Plot development Archive - Historical Character Preparation

How to Build a Plot from Historical Facts (1700s Fireworks Edition)

Explore a rare 1700s fireworks text with historical details on pyrotechnics, royal celebrations, and early public spectacle traditions.

Actors — build roles from evidence now.

Start with the actor checklist: 12 questions that turn historical research into playable choices.

If you prepare a historical role, this helps you move from scattered facts to grounded choices.

I’ll send you thoughtful notes each month: archival traces from the past, quiet provocations on preparing historical roles, and building characters from evidence, not cliché.