Bonus: How To Write Scenes Like Rowling (An Interview With Savannah Gilbo & Abigail K. Perry)
Fiction Writing Made Easy
Crafting Meaningful Scenes and Tight Plotting in Storytelling
This chapter emphasizes the importance of every element in a story serving a purpose, using examples from Harry Potter and discussing the value of incorporating humor to engage readers. The speakers explore the concepts of OTS ATS BTS analysis and the significance of scenes having OTS and ETS shifts, as well as the author's role in balancing surface-level entertainment with deeper story elements. They delve into crafting scenes in a book to move characters through emotional arcs, establish themes, and progressively raise stakes for the reader.
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