Playwriting Tips

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Getting Started
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Play Structure the Easy Way
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Submission and Other Resources
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Writing Dialogue
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The Setting: Where and When
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The Art of Writing Stage Directions
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Young Playwrights Contests
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Building Characters
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Help with Rewriting
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I am in the process of updating this information, so keep checking back!

Coming Soon:
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• ​Extra Tips on Writing Monologues
• ​Need Help Writing Cover Letters?
• Suggested Reading List

• ​The Business of Playwriting
  
• Top 10 Writing Tips
• What to Do with Your "Finished" Play
• Final Thoughts

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