AboutBeth Expertise I can help you troubleshoot your playwriting process. I am an NEA award-winning
playwright, with work produced across the country. I studied extensively with Edward
Albee, and currently teach a playwrighting workshop in LA. I can`t read your play for
you, but I can help you with basic playwrighting theory, and exercises to get you in the
right direction.
Question Hi, I am a visual writer and I have a prob lem with telling and not showing. My character is asian and black she is a trained assassin yet when other writers read it it comes off well but has parts were they can't see the action.How do I over come this problem?
Answer Hi J,
The first step to getting better with this is already taken care of - you know about it, and want to make it better. That's great. For guidance, I recommend looking at other scripts that have done it well, and learn from their success.
www.script-o-rama.com/snazzy/dircut.html
Drew's script-o-rama is a great site that has plenty of free scripts available for download. Look for some of your favorite action movies, and see how those writers accomplished the goal of getting action across in a clear and exciting way. (Remember to always look at the actual scripts, and not a transcript. A transcript will do you no good at all.) Then try out some of the different techniques that those scripts used successfully.
