2012: A New Year!
2012 marks fresh beginnings for me.
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Welcome to the new look of this website!
The different design is easier to navigate and has more comprehensive features that will give you a more in-depth perspective of what I have done and will be doing.
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The launch of multiple new courses and workshops
The Coach section of this website lists out a slew of new workshops (as well as my existing stable of courses) that will roll out progressively during 2012. Schedules will be updated on a regular basis (see the Events section).
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New writing and performances
I will be posting updates on my writing and performances regularly as soon as the relevant information is confirmed.
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A promise to blog more frequently
One of my new year resolutions is to blog at least once a week and share my thoughts with the world at large.
And oh yes, if you are interested to find out more about my reading habits, please check out the Dec 2011 edition of the National Library Board's GoLibrary magazine. On page 32, you will find an interview about what's in my library.
Events & Workshops
Calling up-and-coming playwrights with no/minimal experience in performance or stage production! This unique, hands-on workshop is geared just for you.
New playwrights often write without understanding how their script can be staged. This is because they may lack personal experience in directing and performing plays. In this workshop, participants provide at a short script (10 A4 pages max, 12 hard copies) that they have written. With the help of theatre veteran, Verena Tay, participants direct/act out each script and in...
Details
| Date/Time: |
7, 14,
February 2012, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
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| Venue: |
BooksActually, 9 Yong Siak Street (Tiong Bahru) |
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$100/participant (Student Discount:$80) |
| Registration: |
booksellers@booksactually.com (+65 6222 9195)
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| Booking Information: |
www.booksactually.com/workshops.html |
When writing stories or plays, writers are often stuck at how to show their characters interacting and speaking to each other in a way that the plot moves forward and the speech does not sound forced and artificial. In Natural Speech: The Art of Writing Dialogue, you will gain valuable, and practical, tips on how to craft naturalistic sounding dialogue that propels your story forward.
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Blog
Quest for Solitude
9 January 2012 (Mon), Uncategorized
I read two things lately that have struck me as significant. The first is an online essay about the qualities of an introvert: apparently, introverts are quiet because their brains are hardwired to absorb a lot of information all at once and do not need the same degree of external stimulation as an extrovert, lest [...]
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‘Tis the Season…
22 December 2011 (Thu), Uncategorized
In my younger days, I could stride into shops, battle for hours with the crowd to get the best deals and emerge happy and contented. Gone are those times. Last Sunday, I went looking for my last Christmas presents. I entered only one mall. One department store, two shops and two hours later, I had [...]
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The ‘F’ Word: Thoughts about Use and Abuse
8 December 2011 (Thu), Uncategorized
On Thursday evenings, I have to send my mother to church. About 3 hours later, I have to pick her up. In the interim, I arrange meetings with other people or do stuff on my own (e.g. have dinner, do grocery shopping, sit at a fast food joint and read/mark assignments). Not so long ago, [...]
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