Description: The Second Edition of Writing Your First Play provides the beginning playwright with the tools and motivation to tell a story through dramatic form. Based on a series of exercises which gradually grow more complex, the books helps the reader to understand the basic elements of drama, conflict, and action. The exercises help the reader to become increasingly sophisticated in the use of dramatic formats, turning simple ideas into a viable play. This new edition is thoroughly updated and contains new examples based on contemporary plays. The author has added additional writing exercises, a new student-written one-act play, and a new chapter on how to sell your play once it is written.

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