Tag: writing
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Why You Experience Writer’s Block: Causes and Ways to Start Writing Again
We’ve all been there. You sit at your computer or with your notebook and stare at the blank page. Before you sat down, you had ideas, inspiration. As soon as you handled the mouse or pen, the thoughts evaporated, and the desire to work left. Out of frustration, you decide to take a break to…
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From Page to Stage: Inspiring Quotes for Playwrights and Theatre Makers
Theatre is a living, breathing artform. It is a body with a skeletal structure, a brain, and a beating heart. Playwrights provide the lifeblood to this body with their words, while the directors and characters and designers carry cells to the extremities. They and the audience together make this collective consciousness, if even for a…
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Playwriting Books Every Dramatist Should Have on their Bookshelf
Books on playwriting are a great way to hone your craft, learn the basics, and practice elements of dramatic writing. Most playwrights have their favorite tomes sitting on their bookshelf. There are also books for different stages of playwriting experience, whether you are just starting out or are an experienced writer looking to fine tune…
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Play Submissions Process: Where and How to Submit Your Work
One of the most common questions aspiring playwrights ask is where to submit their plays. How do you find play submission opportunities? Thankfully, many calls for scripts can easily be found on the internet. In the past, I would pore over the Dramatist Guild’s directory, highlighting each opportunity that might fit the play I was…
Sandra Hosking | Author, Playwright, Poet, Photographer 