Programmer, Writer, Mom
Posted in For Writers, Writing/Reading on Apr 7th, 2010
I finished The Scene Book by Sandra Scofield. I thought this was a great book and here’s why. My own story is told entirely in scene. That’s just the way I write. So I looked for a book dedicated to helping with scenes. This was the best one I found in terms of on-topic. I [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Apr 2nd, 2010
I’ve been reading about outlining and scenes recently. I read an article by Lazette Gifford about phase outlining. Now, I’m reading The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer by Sandra Scofield. Lazette Gifford defines a phase as: Phases are written out as key phrases that will bring the next set of lines — [...]
Posted in Writing/Reading on Feb 9th, 2010
I’ve been in my critique group for a little over a year. Every month, these two wonderful, insightful women have the same comments about my writing. Why? Cause I’m lazy in the same way with every bit of writing. If you must know – I don’t place the reader firmly in the physical scene. I [...]