Aug 26, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min · 16 segments
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…
Renee NelsonHost
Which reminds me of Gardner, the first book we read, The Art of Fiction, where he was talking about the dream.
I mean, scenes are powerful because stuff is happening and you're watching people react.
Otherwise, you read a summary of something and it tells you stuff, but doesn't bring you into it.
There were a couple of really good quotes in there, but overall I found this to be more conversational than instructive.
If you were in a writing group, consider an occasional warm-up exercise of telling scenes no matter than three or four minutes each.
Which reminds me of Gardner, the first book we read, The Art of Fiction, where he was talking about the dream.
I mean, scenes are powerful because stuff is happening and you're watching people react.
Otherwise, you read a summary of something and it tells you stuff, but doesn't bring you into it.
There were a couple of really good quotes in there, but overall I found this to be more conversational than instructive.
If you were in a writing group, consider an occasional warm-up exercise of telling scenes no matter than three or four minutes each.
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