Monthly Archives: April 2013

Plots – “Oh, no, what could be worse?”

Posted on 22 April 2013 by playwrightsmuse

We all have problems figuring out what happens in our plays. Here’s something I learned in improvisational theater, years ago, that’s helped me develop plots. Ask yourself, how can things be worse for my main character? The first full-length play … Continue reading →

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Plots – dream up your character’s “best possible outcome”

Posted on 18 April 2013 by playwrightsmuse

I’m working on this one play for which I have a bunch of scenes. But I’m having trouble figuring out how it ends. And I’m having trouble figuring out how to get from here (the scenes I have) to there … Continue reading →

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Stuck with a scene? Write it “inside out”

Posted on 4 April 2013 by playwrightsmuse

I was having trouble with this one scene in a play of mine. I wrote two or three different drafts, but I didn’t like any of them. They were too serious, too painful, too risky, too graphic, too real, too… … Continue reading →

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