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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

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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

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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

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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

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Inspiration from inside an empty matchbox

Copyright © 2014 Jerry Dunne This post demonstrates how conflict fuels and develops a story. An understanding of our simple example will help the writer with both good story structure and the search for new ideas, although it’s the ideas … Continue reading

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The trickiness of writing the children’s short story (for the middle reader)

Copyright © 2014 Jerry Dunne Short story writing is a hard discipline just like all the other fiction crafts. But I suggest here that it is trickier to master more so than a novel, though it is much shorter than … Continue reading

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