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The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner

by Holly Reed

A structured workbook for shaping a musical from first idea to presentation

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A structured workbook for shaping a musical from first idea to presentation

Part planner, part development workbook, this guide organizes the many practical components of writing a musical into one working system. Its sections move across story structure, character development, scriptwriting, songwriting, vocal ranges, rhyme patterns, readings, submissions, and marketing, while calendars, goal sheets, contacts pages, and brainstorming space support long-term project management. The material is designed for use at more than one stage: early worksheets help develop a concept and first draft, while later checklists and diagnostic prompts address a completed script and score or preparation for a reading. With room to document ideas and milestones, it also functions as a record of a show’s development process.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Musical-theater writers developing a new show
  • Writers who want worksheets for story, character, script, and songwriting planning
  • Creators preparing for readings, submissions, or marketing tasks

Themes

Musical creationStory structureCharacter developmentSongwritingProduction planning

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Book overview

The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner is an all-in-one workbook to help brainstorm, develop, plan and calendar your new musical. Much more than a simple notebook or calendar, the Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner is the only musical writing workbook of its kind. You'll find guides on outlining story structure and character development, charts for determining vocal ranges and rhyme patterns, checklists for readings and marketing, goal planning sheets, a monthly planning calendar, and much, much more. It's a 200+ page musical planner and workbook to take you from concept to stage.

 

Sections Include:

  • Getting Started
  • The Book & Story Structure
  • Character Development
  • Writing the Script
  • Music & Songwriting
  • Development & Readings
  • Submissions & Marketing
  • Setting Goals
  • Monthly Planner
  • Contacts & Important Info
  • Recommended Resources
  • Notes & Brainstorming

 

The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner provides a road map to help ensure that you check every step along the way. If you're ready to start your first draft, our character development and story structure worksheets will help you work through various ideas. Have a complete script and score? Use the planner to self-diagnose your script using proven musical writing guides and principles. Moving toward a reading? The checklists and to-do guides will ensure you're prepared and ready to present your show to the world!

 

Writing a musical isn't easy, and it can take years of work to successfully move it from idea to production. The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner will help you feel less overwhelmed and hopefully trigger some important ideas. Whether your show ends up on Broadway or the local theater, you'll be able to look back at the process to getting it there and have created a treasured memento of the journey!

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