Your Scene’s First Page – The Essentials
Every scene must have a point or purpose–that should be obvious. You, the author, need to know exactly what a…
Every scene must have a point or purpose–that should be obvious. You, the author, need to know exactly what a…
Every scene has to have a purpose. I shouldn’t need to say that, but I’ve critiqued thousands of scenes that…
Get ready for the next online master class to master cinematic technique. See info below the post. Many of us…
Settings in fiction are often in the background—literally. Characters are talking and doing things, but readers get merely a glimpse…
I do a lot of scene outlines for writers. And I’ve written a lot of blog posts on the topic….
One of the biggest problems I see as a copyeditor and writing coach is weak scenes. Scenes with no point…
My guess is that few novel writers spend time thinking about scene choice or type and the placement of specific…
In my work as a professional freelance copyeditor and critiquer for publishers, literary agents, and authors in six continents, I…
Here’s a reprint of a post I wrote a decade ago. Do you struggle with ending your story? Trying to…
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