writing

  • From Collaboration to Exploitation: Lessons from My First Theatre Production

    Theatre is a collaborative art form, where every role contributes to the final piece. But clear boundaries must exist—especially between the playwright and director. The playwright creates the script, the foundation of the production. Directors interpret and stage it, often suggesting edits, but the ultimate authority over the script remains with the playwright. Or at

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  • Sanctuary Is More Relevant Than Ever in Today’s USA

    As we inch closer to Sanctuary‘s debut at The Hope Theatre in London, the world outside the theatre feels increasingly like the one within it. What’s happening in the United States right now—the deepening divisions, the rise of extremist ideologies, the alarming resurgence of white supremacy and misogyny—makes Sanctuary a more urgent story than I

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  • Can Good Writing Be Mistaken for AI?

    As with many writers around the world—from creative to academic to technical writing—AI is at the forefront of our minds. Polarized opinions fill comment sections across social networks and news sites, debating whether AI signals the end of creativity and the need for human writers, or if it’s a useful tool for research and/or to

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  • Rehearsed Reading in the West End!

    At the end of May, my play Sanctuary will have a “rehearsed reading” at the Seven Dials Playhouse! It’s tentatively scheduled for 22 May at 2pm, but that’s subject to change depending on the cast and director. Before I started delving into the world of playwriting, I never heard of a rehearsed reading. Had no

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  • Emerging Playwright

    Emerging Playwright

    As you know, I‘m done with writing books; however, this past January during the #WrAP challenge, I wrote two full-length plays. I’ve also just finished a one-act play based on my decade-old, unpublished short story “The Clockwork Heart.” The #WrAP challenge introduced me to London Playwrights, of which now I’m a member, and I’ve already

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  • Zombies & Cogs

    Olivia (O. M.) Grey’s two new titles are now available for purchase! Just in time for Christmas! First, Caught in the Cogs: An Eclectic Collection. In the midst of war, a beautiful young officer finds love aboard an airship… A woman steals away to fulfill her desire with a phantom lover… A group of thieves

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  • In the writing business, we often get conflicting advice from our readers, other writers, and industry professionals like agents and editors. Agents advise us to write what’s in our hearts, but they can only sell what the editors want. The editors want more of what is already selling, limiting their risk in this fast-changing business.

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  • In 2009, Colleen Lindsay wrote a blog about what Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse could teach novelists about hooking readers. Good article. Really true, too. The art of storytelling has changed over the years. Our attention spans, as a collective audience, have shortened. Colleen’s post is mostly about how Dollhouse took a few episodes (like seven, according

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