- Subjects
- Published
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Cincinnati, Ohio :
Writer's Digest Books
c2008.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- 1st ed
- Item Description
- Includes index.
- Physical Description
- xii, 276 p. ; 23 cm
- ISBN
- 9781582974798
9781582975320
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part I. Architecture of a Scene
- Chapter 1. Functions of a Scene
- Chapter 2. Strong Scene Launches
- Chapter 3. Powerful Scene Middles
- Chapter 4. Successful Scene Endings
- Part II. The Core Elements and the Scene
- Chapter 5. Setting
- Chapter 6. The Senses
- Chapter 7. Character Development and Motivation
- Chapter 8. Plot
- Chapter 9. Subtext
- Chapter 10. Dramatic Tension
- Chapter 11. Scene Intentions
- Part III. Scene Types
- Chapter 12. The First Scene
- Chapter 13. Suspense Scenes
- Chapter 14. Dramatic Scenes
- Chapter 15. Contemputive Scenes
- Chapter 16. Dialogue Scenes
- Chapter 17. Action Scenes
- Chapter 18. Flashback Scenes
- Chapter 19. Epiphany Scenes
- Chapter 20. Climactic Scenes
- Chapter 21. The Final Scene
- Part IV. Other Scene Considerations
- Chapter 22. Multiple Points of View
- Chapter 23. Your Protagonist's Emotional Thread
- Chapter 24. Secondary and Minor Characters
- Chapter 25. Scene Transitions
- Chapter 26. Scene Assessment and Revision
- Index