The Scene Book

Sandra Scofield’s The Scene BookChapter 2: Event and MeaningHow Actions Add Up in Scenes After countless episodes complaining that writing advice books skimp on examples, we may have finally found one with too many. Chapter 2 of Sandra Scofield’s The Scene Book shows how to build a scene through action and how to make that...

Sandra Scofield’s The Scene BookChapter 1: The BasicsBasic Concepts About Scenes There’s something about a new craft book and all its promise. Renee is so happy that she’s worried she won’t do anything but gush over the first chapter of Sandra Scofield’s The Scene Book. We’ll find out in today’s episode. We start with what...

Sandra Scofield’s The Scene Book Introduction(and good riddance Julia Cameron) We’re saying goodbye to The Artist’s Way — and honestly, good riddance. We’re recapping our favorite quotes, the insights that actually landed, and the many, many reasons this was the most frustrating craft book we’ve covered on this show. Would we recommend it? Hard no....