Sandra Scofield
Author of Novels & a Memoir

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Memoir
Occasions of Sin: A Memoir
A precocious girl forms wrongheaded notions about sex and sin by over-identifying with her mother.
Novels
More Than Allies
Two struggling young mothers cross paths when their young sons get in trouble.
Opal on Dry Ground
Opal, at 59, marries again--and her grown daughters move back in. Funny, poignant.
Plain Seeing
"I come with nothing, a motherless child."
The writing craft
The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer
A fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. Clear, simple language...



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The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer

Every scene has an EVENT
Every scene has a FUNCTION in the narrative
Every scene has a STRUCTURE
Every scene has a PULSE

The Scene Book is a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. In clear, simple language, Scofield shows both the beginning and seasoned writer how to build better scenes...

"Inspiration, analysis, reflection, restructuring, rewriting, and editing are different parts of a grand process we call writing. Demystifying that process will give you a greater control over ytour work...We are not beginners forever, but we never stop learning."
--from the Introduction




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