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Moss Hart once said that you never really learn how to write a play; you only learn how to write this play. Crafted with that adage in mind; The Dramatic Writerrsquo;s Companion is designed to help writers explore their own ideas in order to develop the script in front of them. No ordinary guide to plotting; this handbook starts with the principle that character is key. ldquo;The character is not something added to the scene or to the story;rdquo; writes author Will Dunne. ldquo;Rather; the character is the scene. The character is the story.rdquo;Having spent decades working with dramatists to refine and expand their existing plays and screenplays; Dunne effortlessly blends condensed dramatic theory with specific action stepsmdash;over sixty workshop-tested exercises that can be adapted to virtually any individual writing process and dramatic script. Dunnersquo;s in-depth method is both instinctual and intellectual; allowing writers to discover new actions for their characters and new directions for their stories.Dunnersquo;s own experience is a crucial element of this guide. His plays have been selected by the Eugene Orsquo;Neill Theatre Center for three U.S. National Playwrights Conferences and have earned numerous honors; including a Charles MacArthur Fellowship; four Bay Area Theatre Critics Circle Awards; and two Drama-Logue Playwriting Awards. Thousands of individuals have already benefited from his workshops; and The Dramatic Writerrsquo;s Companion promises to bring his remarkable creative method to an even wider audience.