Comments on: Scenes and Beats http://dalewriting.dhemery.com/2008/05/scenes-and-beats/ Dale Emery on Writing Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:38:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dale Emery http://dalewriting.dhemery.com/2008/05/scenes-and-beats/#comment-205 Dale Emery Fri, 16 May 2008 22:41:16 +0000 http://dalewriting.dhemery.com/2008/05/scenes-and-beats/#comment-205 Thanks for the Woodford reference. If there's one thing I need, it's more books! I'm kinda queasy about analyzing things at this level, too... But when I'm stuck (which is often) these models do help jiggle me loose. Thanks for the Woodford reference. If there’s one thing I need, it’s more books!

I’m kinda queasy about analyzing things at this level, too… But when I’m stuck (which is often) these models do help jiggle me loose.

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://dalewriting.dhemery.com/2008/05/scenes-and-beats/#comment-202 Dwayne Phillips Fri, 16 May 2008 11:53:43 +0000 http://dalewriting.dhemery.com/2008/05/scenes-and-beats/#comment-202 I finally got back on this one. For a completely different view of such writing analysis, see Jack Woodford's old book "Trial and Error" (still can be bought at Amazon and such as a used book). Woodford (look him up in Wikipedia) derides such analysis and takes a more practical or cynical view of writing fiction and getting paid for it. I finally got back on this one.

For a completely different view of such writing analysis, see Jack Woodford’s old book “Trial and Error” (still can be bought at Amazon and such as a used book). Woodford (look him up in Wikipedia) derides such analysis and takes a more practical or cynical view of writing fiction and getting paid for it.

]]> By: Dwayne Phillips http://dalewriting.dhemery.com/2008/05/scenes-and-beats/#comment-174 Dwayne Phillips Mon, 12 May 2008 16:17:39 +0000 http://dalewriting.dhemery.com/2008/05/scenes-and-beats/#comment-174 I am almost finished reading Swain's book. It is full of information such as what you posted, but not in the detail you have. Fascinating. Thanks for the post. I am almost finished reading Swain’s book. It is full of information such as what you posted, but not in the detail you have. Fascinating. Thanks for the post.

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