The Dramatic Writer's Companion

Moss Hart once said that you never really learn how to write a play; you only learn how to write 'this' play. Crafted with that adage in mind, this book is desi... » 

Moss Hart once said that you never really learn how to write a play; you only learn how to write 'this' play. Crafted with that adage in mind, this book is designed to help playwrights and screenwriters explore their own ideas in order to develop the script in front of them. No ordinary guide to plotting, this handbook starts with the principle that character is key. The character is not something added to the scene or to the story, writes Dunne. Rather, the character is the scene. The character is the story. Having spent decades working with dramatists to refine and expand their plays and screenplays, Dunne effortlessly blends condensed dramatic theory with specific action steps. Offering over sixty workshop-tested exercises that can be adapted to virtually any individual writing process and script, Dunne's method is both instinctual and intellectual, allowing writers to discover new actions for their stories. «