The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner - Holly Reed

The Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner

By: Holly Reed

Paperback | 11 August 2020

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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!

Industry Reviews

Holly Reed's 'Ultimate Musical Writer's Planner' is an ingenious, powerful tool that musical theatre writers at every level will find indispensable as an inspirational guide toward bringing their grandest theatrical dreams to life."

-Steve Cudenâ¨, co-creator of "Jekyll & Hyde, The Musical" and author of "Beating Broadway: How to Create Stories for Musicals That Get Standing Ovations"

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