Playwriting

Below are easy access links to my posts on craftsmanship for playwriting and other areas of the drama which will be of special interest to the evolving playwright.

If you are interested in both areas, fiction writing and playwriting, you will find that some of the posts from either side are similar, but have been tweaked better to suit the individual discipline. For instance, the 3-act plot arc structure can be used for plays, novels and short stories, so a bespoke post on this is necessary for both playwriting and fiction writing.

Posts on craftsmanship for playwriting:

The play’s 3-act plot arc structure

The scene’s plot arc structure

The plan: a bird’s eye view (for drama)

Emotion and the play’s plot arc

Pace and scene setting

Pace and scene placement order

Character is dramatic action

Sparking up character for the play

Individuality in the Characters

From stereotype to rounded character with speed and ease

Also:

Inspiration from inside an empty matchbox

Intellectual versus emotional inspiration in the creative writing process

The storytelling elements of the short story and the shorter play have much in common. So how might this be an advantage for the writer?

Why writing drama is harder than writing a novel

The structural and dramatic flexibility of a full-length play made up solely of monologues

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