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The Blunt Playwright - by Clem Martini (Paperback)

The Blunt Playwright - by  Clem Martini (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A new edition of an invaluable guide to the craft of playwriting, featuring more scenes and new writing exercises.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>The Blunt Playwright</em> won't tell you everything there is to know about playwriting. It won't even try. What it will do is examine process, structure, dialogue, and character; provide classic and contemporary scenes to study; outline clever exercises to strengthen writing skills; and so much more. Highly regarded and used in schools everywhere, this updated edition cements its place as one of the best resources for playwrights.</p> <p>From organizing the structure of a script to developing characters' voices, from employing visual effects on stage to writing comedy, or from self-promotion to getting produced and published, this guide has something for everyone, no matter the stage of their career.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"<em>The Blunt Playwright</em> is a great resource! I have kept a copy on my desk for the last ten years where it can easily be found when I need it... which is often." --Meg Braem, author of <em>The Josephine Knot</em></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Clem Martini is an award-winning playwright, novelist, and screenwriter with over thirty plays and twelve books of fiction and nonfiction to his credit, including the W.O. Mitchell Book Prize-winning<em> Bitter Medicine: A Graphic Memoir of Mental Illness</em>, the recently launched <em>The Unravelling</em>, and <em>The Comedian</em>. His texts on playwriting, <em>The Blunt Playwright, The</em><br /><em>Greek Playwright</em>, and <em>The Ancient Comedians</em> are employed widely at universities and colleges across the continent. He currently teaches in the School of Creative and Performing Arts at the University of Calgary.</p>

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