 | By: Val Taylor Binding: Paperback Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd ISBN: 1861264526 ISBN-13: 9781861264527 Released: 23 Sep 2002 RRP: Average Rating:  |
Each chapter has practical exercises to illustrate the concepts & techniques she's talking about. These are also brilliant ways to generate new ideas & encourage you to start writing. Her advice is applicable to the first-time writer as well as the more experienced. She uses examples from contemporary British playwrights during the book, rather than the tried & tested American heavy weights or 19th century Europeans. This makes the book seem more relevant in its approach & introduces some radical new ideas for how to approach scenes.
However, I withhold a star because her writing style has a tendency to lapse into the rather arid & academic. I found it hard to concentrate during lengthy paragraphs which could have been delivered more succinctly. That aside, I appreciated what Val Taylor had to say as she clearly understands what makes good drama.
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