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Get on stage

16 Tuesday Jun 2015

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Rufus Cadigan mentioned checking around for places to have plays produced. Some less obvious venues were clubs and church groups. He also talked about offering to write historical plays for institutions, such as local history museums, but that could also include community’s celebrating significant anniversaries. Then, there are contests. Here’s a source for a few.

Play Submissions Information: 7 Playwriting Contests and Submissions Websites Every Playwright Should Know.
http://playsubmissionsinfo.blogspot.com/2012/04/7-play-submissions-websites-every_26.html?m=1

Playing with plays

15 Monday Jun 2015

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On Saturday, I had a chance to learn some tips from Illinois playwright Rufus Cadigan.The mini workshop reminded me how much I like to write plays. It’s fun to tell a story using only dialogue. If you think you need to work on dialogue, try writing a scene or … more. Here are some playwriting basics.

Playwriting 101: How to Write a Play.
http://www.playwriting101.com/

Some awards are not worth winning

10 Wednesday Jun 2015

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At work, we just got the annual contest entry invitation from one of the journalism associations to which we belong. The first professional award I ever earned came from this group. While awards are nice, some are nicer than others. This post warns you about “awards profiteers.” One warning is about costs, but even the Pulitzer has entry fees. (This year’s book prize is still open.) Here are some other considerations.

Writer Beware®: The Blog: Awards Profiteers: How Writers Can Recognize and Avoid Them
http://accrispin.blogspot.com/2015/06/awards-profiteers-how-writers-can.html?m=1

Developing big casts

08 Monday Jun 2015

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Here are some suggestions for handling a “cast of thousands.” Don’t introduce them all at once is the first piece of advice. This article doesn’t get into it, but you should probably consider whether you need them all, too.There’s a link to a previous post addressing that question inside “5 Tips.”

5 Tips For Writing Large Casts of Characters – The Storymonger.
http://thestorymonger.com/writing/characters/5-tips-for-writing-large-casts-of-characters/