Stop writing feelings—start writing "business." 🎭
Instead of a monologue about grief, show a character obsessively scrubbing a stain that won’t come out. Action > Dialogue.
Watch for Tip #8!
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Instead of a monologue about grief, show a character obsessively scrubbing a stain that won’t come out. Action > Dialogue.
Watch for Tip #8!
Join the community: substack.com/@playwright911
January 21, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Stop writing feelings—start writing "business." 🎭
Instead of a monologue about grief, show a character obsessively scrubbing a stain that won’t come out. Action > Dialogue.
Watch for Tip #8!
Join the community: substack.com/@playwright911
Instead of a monologue about grief, show a character obsessively scrubbing a stain that won’t come out. Action > Dialogue.
Watch for Tip #8!
Join the community: substack.com/@playwright911
In a play, silence isn’t a gap; it’s a tool. 🎭
A "beat" should be as loud as a gunshot. If you can tell the story through what characters refuse to say, you’ve mastered the medium.
Watch the full breakdown in Video 7! 🎬
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#Playwriting #Writing
A "beat" should be as loud as a gunshot. If you can tell the story through what characters refuse to say, you’ve mastered the medium.
Watch the full breakdown in Video 7! 🎬
Subscribe for free: 👉 substack.com/@playwright911
#Playwriting #Writing
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
In a play, silence isn’t a gap; it’s a tool. 🎭
A "beat" should be as loud as a gunshot. If you can tell the story through what characters refuse to say, you’ve mastered the medium.
Watch the full breakdown in Video 7! 🎬
Subscribe for free: 👉 substack.com/@playwright911
#Playwriting #Writing
A "beat" should be as loud as a gunshot. If you can tell the story through what characters refuse to say, you’ve mastered the medium.
Watch the full breakdown in Video 7! 🎬
Subscribe for free: 👉 substack.com/@playwright911
#Playwriting #Writing
"Writing for the stage is about more than just words—it’s about the invisible forces in the room." 🎭
In Video Note #6, Iitips to help you move from writing a ‘script’ to building an ‘experience.’ GO TO my Substack to watch and subscribe!
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In Video Note #6, Iitips to help you move from writing a ‘script’ to building an ‘experience.’ GO TO my Substack to watch and subscribe!
✨ Join the community: substack.com/@playwright911
January 18, 2026 at 1:14 PM
"Writing for the stage is about more than just words—it’s about the invisible forces in the room." 🎭
In Video Note #6, Iitips to help you move from writing a ‘script’ to building an ‘experience.’ GO TO my Substack to watch and subscribe!
✨ Join the community: substack.com/@playwright911
In Video Note #6, Iitips to help you move from writing a ‘script’ to building an ‘experience.’ GO TO my Substack to watch and subscribe!
✨ Join the community: substack.com/@playwright911
"Currently staring at a page that refuses to cooperate. “
I’m wrestling this draft into shape for Tuesday’s newsletter. Subscribe to see if I win: substack.com/@playwright911
I’m wrestling this draft into shape for Tuesday’s newsletter. Subscribe to see if I win: substack.com/@playwright911
January 16, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"Currently staring at a page that refuses to cooperate. “
I’m wrestling this draft into shape for Tuesday’s newsletter. Subscribe to see if I win: substack.com/@playwright911
I’m wrestling this draft into shape for Tuesday’s newsletter. Subscribe to see if I win: substack.com/@playwright911
January 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Can you win a film award with a smartphone? 📱🏆
After 25 rejections, "Franny’s Cookies" is a Finalist for Best Short Film at the 17th Annual TASTE Awards in Beverly Hills!
Proof that #IndieFilm grit can beat "film snobbery." Don't wait for a greenlight. Use the tool in your pocket.
After 25 rejections, "Franny’s Cookies" is a Finalist for Best Short Film at the 17th Annual TASTE Awards in Beverly Hills!
Proof that #IndieFilm grit can beat "film snobbery." Don't wait for a greenlight. Use the tool in your pocket.
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Can you win a film award with a smartphone? 📱🏆
After 25 rejections, "Franny’s Cookies" is a Finalist for Best Short Film at the 17th Annual TASTE Awards in Beverly Hills!
