TO THINK OR TO DO, THAT IS THE QUESTION…
CORRESPONDING today with my dear friend and colleague, the multi-talented, multi-award-winning author, William Maltese, the question arose: Which is better? To think or to do? It all stems from discussing with him my having been asked to audition for a role in an upcoming made-for-television movie, “Static,” written fellow author and screenwriter Richard Rose and purchased for cinematic treatment by K. Simmons Productions (https://kspllc.media).
You know, “To be, or not to be? That is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles…” (from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet;” the emphases are mine). To think or to do, that is and has always been the “big question” in life. Should I revel in being an author, continuing my lifelong perfection of the craft, conceding to daydreams my secret longing to act what I can write, or should I fling myself, a novice, onto the arduous and not-always-flattering stage, embodying, for better or worse, an aspiration I’ve always clandestinely harbored?
It wasn’t really that hard to decide. Of course, there’s always that issue of whether, based on the audition (yes, I chose action and auditioned), I’ll be chosen for a part. No small issue, I admit.
Applying this to any calling, vocation or divertissement, it’s my personal opinion that, if willing to pursue something to the greatest of one’s ability, action is preferable to commiseration. Having tried, irrespective of the outcome, is infinitely preferable to having never tried at all. Life is, after all, about experience, as all three young protagonists in my newest book, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor would unabashedly proclaim. “Taking up where TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009) by Raymond Gaynor and William Maltese left off, NewAmerica, a shadow of its former United States of America, provides a challenging and dangerous future place for three young firebrands to live.” And, like me at this crossroads, live they do! Check out this video book review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
THE EDGE OF MADNESS by Raymond Gaynor — $1.99 as a Kindle ebook through May 2021 — is also available in printed format; soon to become an audiobook read by Peter Pollock. Purchased for cinematic treatment by K. Simmons Productions.
The Edge of Madness
You know, “To be, or not to be? That is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles…” (from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet;” the emphases are mine). To think or to do, that is and has always been the “big question” in life. Should I revel in being an author, continuing my lifelong perfection of the craft, conceding to daydreams my secret longing to act what I can write, or should I fling myself, a novice, onto the arduous and not-always-flattering stage, embodying, for better or worse, an aspiration I’ve always clandestinely harbored?
It wasn’t really that hard to decide. Of course, there’s always that issue of whether, based on the audition (yes, I chose action and auditioned), I’ll be chosen for a part. No small issue, I admit.
Applying this to any calling, vocation or divertissement, it’s my personal opinion that, if willing to pursue something to the greatest of one’s ability, action is preferable to commiseration. Having tried, irrespective of the outcome, is infinitely preferable to having never tried at all. Life is, after all, about experience, as all three young protagonists in my newest book, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor would unabashedly proclaim. “Taking up where TOTAL MELTDOWN (Borgo/Wildside 2009) by Raymond Gaynor and William Maltese left off, NewAmerica, a shadow of its former United States of America, provides a challenging and dangerous future place for three young firebrands to live.” And, like me at this crossroads, live they do! Check out this video book review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
THE EDGE OF MADNESS by Raymond Gaynor — $1.99 as a Kindle ebook through May 2021 — is also available in printed format; soon to become an audiobook read by Peter Pollock. Purchased for cinematic treatment by K. Simmons Productions.
The Edge of Madness
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