Two sets of directors, casts, and crews, working from identical scripts, create different productions. Two authors, given the same set of words or writing prompts, create different stories. What distinguishes them? Setting (stage set or story location); lighting (illumination and shadow on the stage or on paper); costume and makeup (how actors or characters appear); props (stage items, story details), voice (POV, how actors or character speak); body and facial language (posture, gestures, movements, and expressions acted or described); and chemistry (between actors or characters). Connections change too. In live theater, the connection between actors and audience alters the production from one performance to the next. Likewise, how readers connect with what’s on the page gives rise to different books. More thoughts about writing at REFLECTIONS.
