Welp. I guess I can! That was me talking for an hour about writing — live on YouTube — and fueled by adrenaline and three cups of coffee! Wheee! Did I add value to the conversation about writing during a pandemic? I dunno. But it was darn AMAZING to have a live chat with a …
Artist Soapbox begins the year with Hokis, poet and deep thinker. Listen in and find encouragement and support, practical tips to guide your creative process, great vulnerability, and a generous sprinkling of inspiration. This is a grownup and roving conversation that touches on grief, the death of a parent, adoption, sexual trauma, identity, creative evolution …
135: When it’s messy and we must: creative process with the poet Hokis Read More »
Under the right circumstances and with the right people for me, creative collaboration is my happiest happy place. This is the second of two ASBX episodes about writing scripted audio fiction collaboratively. You’ll hear from the Soapbox Audio Collective Writing Team 2 that includes Allan Maule, Ian Finley and me, Tamara Kissane. Together we’re writing The …
133: Collaborative Writing 2: The Last Glacier Hotel Read More »
Have you ever written with other people? I don’t mean in the same room all quietly chipping away at your individual writing — I mean have you ever collaborated during the creation phase, writer’s room-style where you’re together breaking the story, pitching ideas, fleshing out characters, debating storylines on a shared project? If you have …
In this solo episode, Tamara expresses gratitude for the guests and listeners of Artist Soapbox, and updates folx on the status of the podcast. Short version: After releasing 31 episodes in 7 weeks (8-9 months of content on the pre-pandemic schedule), Artist Soapbox is going on hiatus for a bit, so Tamara can write, complete …
125: Time to write. Podcasting during a pandemic (with kids). Read More »
Cheryl Chamblee is a writer, experimenter, and mama with more than 20 years of experience as both artist and nonprofit leader. She has written or co-written 14 plays and hundreds of short essays, but right now she’s obsessed with writing what she calls “storypoems.” Her current creative writing projects are The Letters Project and Evening …
Mark Cornell is a playwright, director, and filmmaker. He has had more than 85 of his plays produced in theatres around the world. In this episode, Mark talks about his writing process for stage and film, where he finds his inspiration, and tips to keep writing. About halfway thru the interview, we dig into a …
123: Inspiration, dedication, and production with playwright Mark Cornell Read More »
It would be unusual for me to associate astrophysics with romantic comedy, but Allan Maule does in his new play, THE WEIGHT OF EVERYTHING WE KNOW, a romantic comedy about the kilogram changing mass. In this episode, Allan talks about his approach to writing and researching a science-related rom-com, the structure of the play, the …
CANCELLED: Sunday, Mar 22 at 2pm Please email artistsoapbox@gmail.com to be on the waitlist or to tell me that you’d like to participate later in the year! Thanks! The experiment continues! We had such a great time at the November and December events, that we’ve decided to let the good times continue to roll. Public …
Announcing Public Works dates and prompts for Jan-April 2020! Read More »
Greetings, Soapboxers! It’s an exciting day over here in ASBX-land! Tonight, the Soapbox Audio Collective Writers’ Room will assemble for our first meeting. For the next several months, we will be working on developing a full season of Tamara Kissane’s serial audio drama JESUS PANCAKE. I can’t wait to be in the room! [For reference: …
