Product Description
For courses in Creative Writing, Playwriting and Drama.
This brief, practical workbook guides students step by step through writing their first play. It covers the process from selecting an idea to doing critical revision and saves students from common frustrations by explaining and walking through the basics. Great as a stand-alone, packaged with other creative writing texts or in drama or acting courses.
From the Back Cover
A STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS LEADING BEGINNERS FROM IDEA TO FINISHED SCRIPT, Writing Your First Play BY STEPHEN SOSSAMAN prevents false starts, common mistakes, frustrating dead ends, and writer's block.
The beginning writer will learn the secrets to effective structure, intriguing characters, and powerful dialog.
This writing-group tested guide breaks down a sometime overwhelming and intimidating task into a logical and manageable sequence. The emphasis on first-draft evaluation and effective revision will help the beginning playwright get it written and get it right.