http://www.darcypattison.com/first-drafts/how-to-use-scenes-to-plot/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.darcypattison.com/first-drafts/how-to-use-scenes-to-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-10625 Almost Right? No! Revise Scenes Until you Hit Bull's Eye! Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:46:05 +0000 http://www.darcypattison.com/?p=695#comment-10625 [...] off bull’s eye. The second draft hits one ring closer to the center because you focused on selecting great scenes, revised those scenes, layered plot layers and subplots, all the while avoiding the most common [...] [...] off bull’s eye. The second draft hits one ring closer to the center because you focused on selecting great scenes, revised those scenes, layered plot layers and subplots, all the while avoiding the most common [...]

]]> http://www.darcypattison.com/first-drafts/how-to-use-scenes-to-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-8415 Talking About Novel Revision: Bull's Eyes and Focusing a Camera Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:28:11 +0000 http://www.darcypattison.com/?p=695#comment-8415 [...] off bull’s eye. The second draft hits one ring closer to the center because you focused on selecting great scenes, revised those scenes, layered plot layers and subplots, all the while avoiding the most common [...] [...] off bull’s eye. The second draft hits one ring closer to the center because you focused on selecting great scenes, revised those scenes, layered plot layers and subplots, all the while avoiding the most common [...]

]]> http://www.darcypattison.com/first-drafts/how-to-use-scenes-to-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Darcy Pattison Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:57:14 +0000 http://www.darcypattison.com/?p=695#comment-531 Thanks, Holly! I do like Swain's work, but find Jack Bickham's books easier to follow. And I love THE SCENE BOOK: A Primer for the Fiction Writer by Sandra Scofield. It has helped the most. Darcy Thanks, Holly! I do like Swain’s work, but find Jack Bickham’s books easier to follow. And I love THE SCENE BOOK: A Primer for the Fiction Writer by Sandra Scofield. It has helped the most.
Darcy

]]> http://www.darcypattison.com/first-drafts/how-to-use-scenes-to-plot/comment-page-1/#comment-514 Holly Cupala Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:53:03 +0000 http://www.darcypattison.com/?p=695#comment-514 This is so helpful, Darcy! I'm powering through a novel draft myself. Thank you for the ideas. I also like the scene-sequel method of Dwight Swain's motivation-reaction units - very clinical, but awfully useful in sorting out scenes. This is so helpful, Darcy! I’m powering through a novel draft myself. Thank you for the ideas. I also like the scene-sequel method of Dwight Swain’s motivation-reaction units – very clinical, but awfully useful in sorting out scenes.

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