This week we delve into the functions of scene while taking a few detours to touch on apostrophising as well determining what exposition really is. Angie continues to put all of her ducks in a row on her film as the deadline steadily approaches, and Elizabeth is recovering from her most recent novel deadline before launching into the next project. We chat about the relationship between the author and the reader, we give away a few SPOILERS for Angie’s film, and we readily admit how hard the creative process can be at times. Challenge yourself in those areas. It is worth it every time.

Links Discussed:

San Francisco Writers Grotto

Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss

“Speech is what people do to each other.” Elizabeth Bowen

Before and After Florence, New York Times Video

On the Page with Pilar Alessandra

The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle

The Art of Fiction by John Gardner (The Barn Exercise)

Jeanne Stark and Trailer

Sonoma County Writers Camp – Scene Workshop with Elizabeth Stark and Ellen Sussman from October 10-14

Story Makers is a podcast that features in-depth conversations with accomplished writers, filmmakers and industry experts about story craft, technique, habit and survival–everything you need to know to stay inspired, connect to your creativity, find others’ wonderful stories and your own success.

The hosts:

Elizabeth Stark is a published, agented novelist and distributed filmmaker who teaches and mentors writers at BookWritingWorld.com.

Angie Powers is a distributed filmmaker and published short story writer with an MFA in creative writing and a certificate in screenwriting from UCLA who teaches story structure at BookWritingWorld.com.