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At DIY MFA, we talk a lot about “big craft” topics like character development, world-building, or story structure. Today, I wanted to do something a little different and discuss scene craft—i.e., the techniques that go into creating a compelling and engaging scene.
Scenes are an essential component of storytelling because they are the fundamental building blocks of ...
At DIY MFA, we focus a lot on the craft of writing. It’s our specialty and (truthfully) it’s one of my favorite things to teach. I love coming up with frameworks and structures to help writers learn the craft and implement techniques on the page.
But there’s more to writing than just the writing itself. There are many elements that touch our writing but are not nece...