Rosenfeld - Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time
Here you can read online Rosenfeld - Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time full text of the book (entire story) in english for free. Download pdf and epub, get meaning, cover and reviews about this ebook. City: Princeton, N.J., year: 2009, publisher: Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, genre: Romance novel. Description of the work, (preface) as well as reviews are available. Best literature library LitArk.com created for fans of good reading and offers a wide selection of genres:
Romance novel
Science fiction
Adventure
Detective
Science
History
Home and family
Prose
Art
Politics
Computer
Non-fiction
Religion
Business
Children
Humor
Choose a favorite category and find really read worthwhile books. Enjoy immersion in the world of imagination, feel the emotions of the characters or learn something new for yourself, make an fascinating discovery.
- Book:Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time
- Author:
- Publisher:Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
- Genre:
- Year:2009
- City:Princeton, N.J.
- Rating:5 / 5
- Favourites:Add to favourites
- Your mark:
Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time: summary, description and annotation
We offer to read an annotation, description, summary or preface (depends on what the author of the book "Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time" wrote himself). If you haven't found the necessary information about the book — write in the comments, we will try to find it.
Rosenfeld: author's other books
Who wrote Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time? Find out the surname, the name of the author of the book and a list of all author's works by series.
Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time — read online for free the complete book (whole text) full work
Below is the text of the book, divided by pages. System saving the place of the last page read, allows you to conveniently read the book "Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time" online for free, without having to search again every time where you left off. Put a bookmark, and you can go to the page where you finished reading at any time.
Font size:
Interval:
Bookmark:
MAKE A SCENE
Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time
JORDAN E. ROSENFELD
Make a Scene 2008 by Jordan E. Rosenfeld. Manufactured in the United States of America. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Published by Writer's Digest Books, an imprint of F+W Publications, Inc., 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45236. (800) 289-0963. First edition. Visit our Web site at www.writersdigest.com or www.fwpublications.com.
12 11 10 09 08 5 4 3 2 1
Distributed in Canada by Fraser Direct, 100 Armstrong Avenue, Georgetown, Ontario, Canada L7G 5S4; Distributed in the U.K. and Europe by David & Charles, Brunel House, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 4PU, England, E-mail: postmaster@davidandcharles.co.uk; Distributed in Australia by Capricorn Link, P.O. Box 704, Windsor, NSW 2756 Australia.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rosenfeld, Jordan E.
Make a scene: crafting a powerful story one scene at a time / by Jordan E. Rosenfeld.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-58297-479-8 (pbk.: alk. paper)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58297-689-1 (EPUB)
ISBN-13: 978-1-58297-532-0 (hardcover: alk. paper)
1. Fiction Authorship. 2. Narration (Rhetoric) I. Title.
PN3383.N35R69 2008
808.3 dc22
2007029982
Edited by Kelly Nickell
Cover designed by Claudean Wheeler
Interior designed by Eric West and Claudean Wheeler
Illustrations by Kirsty Pargeter/iStockPhoto
Production coordinated by Mark Griffin
Make a Scene breaks the scene down to its vital elements in such a clear, thorough and thoroughly helpful way. Jordan Rosenfeld has created an invaluable resource for any fiction writer who wants to imbue each page with sparkle and power.
Gayle Brandeis, author of Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write, The Book of Dead Birds, and Self Storage
Make a Scene distills years of study into one clear, concise book. Even for advanced writers, the examples and explanations are sure to inspire.
Jody Gehrman, author of Notes From the Backseat and Tart & Summer inthe Land of Skin
Make a Scene will answer all the questions you might ask and some you won't think of asking on the scene. In clear and concise language, using innumerable examples from James Joyce's The Dead through Joseph Conrad's The SecretSharer and on to Harry Potter, with explanations of terms from the reveal to the epiphany, Jordan Rosenfeld explores all the secrets of the scene. For the beginning writer, as well as one who thinks he/she knows it all.
