by PSH | Dec 8, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Have you ever felt…stuck? Maybe you’ve been working on a play for several months. Maybe you’re halfway through, or maybe you’re on your second or third draft. But over time, you may start to get the feeling that nothing seems to improve the... by PSH | Nov 7, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
I’ve always felt strongly that the last quarter of the year is the absolute best time to focus on self-improvement. For me, it’s the ideal time to take classes, do exercises, and work on myself to get better. And the reason why is pretty simple: Because if... by PSH | Oct 15, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
There’s a saying called Gate’s Law which states: “Most people overestimate what they can achieve in a year and underestimate what they can achieve in ten years.” I believe this is true of playwrights, too. We’ve all heard the sentiment that overnight... by PSH | Sep 8, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
Contests are one of the best ways for a new playwright to break into the industry. Here’s why: Newcomers in any field always have to overcome their lack of experience in order to get taken seriously. And this can be especially difficult in playwriting, if only... by PSH | Aug 9, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
To write a great play, you need great characters. More specifically: it’s extremely beneficial if you have a play with complex and interesting characters that actors want to play. Needless to say, if you can accomplish that, you’ll dramatically increased... by PSH | Jul 7, 2024 | play submission advice & tips, playwriting advice, playwriting tips
I recently came across a piece of advice for submitting your play, and I think it’s a wonderfully helpful one: * Put your wildest material up front. * Put your quietest material in the middle. * Put your absolute best material at the end. There’s a lot of...