The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer
Sandra Scofield
(Author)
Description
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
Product Details
Price
$17.00
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publish Date
April 01, 2007
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.08 X 7.94 X 0.56 inches | 0.42 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780143038269
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About the Author
Sandra Scofield is the author of seven novels, including Beyond Deserving, a finalist for the National Book Award, and A Chance to See Egypt, winner of a Jesse H. Jones Award for Fiction. Scofield has also written The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer, as well as two memoirs, Occasions of Sin and Mysteries of Love and Grief, an excerpt of which won first place in Narrative's 2014 Spring Story Contest. She is on the faculty of the Solstice MFA Program in Creative Writing at Pine Manor College. She divides her time between Missoula, Montana, and Portland, Oregon.
