Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes Paperback - 2000

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Writing page-turning fiction depends on your ability to create rock-solid, believable scenes. Scenes act as dynamic structures that thrust both your characters and readers forward through conflict, baiting them with goals that may–or may not&#150be obtained. Writing good scenes makes the difference between a tale that crackles with energy and momentum and a story that falls flat.</P>In "Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes," Raymond Obstfeld leads you through the creation process, examining all the elements that go into making scenes successful, cohesive and compelling. Tackling topics like finding a scene's "hot spot," identifying its dominating purpose and avoiding a cliched ending, Obstfeld provides essential reading for novice and novelist alike. Using examples from film, short stories, and best-selling fiction, he documents why and how scenes work. You'll learn: <UL><LI>what is (and isn't) a scene</LI><LI>how to make scenes memorable</LI><LI>how to use point of view</LI><LI>how to focus on character, plot and theme</LI><LI>how to make scenes pay off</LI><LI>how to structure a scene</LI><LI>how to use setting</LI><LI>how to revise a scene</LI><LI>the importance of first impressions</UL><P>Every page of "Novelist's Essential Guide to Crafting Scenes" opens a new window of opportunity for writers by offering valuable insight, articulate advice and expert examples. It's a reference, a road map and a romp, all rolled into one. So go on&#150make a scene. And make it unforgettable.