eight rules for writing fiction (http://www.troubling.info/vonnegut.html): 1. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted. 2. Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for. 3. Every character should want something, even if it is only a…
back to reality…
so i workshopped BLANK CANVAS/LEAVING MY <3 IN SF and it didn't go over very well. and to be truthful, the play wasn't my best, WHICH SUCKS!!! cuz I know that i write better than this. I know it and I'm really disappointed in myself more than any ribbing I can take from anyone else….