In the Works

My writing career began with 30 years of on-demand scripts, and lately, I've been feeling the itch to write for the stage again. Specifically, as I was reading a collecting of short stories by the late great O. Henry, I saw many stories that could play out well in a theater setting. My idea is to weave the stories together, moving from one to another, with actors who play small parts in one story moving to a larger role in the next, and vice versa. 

It's been fun writing the scenes that are only glossed over or described in a sentence or two. It's like I get to fill in the blanks--growing the story instead of shrinking it (as so often happens with adaptations). 

This collection is now in the hands of a beta reader who happens to be a brilliant actor and a theater educator. He'll hopefully let me know if any of this feels stageable, and I'll go from there. 

Funny.... I've written soooo many scripts, but until January, I never published any of them (see New Release on Home page). We just produced them on stage, and they disappeared. This might be a more enduring project. 

An imperial Asian adventure with invasions, royal court politics, double-agents, a hint of romance, and a brave heroine who comes up with a mastermind plan to rescue the Emperor--all while she's not allowed to speak. Think Mulan if she had a very different skill set. 

This piece is solidly outlined, and I'll start writing in earnest come the new year. Maybe for a late summer release? Not sure how long it's going to be.