Carl L. Williams: The Interview

Carl L. Williams was a fantastic way to round out the first quarter of the year. Ed Vela, Fernando Dovalina and Carl Williams are all well acquainted with each other's individual bodies of work, all having been members of Scriptwriters/Houston, competing playwrights and friends for many years.

Carl is a native Houstonian and graduate of the University of Houston. He started his career in technical writing before making a transition to social work with the Salvation Army, where he spent 28 years. Carl told me that the writing bug has always been him, however, and he started writing short stories under Sylvan Karchmer (1911-1991) at UH. It was fellow writer Chris Woods who encouraged him to start writing plays.

We spoke of the many play writing competitions that Houston (and other cities) have to offer and of the progression of writing a ten minute play to a one act play to a full length play. Carl told me a bit about the many unpublished novels he excelled at before finally finding his niche. He did manage to get one Western published, Fool's Play, but insists there will be no follow up novel despite favorable reviews.

Writer Carl L. Williams
Courtesy Carl L. Williams

Don't miss his play, Author's Anonymous, premiering at Theatre Suburbia this Summer! Auditions are coming soon, so check their website for more information.

Writers Laura Romero and Carl L. Williams
Photo Property of Laura Romero

Without further ado, please enjoy interview with Carl L. Williams (click the link to hear the interview).

To see a full collection of Carl's plays: www.doollee.com
To read more about Fool's Play: Fool's Play
To contact Carl L. Williams: carlw49@msn.com