<p>The other night, I had a short play of mine read at an evening of readings. It’s a very slight piece of work and it was way too esoteric and theatre nerdy for a room full of people who are mostly film folk. I knew it wasn’t going to be a wild hit, the way my previous play had been there.</p><p>I know it wasn’t my most successful work but on balance, I received nothing but positive reinforcement and it felt great. </p><p>That same week, the first episode of the third season of my audio drama came out. </p><p>To keep reading <a href="https://artiststruggle.wordpress.com/2025/09/30/the-difference-between-a-play-and-a-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Difference Between a Play and a Podcast</a>, visit the Songs for the Struggling Artist blog. </p><p>This is Episode 469</p><p>Song: Leave It Like It Is</p><p>Image by Byam Shaw via <a href="https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/spectacles/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Old Book Illustrations</a></p><p>To support this podcast:</p><p>Give it 5 stars in Apple Podcasts. Write a nice review!</p><p>Rate it wherever you listen or via: <a href="https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist">https://ratethispodcast.com/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my mailing list: <a href="http://www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/">www.emilyrainbowdavis.com/</a></p><p>Like the blog/show on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/">https://www.facebook.com/SongsfortheStrugglingArtist/</a></p><p>Support me on Patreon: <a href="http://www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis">www.patreon.com/emilyrdavis</a></p><p>Or on Kofi: <a href="http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis">http://ko-fi.com/emilyrainbowdavis</a></p><p>or PayPal: <a href="https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist">https://www.paypal.me/strugglingartist</a></p><p>Join my Substack: <a href="https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/">https://emilyrainbowdavis.substack.com/</a></p><p>Follow me on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/erainbowd">@erainbowd</a></p><p>On Mastodon - @[email protected]</p><p>On Blue sky - @erainbowd.bsky.social</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/songsforthestrugglingartist/">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/SongsForTheStrugglingArtist/">Pinterest</a></p><p>Listen to The Dragoning <a href="https://anchor.fm/messenger-theatre-company/episodes/">here</a> and The Defense <a href="https://www.messengertheatreco.org/#/the-defense/">here</a>. </p><p>You can support them via Ko-fi here: <a href="https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany">https://ko-fi.com/messengertheatrecompany</a></p><p>As ever, I am yours,</p><p>Emily Rainbow Davis</p>