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The Art of The Scene

Live Open-Mic Salon Replay!
In case you missed the wonderful readings from our Friday, December 13
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Writing For Energy and Impact
Week Six| Art of the Scene: How to Make Things Happen Fast
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The Myth of the Lone Creative
Creativity Thrives in Community! Join Our Live Salon December 13 at noon Central!
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“Time is a game played beautifully by children.”― Heraclitus, Fragments
Week Five| Art of the Scene: Slowing Down Time
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"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."~ George Bernard Shaw
Week Four| Art of the Scene: Bringing an Interior Scene to Life
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Each scene takes us into a crucial moment ... and should engage both our emotions and our minds by creating real-time momentum or action…
Week Three | Art of the Scene: Staying In The Story Even When You Leave Narrative Time
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The only difference between writing a scene as a novelist and writing a scene as a journalist ... is that journalists do not fabricate…
Week Two | Art of the Scene: Staying In The Story by Staying In Narrative Time
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"We write the scenes that are most resonant, then rely on summary to pitch us forward in time, until we arrive at another important moment…
Week One | Art of the Scene: Moving Through Time
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The Art of The Scene
WITD's last seasonal intensive of 2024, and it all happens right here on Substack: 6 Weeks, November 6-December 11, we dive deep into the art, craft …
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