A treasure-trove of scene-writing wisdom from award-winning author and teacher Sandra Scofield
To write a good scene, you have to know the following: · Every scene has an EVENT · Every scene has a FUNCTION in the narrative · Every scene has a STRUCTURE: a beginning, middle, and end · Every scene has a PULSE The Scene Book is a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. In clear, simple language, Sandra Scofield shows both the beginner and the seasoned writer how to build better scenes, the underpinning of any good narrative.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Excellent resource:
This book provides excellent guidelines for keeping your writing fresh and moving along. It breaks down the mystery of keeping the reader in the moment and gives you exersize to put each idea into practice. If you are looking to make your writing more vivid or how to keep the reader in the moment with you. Then this is your book.
You Need This Book:
One of the hardest tasks of learning to write is learning to read like a writer. A carpenter sees a house differently than a real estate agent, an architect, or a homeowner. A writer must learn to read books not like an English major or a reader in an airport, but with an eye for breaking apart and studying aspects of his or her craft. With her book, The Scene Book: A Primer for Fiction Writers, Sandra Scofield offers writers a step by step guide for skillfully crafting fictional scenes. "Events may be... more info
Not Just for Fiction Writers!:
Ms. Scofield has written a book about the nuts and bolts of creating, identifying, and evaluating scenes, scenarios, and scenics. Other books I have read have tended to be too theoretical to be of much use. I will gladly re-read Ms. Scofield's book several more times to increase my understanding of the functions of scenes, scenics, and scenarios.
Why did I say that this book is not just for fiction writers? Every reader faces a book that just doesn't work for him/her, but perhaps it is difficult to... more info
Vivid Scenes Engage Readers:
Novelist Stephanie Cowell brought The Scene Book to my attention, and I'm grateful. Sandra Scofield packs her slim volume with essential and well-organized information on creating scenes with a pulse--the life-blood of engaging storytelling in print and on stage and screen. As both a novelist and playwright, I've gained useful insights from this book, which apply to my own writing, and I've quoted from and recommended "The Scene Book" to audiences at writing workshops.
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