Playwriting Is the Soul the Writing Industry Lost
But most writers aren’t interested. Why?
When was the last time you read a play? When was the last time you gussied up and spent a night in the theatre? Ask your average writer and most will tell you high school or college. They’ll tell you about the plays they were *forced* to read, and the stages they were forced to sit before in the name of a compulsory grade.
Most writers don’t read or write plays. More’s the pity, as playwriting offers writers opportunities that novel writing cannot. Even more significantly, it offers a sense of soul and a sense of artistry. It allows writers to express themselves in a way that novel writing cannot. Yet most writers keep chasing the prize of traditional publication. Why? Have they lost their souls in the pursuit of glory?
Playwriting is the soul the writing industry lost.
It’s inarguable that the writing industry has lost its soul. We don’t get told stories that break us anymore, that change the way we see life. Instead, we get the same regurgitated stories we have become accustomed to. Publishers and agents figure out what “works” and then hock as many cloaked versions of that same story as they can.
