Sandra Scofield--award-winning novelist and on the faculty of Seattle Pacific's MFA program--has a new book out on writing fiction, specifically, on writing the scene: The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer. Ihaven't read it yet, but I'm confident to recommended it, nonetheless. Because Sandra's on the faculty of the program I'm in I can attest to the fact that she is an amazing teacher and disciplined writer (note the emphasis here) who knows what she's talking about.
“Thou takest the pen – and the lines dance. Thou takest the flute – and the notes shimmer.
Thou takest the brush – and the colors sing. So all things have meaning and beauty in that space beyond where Thou art.
How, then, can I hold anything back from Thee.”
— Dag Hammarskjöld, Markings
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