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Questions 248: Writing Chaotic Scenes

jdsawyer Nanocast March 27, 2017 March 27, 2017 Leave a comment

Subscribe Here! JR asks: “How do you write a chaotic scene without making it chaotic for the reader?” Resources mentioned: Arthur by Stephen R. Lawhead All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Remarque And Then She Was Gone by J. Daniel Sawyer Silent Victor by J. Daniel Sawyer The …

Questions 235: Action Fatigue and Meaningful Violence

jdsawyer Going Pro / Nanocast February 21, 2017 February 21, 2017 Leave a comment

Subscribe Here! Tim asks: “Is it possible to have too much action in an action/adventure book?”

Questions 154: Film Studies for Novelists

jdsawyer Nanocast October 7, 2016 October 5, 2016 Leave a comment

Subscribe Here! Tim asks: “In what ways is studying film useful for prose writers?” Referenced: Five Brilliant Moments of Action