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!
Holly Reed enjoys dividing her time between the Pineywoods of East Texas and the bustling streets of New York City (where you'll often find her at the Halal Guys street cart or at the Gershwin Theater). Holly is the owner and CEO of Reed Creative Group and the popular resource MusicalWriters.com. She wrote music and lyrics for "That's What Friends Do" (along with husband/composer Kelvin Reed) for GIRLHOOD THE MUSICAL (CPA Theatricals). Holly and Kelvin also wrote the grade school musical CAMP MCAULIFFE and the upcoming new holiday musical TRUE NORTH - A CHRISTMAS MUSICAL. Holly is a member of ASCAP and the Dramatists Guild and holds a BFA in design and music from The University of Texas at Arlington.