Sheila Kohler, award-winning author of Cracks, Crossways, and Bluebird: Or the Invention of Happiness
This book, which arrived when I was deep in the writing of my second novel, provided both the encouragement and wise counsel to get me to THE END one scene at a time. Packed with practical advice and superb examples, this guide will help any writer, whether novice or veteran, infuse their scenes and their stories with authenticity, tension, and power.
Patry Francis, author of The Liar's Diary
In Make a Scene, Jordan E. Rosenfeld magnifies with intelligence and insight the underpinnings of powerful story making. Demonstrating in a step-by-step manner why a scene works, Rosenfeld shows how fiction writers can apply this knowledge to their own work. The astonishing depth and breadth of this guidebook, which utilizes a wide range of narrative styles to underscore a point, make it a vital tool for writers serious about their craft.
Jessica Keener, fiction editor of AGNI Magazine
This book is dedicated to the multitude of teachers and mentors I've had the fortune to work under who are, amazingly, too many to name. Most importantly to the memory of Stephanie Moore, who first introduced me to the scene and who left the world far too soon in 2006.
This book was inspired by my editing clients, whom I thank for their vulnerability and tenacity, but it could never have come to fruition without the support of Rebecca Lawton (Write Free). Thanks to the Wellspring Renewal Center for hosting me as I gave birth to the outline (and to Marlene Cullen for being the most gracious roommate). To the rest of Wild Mindz Susan Bono, Ellen Bichler, Christine Falcone, Lizzie Hannon, Claudia Larson, and Barbara Spicer who help me remember why I write, and to the women of El's Kitchen Ellen Meister, Myfanwy Collins, Kathy Fish, and Maryanne Stahl who always sympathize when I need it. Also to Maurie Traylor, client turned friend, who read early drafts; and to my cheerleading squad during revisions, Stephanie Anagnoson, Emily Brady, Tracy Burkholder, Laura Griffith, and my dear sister, Patricia Schiavone. Also to Sheryl Glubok, for convincing me this book title was better. And a huge debt of gratitude goes to my editor, Kelly Nickell without her vision and critical prodding, this book absolutely would not exist.
And of course, I want to thank all of my family, who always remembered to ask So how's the book coming? And especially my mom, for being my lifelong, unflappable, one-woman PR team.
Lastly, but most importantly, to my beloved, Erik, who makes ALL things possible.
Jordan E. Rosenfeld is a contributing editor to Writer's Digest magazine, and a freelance writer and author. Her articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including AlterNet.org, the St. Petersburg Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Writer, and her book reviews are regularly featured on NPR affiliate KQED radio's The California Report. She's co-founder of Write Free, a method to help people attract a creative life, which has spawned the book Write Free: Attracting theCreative Life (with Rebecca Lawton) and a monthly newsletter. Find out more about Jordan at: www.jordanrosenfeld.net and about Write Free at: www.writefree.us.
Three years after I graduated from college, my lifelong aspiration to be a working writer foundered. I'd become sidetracked by massage therapy, a career I undertook to support myself but which wound up absorbing most of my actual writing time.
One quiet afternoon at the Marin County health club and spa, where I worked as spa director, my co-workers and I assembled on the exercise floor in mild anticipation, summoned by an all-staff memo. What did our boss, Michael, have in store for us this time?
He bounded out, dressed in skimpy Spandex bike shorts: Today, we're having a morale-boosting exercise, he cried, exuberant as always.
Fourteen of us, crammed into sports leggings and identical staff T-shirts, shifted and murmured on the exercise floor. What would it be another power meeting or mini-marathon? A large-toothed motivational speaker to teach us to feel the burn? None of my fears materialized, but the tall, Scandinavian blonde who emerged from the locker room at a purposeful clip did not quell my concern. There was a mischievous twinkle in her blue eyes that made me a touch nervous.
Font size:
Interval:
Bookmark:
Similar books «Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time»
Look at similar books to Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time. We have selected literature similar in name and meaning in the hope of providing readers with more options to find new, interesting, not yet read works.
Discussion, reviews of the book Make a scene : crafting a powerful story one scene at a time and just readers' own opinions. Leave your comments, write what you think about the work, its meaning or the main characters. Specify what exactly you liked and what you didn't like, and why you think so.