Monthly Archives: August 2021

“But then Shakespeare had a thought: What if a character had a conversation – with himself.”

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Kate Stover

Before Shakespeare invented the soliloquy, actors spoke in monologues and dialogues.  Soliloquys are a radical combination of the uninterrupted speech of one person (in monologues) with the tension created by expressing two different perspectives (in dialogues). Soliloquys demonstrate how a … Continue reading →

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“I began to think that some of us are the designated rememberers.”

Posted on August 20, 2021 by Kate Stover

I always begin my “How to Write Your Memoirs” classes by asking, “Why do you want to do this?”  No one has ever  answered the question like novelist Pat Conroy does in this collection of essays about writing memoirs.  Conroy … Continue reading →

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“She felt that surely she hadn’t done every single thing wrong.”

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Kate Stover

Of course, this character – Astrid – had not done every single thing wrong. But, after watching someone she had known for 40 years get hit by a bus (literally), she suddenly faced the fact that she had made plenty … Continue reading →

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