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Paddy
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Posted: Thu Nov 26th, 2009 02:50 pm |
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If you are stuck...not so much that you have nothing to write about, but more about where your play should go from here, or why it started out really good and now you've gotten a bit lost in the dialogue, or the plot or the characters.
Take one of your characters and compose a letter that would come from them, telling you what's wrong with your play. You might be surprised on what things come out.
A suggestion is to type fast, don't think too much.
You could post it here if you like, for curiosity, not critique, or you could just let others know if this worked for you.
You never know...you might end up with an intersting monologue.
Paddy
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Posted: Mon Dec 7th, 2009 12:50 am |
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| Think its an excellent idea. Just want to add, also, that there are free websites relevant to actors, playwrights and writers, etc. at http://screenplaylovers.ning.com. Sign up for free.
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Darkja
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Posted: Fri Jan 29th, 2010 07:08 pm |
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This isn't exactly along the same lines but I found it to be a useful exercise in developing caharcters. Write a letter from the point of view of your protagnist asking another character for something they need and explaining why. Then write a response refusing the request with detailed explanation of why it can't be fufilled. I know this is an old exercise but it has often helped me to clarify why a character needs sometimes and sometimes weven why the other characters refuse to help.
Todd
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