Proof that #IndieFilm grit can beat "film snobbery." Don't wait for a greenlight. Use the tool in your pocket.
After 25 rejections, "Franny’s Cookies" is a Finalist for Best Short Film at the 17th Annual TASTE Awards in Beverly Hills!
Proof that #IndieFilm grit can beat "film snobbery." Don't wait for a greenlight. Use the tool in your pocket.
The new digital stage is OPEN. 🎭✨
I’ve just launched the redesigned tommycwrites.com—a specialized hub for contemporary stage plays and original monologues.
If you are a director scouting for a 2026 season or an actor looking for character audition scripts
Check it out �� tommycwrites.c.com
I’ve just launched the redesigned tommycwrites.com—a specialized hub for contemporary stage plays and original monologues.
If you are a director scouting for a 2026 season or an actor looking for character audition scripts
Check it out �� tommycwrites.c.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The new digital stage is OPEN. 🎭✨
I’ve just launched the redesigned tommycwrites.com—a specialized hub for contemporary stage plays and original monologues.
If you are a director scouting for a 2026 season or an actor looking for character audition scripts
Check it out �� tommycwrites.c.com
I’ve just launched the redesigned tommycwrites.com—a specialized hub for contemporary stage plays and original monologues.
If you are a director scouting for a 2026 season or an actor looking for character audition scripts
Check it out �� tommycwrites.c.com
"Big update: Franny’s Cookies is officially a Finalist at the 17th Annual TASTE Awards in Beverly Hills for Best Short Film or Documentary! 🥂🎬 So proud of the team and this story. #TasteAwards #Documentary #Foodie"
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"Big update: Franny’s Cookies is officially a Finalist at the 17th Annual TASTE Awards in Beverly Hills for Best Short Film or Documentary! 🥂🎬 So proud of the team and this story. #TasteAwards #Documentary #Foodie"
The "No Unsolicited Scripts"
I spent years as an assistant to VPs at major literary agencies and talent managers in the Ed Sullivan Building. I saw how the gatekeepers think.
Being "unrepresented" isn't limbo—it’s creative autonomy. Read the full deep dive on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
I spent years as an assistant to VPs at major literary agencies and talent managers in the Ed Sullivan Building. I saw how the gatekeepers think.
Being "unrepresented" isn't limbo—it’s creative autonomy. Read the full deep dive on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
January 6, 2026 at 2:55 PM
The "No Unsolicited Scripts"
I spent years as an assistant to VPs at major literary agencies and talent managers in the Ed Sullivan Building. I saw how the gatekeepers think.
Being "unrepresented" isn't limbo—it’s creative autonomy. Read the full deep dive on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
I spent years as an assistant to VPs at major literary agencies and talent managers in the Ed Sullivan Building. I saw how the gatekeepers think.
Being "unrepresented" isn't limbo—it’s creative autonomy. Read the full deep dive on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
Why is this story happening TODAY? 🕒
If your characters can walk out of the room, your plot is idling. In Tip #5 on PLAYWRIGHT911 I break down the "Why Now?"—the ticking clock that turns a premise into a page-turner.
Watch the video & read the full breakdown:
🔗 substack.com/@playwright911
If your characters can walk out of the room, your plot is idling. In Tip #5 on PLAYWRIGHT911 I break down the "Why Now?"—the ticking clock that turns a premise into a page-turner.
Watch the video & read the full breakdown:
🔗 substack.com/@playwright911
January 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Why is this story happening TODAY? 🕒
If your characters can walk out of the room, your plot is idling. In Tip #5 on PLAYWRIGHT911 I break down the "Why Now?"—the ticking clock that turns a premise into a page-turner.
Watch the video & read the full breakdown:
🔗 substack.com/@playwright911
If your characters can walk out of the room, your plot is idling. In Tip #5 on PLAYWRIGHT911 I break down the "Why Now?"—the ticking clock that turns a premise into a page-turner.
Watch the video & read the full breakdown:
🔗 substack.com/@playwright911
Thank all for a great 2025!!!
