Mastering Your Scenes

Your Blueprint for Success

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Pub Date 20 Aug 2022 | Archive Date 2 Jul 2022

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Description

This book was written with one main purpose, to help give authors and writers a creative boost in their scene writing and toss writers block into the oblivion of the abyss. In order to accomplish this each chapter is written in a workbook like format so that the steps provided can easily be implemented after they are explained. For each element of scene writing that is presented J.A. Cox explains the How, Why and When of its use along with his own description so that the information is easy to assimilate. He provides copious examples from his own writing of these elements in action as well as from shows and movies.

Here are the elements that you will be learning about:

* Sketching

* Location

* Time

* Characters

* Perspective

* Resistance

* Objective

His purpose is not to force some new-fangled way of writing but to help you realize things that you are likely not seeing as you struggle to come up with ideas to prime that creative pump. He is persuaded that as you make your way through these pages and consider these elements that you will end up in a state where it is difficult to shut down the tsunami of ideas that will come your way.

Last but not least, J.A. Cox provides a completed outline format that can be used over and over for every scene you write to keep that creative pump primed. Therefore, you will no longer have to fuss over figuring what prompts or hooks to use to start that chapter as it will come to you as you outline your scenes from the various questions he provides for you to ask with each element.

It is his aim to revolutionize the way you look at your scenes in the future.

This book was written with one main purpose, to help give authors and writers a creative boost in their scene writing and toss writers block into the oblivion of the abyss. In order to accomplish...


Advance Praise

"A slim, concise and well focused treatise on how to write and master scenes and how writers can become authors by mastering scene writing. The various elements of a scene are discussed with well known examples and the key facts of each element are presented in depth, with a well laid out structure.

The focus on the when, why, how, and the practical application tie up the various aspects of an element neatly and are very well explained. The author's observations based on experience in each area further adds to the utility of the treatise. - The International Review of Books"

"A slim, concise and well focused treatise on how to write and master scenes and how writers can become authors by mastering scene writing. The various elements of a scene are discussed with well...


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This is another book I picked up around learning how to write. I am finding that there are millions of resources available. They all provide some different bits of information, tips, styles or references, which adds to a lot of information to pick from.

I enjoyed this book which focuses only on mastering your scenes. This is a small book at just 97 pages but is packed full of ideas, examples and information on scenes and how you could improve your scene writing. Each chapter, all of which are short, includes information on what it's about, when, why and how to use the information, along with a guide to practical application.

This is really helpful for working through some ideas and fleshing out some scenes, especially when you are very new to writing. Towards the end, several worked examples are beneficial and give you ideas on what kind of things you might be looking for in your own written scenes.

This is a great quick guide for new and perhaps older writers alike to help flesh out mastering your scenes and adding more detail.

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Mastering scenes is a huge part of writing. Unfortunately, so many writers come up short when it comes to actually making a scene work. If that's you, this book is a must read.

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This is a good book on writing scenes, with examples and questions to ask for elements such as time, location, characters, etc. Great resource for writers to keep on hand when they are struggling with their scenes. Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and the publisher for allowing me to read and review.

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