Notes from a Practicing Writer : The Craft, Career, and Aesthetic of Playwriting

Award winning dramatist/screenwriter Ed Shockley shares unique insights into the craft of playwrighting plus practical suggestions for career development. "It's not how well you write, it's how well you see," says Shockley. These insightful and often humorous essays, created to assist adult and student authors during his decade long tenure as artistic director for the Philadelphia Dramatist Center, are certain to help a new generation of writers develop the vision that has earned Mr. Shockley five box office records and acknowledgement by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.