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The Battle of the Sexes Heats Up in Circular Motion
David Ashe asked:
All’s fair in love and war in a new book that fires up the battle between the sexes.
Men, do you think you understand the feminine psyche? The rivalry between women and men seems to be eternal. We all tend to imagine for a moment that one of these days a winner will be declared, and the discussion will be finally over. But of course we know that each generation will take this debate to a new level.
dash Media Networks recently announced the release of Circular Motion, a book of four short plays, a one act play and a screenplay. The book by first time author David Ashe highlights struggles of culture and gender. The one act play that the book Circular Motion is titled after was first performed at a reading at the Moving Arts Theatre in Silverlake, CA.
Circular Motion is a collection of scenes, plays and a screenplay. It’s a book that takes a slice of life look at some little and sometimes not so little conflicts of sex, power and culture that go on every day. Conflicts that everyone sees and experiences but aren’t exposed or discussed. It’s a delectable clash of class and gender. A timeless battle of the sexes with a mix of influence, ambition and desire.
When asked what he wanted readers to take away from Circular Motion, the books’ author David Ashe noted, “First I would, of course, want to people to be entertained, but more than that, if people really looked at the interactions they have with others and experienced them in a way that increase the level of civility and humanity that would be ideal. If nothing else, I would hope to move a reader to think more deeply about experiences they can relate to in the book. I also wanted to explore the dynamics of women’s interpersonal relationships and the struggle involved with creating and maintaining those relationships, both with men and with other women.”
Below is an interview with the author done for the book’s website at www.circularmotion.net.
Q: What is “Circular Motion” about?
A: Circular Motion is a collection of scenes, plays and a screenplay that I wrote over the course of a few years during the early and mid ninities. At that time I believed that I was better able to express myself creatively through the written word.
Q: How did you start writing?
A: I started my career at Orion Pictures at an entry level position and I had the opportunity to read a number of scripts that passed through the studio for consideration. This was during the period when Orion produced films like Dances With Wolves and a number of other hit movies, so the atmosphere there was very optimistic and creative. As I read some of the screenplays, most of which were pretty bad, I naturally assumed I could come up with something better. Of course after further investigation I realized there was a real art to writing for the screen and that there were other, possibly better ways of communicating ideas to an audience. A friend of mine at work read some of my scenes and encouraged me to take a play writing workshop, and I began to look at writing from a different perspective.
Q: Where did you get the idea for “Circular Motion”? How did you come with the characters in Circular Motion?
A: Some of the material is topical from that time period, and some are based on situations I’ve read about or witnessed first hand. Once the characters begin to speak they really take on a life of their own and there’s a flow that occurs.
Q: What kind of a book is “Circular Motion”?
A: It’s a book that takes a slice of life look at some little and sometimes not so little clashes of sex, power and culture that go on every day that everyone sees and experiences but doesn’t get discussed in any intelligent way in larger media arenas.
Q: A number of the main characters in the “Circular Motion” are women. Why is that?
A: In most cases I wanted to explore the dynamics of women’s interpersonal relationships and the struggle involved with creating and maintaining those relationships, both with men and with other women.
Q: What do you want people to take away from “Circular Motion”?
A: First I would, of course, want to people to be entertained, but more than that, if people really looked at the interactions they have with others and experienced them in a way that increase the level of civilty and humanity that would be ideal. If nothing else, I would hope to move a reader to think more deeply about experences they can relate to in the book.
Q: When will “Circular Motion” be released?
A: It’s coming out on Tuesday July 10th 2007. Look for it on all the major online booksellers such as Lulu.com, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and Borders.com.
All’s fair in love and war in a new book that fires up the battle between the sexes.
Men, do you think you understand the feminine psyche? The rivalry between women and men seems to be eternal. We all tend to imagine for a moment that one of these days a winner will be declared, and the discussion will be finally over. But of course we know that each generation will take this debate to a new level.
dash Media Networks recently announced the release of Circular Motion, a book of four short plays, a one act play and a screenplay. The book by first time author David Ashe highlights struggles of culture and gender. The one act play that the book Circular Motion is titled after was first performed at a reading at the Moving Arts Theatre in Silverlake, CA.
Circular Motion is a collection of scenes, plays and a screenplay. It’s a book that takes a slice of life look at some little and sometimes not so little conflicts of sex, power and culture that go on every day. Conflicts that everyone sees and experiences but aren’t exposed or discussed. It’s a delectable clash of class and gender. A timeless battle of the sexes with a mix of influence, ambition and desire.
When asked what he wanted readers to take away from Circular Motion, the books’ author David Ashe noted, “First I would, of course, want to people to be entertained, but more than that, if people really looked at the interactions they have with others and experienced them in a way that increase the level of civility and humanity that would be ideal. If nothing else, I would hope to move a reader to think more deeply about experiences they can relate to in the book. I also wanted to explore the dynamics of women’s interpersonal relationships and the struggle involved with creating and maintaining those relationships, both with men and with other women.”
Below is an interview with the author done for the book’s website at www.circularmotion.net.
Q: What is “Circular Motion” about?
A: Circular Motion is a collection of scenes, plays and a screenplay that I wrote over the course of a few years during the early and mid ninities. At that time I believed that I was better able to express myself creatively through the written word.
Q: How did you start writing?
A: I started my career at Orion Pictures at an entry level position and I had the opportunity to read a number of scripts that passed through the studio for consideration. This was during the period when Orion produced films like Dances With Wolves and a number of other hit movies, so the atmosphere there was very optimistic and creative. As I read some of the screenplays, most of which were pretty bad, I naturally assumed I could come up with something better. Of course after further investigation I realized there was a real art to writing for the screen and that there were other, possibly better ways of communicating ideas to an audience. A friend of mine at work read some of my scenes and encouraged me to take a play writing workshop, and I began to look at writing from a different perspective.
Q: Where did you get the idea for “Circular Motion”? How did you come with the characters in Circular Motion?
A: Some of the material is topical from that time period, and some are based on situations I’ve read about or witnessed first hand. Once the characters begin to speak they really take on a life of their own and there’s a flow that occurs.
Q: What kind of a book is “Circular Motion”?
A: It’s a book that takes a slice of life look at some little and sometimes not so little clashes of sex, power and culture that go on every day that everyone sees and experiences but doesn’t get discussed in any intelligent way in larger media arenas.
Q: A number of the main characters in the “Circular Motion” are women. Why is that?
A: In most cases I wanted to explore the dynamics of women’s interpersonal relationships and the struggle involved with creating and maintaining those relationships, both with men and with other women.
Q: What do you want people to take away from “Circular Motion”?
A: First I would, of course, want to people to be entertained, but more than that, if people really looked at the interactions they have with others and experienced them in a way that increase the level of civilty and humanity that would be ideal. If nothing else, I would hope to move a reader to think more deeply about experences they can relate to in the book.
Q: When will “Circular Motion” be released?
A: It’s coming out on Tuesday July 10th 2007. Look for it on all the major online booksellers such as Lulu.com, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and Borders.com.