“LUMP” is Going Into Collections

My life seems to have two modes: chill and crazy.

Right after I finish this blog entry, I’m going to fill out some paperwork to grant non-exclusive reprint rights to two of my monologues for the upcoming third volume of “ Contemporary Monologues for Young Women” (Meriwether Publishing, Ltd.).

Maybe I’m sheltered, but I think this puts life into crazy mode. I was surprised and humbled and sooo excited to hear from the editor, Gerald Ratliff.

When I was researching monologues, in preparation for writing “LUMP,” I actually researched his books. I was very interested in the editorial angle of different monologue collections, and how they were presented in terms of audition materials and classroom work. It was very important to me that “LUMP” be a collection that not only worked as a whole, but also provided useful and interesting things for actresses to chew on, so to speak. I spent a long time analyzing these books, and reading reviews of them, so I could better understand what folks were looking for.

So, I don’t know how my pieces (“The Princess with the Pea” and  ”The Fifth Annual ‘Leena’s Not Dead Party’”) will be incorporated into the larger work (or even if they will make the final cut), and what, specifically, triggered his interest in each one. But I can’t wait to find out!