I'm not much for New Year's resolutions, but I do need to continue to push myself this year. If I don't get into grad school, I need to be a more competitive candidate for next time, and if I do, I want to acquit myself well when I get there. So here are some things:
1. Write a new ten-minute play.
I have written one before, but it was just stupid, largely because it hinged on a joke didn't work. I had an idea the other day, though, that I think fits the format really well: the situation has a natural time limit and high stakes that necessitate a weird level of intimacy between strangers. I'll talk more about that when I get it written.
2. Work more with time.
Time is super interesting, and I haven't really engaged with it much in my writing. The amount of time we spend on things says a lot about how much they matter to us, and that's a big vein of emotion to tap.
3. More female characters, especially protagonists.
My last two complete plays have had two male characters and one female character, and in both cases, the protagonist was male. Time to tip the scale back toward the middle. (This is an affecting and eloquent presentation of why that is so important.)
4. Apply for/enter more things.
Pretty self-explanatory. You can't win if you don't play.
That's not an exhaustive list by any means, but I think that's a good start. Meet me back here in June and we'll see how I did.
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