Make a Scene: Learn to master the miracle tool of good fiction writing for your memoir
Guest Speaker: Jordan Rosenfeld
Topic: Make a Scene: Learn to master the miracle tool of good fiction writing for your memoir
Date: August 7, 2009
Times: 11 am Pacific | 12 noon Mountain | 1 pm Central | 2 pm Eastern
Cost: Free for NAMW Members
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You’ve felt the pulse-pounding drama of a good story, turning pages at a furious clip, caught up in a book so real, you feel as though it is happening to you. What makes that story, book or essay come to life? Strong, powerful scenes. Learning to write scenes is crucial to writing powerful narratives that compel, and it simplifies the writing process.
In this teleseminar you’ll learn:
- The necessary “ingredients” of a scene
- Why scenes might be the most important craft element you can learn
- How to use scenes to bring memoir to life
- How to balance exposition and scenes
Jordan E. Rosenfeld is the author of the writing guide Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time and, with Rebecca Lawton, Write Free: Attracting the Creative Life. With Lawton, she co-edits the Write Free e-newsletter and teaches Write Free “Playshops.” She is also a freelance editor and writer. Her articles and essays have been published in Hospitality Style, the Marin Magazine, the Pacific Sun, Seattle Conscious Choice, Whole Life Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, the St. Petersburg Times and she is a contributing editor to Writer’s Digest magazine. She’s teaching a series of classes titled: “Learn Fiction’s Magic Ingredient.” Find out more at: http://www.jordanrosenfeld.net/events-classes.html.
Hi Linda! You and the other speakers have taught me how to write. I know I will not graduate sooner, but graduate I will.
Thank you all for all the help you have been providing me.
Sincerely,
Smita J.
Thank you, Smita! We are glad to have you as a part of NAMW. I saw that you signed up for Jerry’s next upcoming class and hope that you are able to attend the free preview today