Dynamite Scene Writing Using Snowflake Method (Advanced Fiction Writers)

The Secret to Writing a Dynamite Novel: Crafting a Dynamite Scene If you can write one terrific scene, you can write a hundred. And that's a novel. This short book aims to teach you the simple principles you can use right now to design a powerful scene before you write it. If you've already written your novel, you can use these same principles to make each scene better.

How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method will provide you with the power tools needed to write scenes that move your reader's emotions. You'll learn: - The one thing your reader most desperately wants, and why. - How to decide which character should have the point of view. - The 2 kinds of scenes designed to give your reader a powerful emotional experience, and how to know which to use. - 5 ways to test that your lead character's goal in each scene is perfect. - How to end every scene so it leaves your reader wanting more. - Why dilemmas are good, and how to know when they're ruining your story. - 4 ways to know that your character's decision will drive your story forward. - How to know when a scene is broken, and how to fix it.

The One Thing Your Reader Desperately Wants I could tell you what that one thing is, and you would nod and agree that yes, that one thing is clearly something all readers want. But telling you that one thing wouldn't make it stick in your mind forever. I want it to stick. I'd rather show you that one thing. Once you've seen it, once you've lived it, you'll never forget it. That one thing will be inside you, fueling everything you write.

The Tale of the Tiger Imagine you're a thirteen-year-old boy, the newest man in the village, and the smallest. Word comes that a killer tiger is ravaging the village's herd of goats, the only thing keeping your village from starvation. The village headman sends word to all men to meet in the village square, bringing your spear. The messenger shakes his head and frowns, thinking you're too young to go. In your heart, you're afraid he's right, but in your head, you know he's wrong. If the village doesn't kill the tiger, it's going to steal every last goat, and the village is going to die. You grab your spear and run to the village square, terrified but knowing you have to go.

This story illustrates the one thing your reader desperately wants: to be there, to experience it, to feel the emotions of the protagonist. Once you've seen it, once you've lived it, you'll never forget it. That one thing will be inside you, fueling everything you write.

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