I really believe that studying organization, even in the form of studying detective story organization, is very, very valuable for a playwright, a budding playwright.
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I think what helps me when I'm working on a play, any play, is the degree to which the writer has truly visualized, and then fulfilled, the vision of the world that he or she is creating.
It's very hard to be a playwright because it's very competitive.
Even when I'm writing plays I enjoy having company and mentally I think of that company as the company I'm writing for.
Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story.
Playwrights are the most gregarious writers - to get our work done, we need actors, directors, set designers.
I thought I wanted to be a playwright because I was interested in stories and telling stories.
To be able to analyze plays and novels is so relevant to acting.
At risk of sounding foully pompous I think that writers' groups are probably very useful at the beginning of a writing career.
It was kind of enlightening to become a playwright.
I'm kind of a builder of institutions. I think I've got some ability to look at what's out here, look at a playing field, and identify gaps and niches.
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