For anyone out there who is trying to hone their craft or just getting started this boook is a must - DO NOT MISS- Since reading this my writing has changed tremendously and I have been writing for 10 years. I am considering it the "bible" for writers. If you want to be published, you cannot - will not- if you don't have this book.
A Slog?:
Another reviewer said reading this book was "a slog." I had to think whether I wanted to agree with that description or not. I've read four other "Elements of Fiction Writing" and two "Write Great Fictions" within three months (I'm not a fast reader.) Scene & Structure, however, could not keep my attention. I have moved on to another book in the series because I can't stay focus on it to finish it anytime soon. Unless I find another book on the subject, I will go back to complete it though. I give... more info
A Must Read for Any Serious Writer:
This book is an absolute must. The first book that you should read is Swain's Techniques of the Selling Writer. The second book is this one. Both of these books demonstrate fundamental dramatic technique: scene and sequel. Scene is comprised of goal, conflict, disaster and in which the conflict is worked out via stimulus-internal reaction-response. After a scene comes the sequel in which the character emotionally and rationally selects a new goal. Other reviewers notwithstanding, this is... more info
Good but not Dwight Swain:
Bickham was Dwight Swain's student at Oklahoma and went on to write a lot of (I think) pot boilers using what he learned, then wrote Scene & Structure. If you're a working writer (or want to be), the book to read, study and memorize is Dwight Swains "Techniques of the Selling Writer." It's got everything you need to kick start your education in writing fiction. I've published one short story, won several literary prizes for both fiction and non-fiction, and I'm deep into writing my first novel. Swain is... more info
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