December 31, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Thank all for a great 2025!!!
What are we actually protecting when we step onto the stage?
In my latest piece for Playwright 911, I explore "The Secret at the Center." "THE POP" read at open.substack.com/pub/playwrig...
In my latest piece for Playwright 911, I explore "The Secret at the Center." "THE POP" read at open.substack.com/pub/playwrig...
December 30, 2025 at 12:58 PM
What are we actually protecting when we step onto the stage?
In my latest piece for Playwright 911, I explore "The Secret at the Center." "THE POP" read at open.substack.com/pub/playwrig...
In my latest piece for Playwright 911, I explore "The Secret at the Center." "THE POP" read at open.substack.com/pub/playwrig...
Playwriting Tip 4/5: Kill your stage directions. ✍️
Unless it reveals a character beat that the dialogue can't express, it doesn't belong on the page. Leave the blocking to the director and the furniture to the designer.
Keep it lean.
Go To substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #Plays
Unless it reveals a character beat that the dialogue can't express, it doesn't belong on the page. Leave the blocking to the director and the furniture to the designer.
Keep it lean.
Go To substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #Plays
December 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Playwriting Tip 4/5: Kill your stage directions. ✍️
Unless it reveals a character beat that the dialogue can't express, it doesn't belong on the page. Leave the blocking to the director and the furniture to the designer.
Keep it lean.
Go To substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #Plays
Unless it reveals a character beat that the dialogue can't express, it doesn't belong on the page. Leave the blocking to the director and the furniture to the designer.
Keep it lean.
Go To substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #Plays
Writers: Kill the “morning routine” intro. ☕️🪓
Day 3 of #TipsFromTommyC. Deep dives on narrative structure and character motivation are over on the Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #WritingTips #Storytelling #AmWriting #Fiction #Screenwriting
Day 3 of #TipsFromTommyC. Deep dives on narrative structure and character motivation are over on the Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #WritingTips #Storytelling #AmWriting #Fiction #Screenwriting
December 28, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Writers: Kill the “morning routine” intro. ☕️🪓
Day 3 of #TipsFromTommyC. Deep dives on narrative structure and character motivation are over on the Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #WritingTips #Storytelling #AmWriting #Fiction #Screenwriting
Day 3 of #TipsFromTommyC. Deep dives on narrative structure and character motivation are over on the Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#WritingCommunity #WritingTips #Storytelling #AmWriting #Fiction #Screenwriting
As 2025 comes to a close, I reflect on a landmark year for my playwriting portfolio and screenwriting career. This twelve-month journey has been marked by creative growth, Off-Broadway development, and award-winning independent film premieres.
December 27, 2025 at 6:07 PM
As 2025 comes to a close, I reflect on a landmark year for my playwriting portfolio and screenwriting career. This twelve-month journey has been marked by creative growth, Off-Broadway development, and award-winning independent film premieres.
Stop Writing "Information Dumps" 🗣️❌
Day 2 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. Get the full archive of fiction writing tips and screenwriting advice over on my Substack.
👉 Join the community on Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
Day 2 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. Get the full archive of fiction writing tips and screenwriting advice over on my Substack.
👉 Join the community on Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
December 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Stop Writing "Information Dumps" 🗣️❌
Day 2 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. Get the full archive of fiction writing tips and screenwriting advice over on my Substack.
👉 Join the community on Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
Day 2 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. Get the full archive of fiction writing tips and screenwriting advice over on my Substack.
