This playwright’s pretty renowned for his ability to craft beautiful stories. Maybe here’s the reason why:
“Telling takes away the need to write. It relieves the pressure. And once that tension dissipates, so does the need to relieve it. First write it, then we’ll talk about it.”
– Donald Margulies
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I love that! And it rings true, I think. I’ve found I get stalled more often after “brain storming” a story with friends. It seems like it should work the other way around, but it never seems to. Weird.
True for me as well. There’s a certain dissipation of that emotional need after a convo with friends.
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Thank you for sharing another wonderful quote and truth.
Glad you enjoyed Bardess!