Naked Playwriting: The Art, the Craft, and the Life Laid Bare

I recently took an online course entitled, "Introduction to Playwriting." I used this book and found it to be extremely helpful. It is easy to read and understand. This was my first attempt at playwriting. If it had not been for this book, I may not have completed the course. It's really that good.

I have purchased a number of play writing books over the last couple of years, and this one is the best so far. Mind you, I am a novice playwright, so the ease of read and basic comprehension is important to me.

Great resource when I finish it I think I'll be a bonfire Playwright. Really glad I found this book along the way to my literary excellence. Please don't criticize my grammar.

Liked the explanation of 'beat' as shortest dramatic unity. It was Stanislawski and his Russian pronounciation, who said 'bit'. Half of the book may be useful for the American situation, not for the European.

Needed it for class.

If you are writing a play or even thinking about writing a play, do not pass go, do not collect $200.00, go directly to Amazon and order this book!!

The most practical guide to the craft of play writing.

I have read my share of books on how to write a play or tell a good story. I found this the best of all of them in explaining important principles of how to write a compelling play without being overly reliant on examples from famous plays to do so as other books can do. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I feel the business/production/publishing side of playwriting was another book. In other words, I loved the meat and potatoes with gravy but the vegetables weren't as tasty. I know this will be a book I will use as a go-to guide. And it's already given me the confidence to more easily tackle my latest and longest play. Would highly recommend!