👉 Join the community on Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
Writers: Kill the "morning routine" intro. 🔪☕️
Day 1 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. More details and the full archive over on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#playwriting #theatre #playwright #theater #acting #screenwriting #writing #playwrights #writer #writingcommunity #playwright #directing
Day 1 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. More details and the full archive over on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#playwriting #theatre #playwright #theater #acting #screenwriting #writing #playwrights #writer #writingcommunity #playwright #directing
December 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Writers: Kill the "morning routine" intro. 🔪☕️
Day 1 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. More details and the full archive over on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#playwriting #theatre #playwright #theater #acting #screenwriting #writing #playwrights #writer #writingcommunity #playwright #directing
Day 1 of TIPS FROM TOMMYC. More details and the full archive over on my Substack: substack.com/@playwright911
#playwriting #theatre #playwright #theater #acting #screenwriting #writing #playwrights #writer #writingcommunity #playwright #directing
It's Tuesday and my first weekly #substack article goes out today USE THE LINK
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December 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It's Tuesday and my first weekly #substack article goes out today USE THE LINK
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#linkinbio #subscribe #podcast #cultsurvivor #cultsurvivorstories #culty #undueinfluence #icc #icoc #whathadhappenedwas #mlm #igotout #bitemodelofauthoritariancontrol #consent #dogmom
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#linkinbio #subscribe #podcast #cultsurvivor #cultsurvivorstories #culty #undueinfluence #icc #icoc #whathadhappenedwas #mlm #igotout #bitemodelofauthoritariancontrol #consent #dogmom
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#theatre #actor #musicaltheatre #theater #broadway #musical #art #acting #teatro #musicals #drama #music #actress #stage #theatrelife #performance #film #dance #actors #actorslife #cinema #theatrekid #comedy #artist #love #westend #play #performingarts #photograph
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
10 Mins or 10 Pages... CHECK IT OUT
substack.com/@playwright9...
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10 PAGES OR 10 MINUTES: My Weekly "Pipeline" to Getting a Play Produced
Why the secret to script development isn't just an MFA—it's the Developmental Workshop.
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December 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In my Premiere Week of my Substack PLAYWRIGHT 9-1-1 , I'll post 4 articles this week, then it will become a weekly post.
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PLAYWRIGHT 9-1-1: Craft vs. Commentary in the Age of Crisis
How to write a vital play about climate change, justice, or identity without turning your characters into talking head mouthpieces.
playwright911.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
In my Premiere Week of my Substack PLAYWRIGHT 9-1-1 , I'll post 4 articles this week, then it will become a weekly post.
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ARTICLE 2 on my SUBSTACK is up and running!
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December 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
ARTICLE 2 on my SUBSTACK is up and running!
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PLAYWRIGHT 911 on Substack
go to substack.com/@playwright9...
First post starts tomorrow morning!
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First post starts tomorrow morning!
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December 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
PLAYWRIGHT 911 on Substack
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First post starts tomorrow morning!
#scripts #script #screenwriting #film #writer #scriptwriting #writing #screenplay #screenwriter #writersofinstagram #actor #tv #writingcommunity #movie #writers #screenwritersofinstagram #acting #nyc
go to substack.com/@playwright9...
First post starts tomorrow morning!
#scripts #script #screenwriting #film #writer #scriptwriting #writing #screenplay #screenwriter #writersofinstagram #actor #tv #writingcommunity #movie #writers #screenwritersofinstagram #acting #nyc
Please watch our interview at
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December 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
FINALLY... I AM SOOOO GETTING READ IN JERSEY CITY!!!
I have been trying to work in JC since 2018.... so excited to be part of this!! THANK YOU CYNTHIA! ❤ @stageplayjc
#jerseycity #newjersey #jerseycitynj #hoboken #nj #jersey #nyc #hudsoncounty #hobokennj #jerseycityheights
I have been trying to work in JC since 2018.... so excited to be part of this!! THANK YOU CYNTHIA! ❤ @stageplayjc
#jerseycity #newjersey #jerseycitynj #hoboken #nj #jersey #nyc #hudsoncounty #hobokennj #jerseycityheights
December 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
FINALLY... I AM SOOOO GETTING READ IN JERSEY CITY!!!
I have been trying to work in JC since 2018.... so excited to be part of this!! THANK YOU CYNTHIA! ❤ @stageplayjc
#jerseycity #newjersey #jerseycitynj #hoboken #nj #jersey #nyc #hudsoncounty #hobokennj #jerseycityheights
I have been trying to work in JC since 2018.... so excited to be part of this!! THANK YOU CYNTHIA! ❤ @stageplayjc
#jerseycity #newjersey #jerseycitynj #hoboken #nj #jersey #nyc #hudsoncounty #hobokennj #jerseycityheights