Navigating the Craft and Business of the Writing Life.

I work internationally as a playwright, on large-scale funding applications and in Tertiary Education. Read more about my work in these areas.

Articles on the blog fall into three strands: Playwriting Craft, Grant & Bid Writing, and cutting across both of these — Digital Writing and SEO.

Below are suggested pillar posts to start exploring and links to topic Maps of Content (MOCs).

Playwriting Craft

Writing craft for playwrights. Conversations with dramaturgs and writers. How to increase your writing productivity. The business side of being a writer.

An account of a three day workshop with Theatre Director Thomas Ostermeier.

This piece goes over the ground we covered in a three day workshop with famous German theatre director Thomas Ostermeier. Ostermeier shared with us his thoughts on the nature of drama, his approach to developing as an artist and how he approaches working with a text.

Iain F MacleodIain F Macleod

Explore the Playwriting Craft Map of Content  for a full index of writing on this subject.

Grant and Bid Writing

Strategic frameworks for securing funding, writing successful bids, using AI ethically and data considerations when using AI.

Grant-Writing for Writers and Artists

This is the first in a series of posts about grant-writing for writers and artists.

Iain F MacleodIain F Macleod

Explore the Grant and Bid Writing Map of Content for a full index of writing on this subject.

Digital Writing and SEO

Practical posts on key apps for writers like Obsidian, SEO, ethical use of AI, and protecting your online writing.

An introduction to Obsidian for writers

An introduction to the ultimate note-taking app.

Iain F MacleodIain F Macleod

Explore the Digital Writing and SEO Map of Content for a full index of writing on this subject.

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