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Pace and scene setting
Copyright © 2025 Jerry Dunne If you are not familiar with The play’s 3-act plot arc structure and The scene’s plot arc structure, it might be a good idea to read those posts before reading this one. Pace concerns how … Continue reading
Emotion and the play’s plot arc
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne Before reading this article, you will need to read The play’s 3-act plot arc structure as we specifically cover some aspects from that article here below. It might also be a good idea to read … Continue reading
Character is dramatic action
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne Many beginner playwrights struggle to understand the best way of approaching character so that their characters have a fulfilling journey throughout the play’s plot arc. And I say plot arc because we want to observe … Continue reading
The scene’s plot arc structure
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne Before reading this post, I suggest you first familiarise yourself with The play’s 3-act plot arc structure. A writer has a list of things they want to incorporate into the scene, such as setting, character, … Continue reading
Individuality in the characters (for the play)
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne Before reading this post, I suggest you read the following two posts so you are better acquainted with the perspective outlined below. Character is dramatic action and Sparking up character for the play. This post … Continue reading
Sparking up character for the play
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne This article has been adapted from one I wrote on sparking up character in the short story. As I believe the short story and the play have many points in common, it was not a … Continue reading
The play’s 3-act plot arc structure
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne The plot isn’t a series of events that move forward in a random way. The events are connected by cause and effect and have a very definite structure to them. The three fundamental building blocks … Continue reading
The plan: a bird’s eye view (for drama)
Copyright © 2023 Jerry Dunne Before reading this post it is a good idea to read The play’s 3-act plot arc structure and The scene’s plot arc structure, if you do not understand the 3-act plot arc structure. This plot … Continue reading
Why writing drama is harder than writing a novel
Copyright © 2017 Jerry Dunne At a mere glance, the idea that writing drama is harder than novel writing may seem astonishing when we consider that most plays are a lot shorter than even a short novel, and that, dialogue … Continue reading
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